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My son is after me to buy the oppo BDP-95 so he can stream some lossless flac files and listen to SACD. I have an old spectral dma90 amp, 805 matrix speakers , and a spectral pre with a phono stage and a Merrill heirloom. Can we "hear' these files on a two channel system? Won't the sound just be down-converted? are high res and multichannel files the same? I need help before spending almost 1k on this for him
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Mike
mikegee2
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
wait for the oppo 103 and oppo 105 which should be out about now. Same price as the 93 & 95 with more features.
mikegee2 OP
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but can i play these hirez files on the oppo on a stereo system? I don't understand "the file setup". I don't understand the difference between lossless file and hi rez is as far as playing them on a stereo system such as mine. If a hi rez file is a multi channel file, what good will it do to play it on only two speakers? That's basically what I am asking

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Mike
mr_hosehead
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I think perhaps both you and your son might be confused about this acquisition. Your son wants you to buy an Oppo? And do you actually want an Oppo? If so, then for starters I'd think the discussion could be about how he should consider buying the Oppo for you as a present and then you might graciously allow him to listen to it now and then. Just sayin'...
mikegee2 OP
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could anyone point me to a resource that will help me with the questions I have concerning the files?
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mike
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