oppo 83 se or oppo 83

1. This is something that has been going on for a while with both legal and illegal adapters, both external and internal.

2. The typical device referred to is the Octava which, of course, will only output 2channels over optical.

3. Did the commentator compare it with the 83SE? (Of course, all such comparisons are DAC-dependent.)

Kal

The device reviewed on Audiocircle was the Atlona HD570, the Oppo tested was the 83SE, with signal sent through a Weiss DAC2. Anyone interested really needs to read the review and corresponding thread. I was interested because I own an Oppo 83, purchased recently when my Sony Bluray player quit working, that I use for Bluray only. Because of this, I decided not to spend the money on the se version. My DAC accepts optical, so I may now have a relatively cheap way to upgrade the Oppos sound. According to the reviewer, significant improvement when listening to Bluray was heard running the Oppo through the Atlona via optical vs. the Oppos analog outputs.

Yes, the Atlona functions similarly to most of these units like the Octava and, in fact, the Atlona looks identical to the old CLUX 11SA. For me, the lack of multichannel digital output (except for lossy Toslink) is a problem.

BTW, that the Weiss DAC2 or other high quality DAC makes an improvement is great but not surprising. (Similar results with my Meridian processor.)

Kal