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oppo 83 se or oppo 83

I am considering buying an oppo. Would I be better served to buy the the 83se because of the upgraded dac or buy the basic 83 and look for a used dac on audiogon?
lawrenceaudio
lawrenceaudio OP
10 posts
 
Thanks for you response.

So the recomendation would be the basic 83, if I go with an
av processor that has a pre/pro and HDMI.

Or if no HDMI then use 83se, irrespective of a seperate dac
or pre/pro on the av.

Am I getting this right? Some additional info;I need to upgrade my av processor as its old. Budget to do both at one time is 1300.00

Any more suggestions?

Thanks
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drummermitchell
262 posts
 
I went with the SE as my Arcam AV-8 doesn't have HDMI.
I use the analog outs of the SE to my AV-8 for Bluray,
It has excellent sound and I use the HDMI out of the SE to my TV.
Superb picture and sound,quite a big step up compared to my 139 Arcam,which is a excellent DVD player.
dwr
113 posts
 
I had the 83 and upgraded to the 83 SE. I do use the analog outs for all audio output and the SE sounds better in every aspect. But the 83 is also a very high quality unit.
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kr4
3,707 posts
 
There is no difference between them for HDMI and the only PS differences are to support the different needs of the DACs.

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