• Reviews around sound (4.14 of 5)

    OPPO BDP-103 Universal Disc Player (SACD / DVD-Audio / 3D Blu-ray)

    • Great picture and sound
    • Awesome video and sound
    • I do use the CD-player which has a good sound and is replacing a defunct player
    • I was expecting a fantastic picture but what really blew me away was the sound.
    • This Oppo has given an older Kenwood receiver, that has plenty of power and great sound, but no HDMI, A deep breath of new life
    • And using the Oppo's unique "split" HDMI 1 & 2 output option, Blu-ray video output (HDMI 1 out, directly into my 58" Hi-Def Samsung Plasma) is astonishing... and the accompanying HDMI 2 out audio (which goes directly into my Yamaha RX-A2010 AVR) is clearer and more pure-sounding than I have ever experienced
    • Great Blue-Ray player and fantastic sound as either a CD transport or player
    • This player is built solid with superb picture quality and the sound that runs through this player to my receiver is powerful
    • Sound was clear, detailed, warm, smooth, but never muddy
    • channel;cds sound like those that first came out back in the 80s with a harsh,metallic sound.
    • However, when you use the dual screen settings to enjoy full features available on DVD Audio, the sound is down-mixed to PCM and you cannot enjoy the near perfect sound of DSD signals for multichannel audio for SACD playback
    • Video is amazing but the analog out has constant hissing sound when connected directly to a power amp (using it as a preamp).
    • Not only is the Oppo an easier player to operate and takes considerably less time to go from loading a disc to watching it, it has far superior sound and picture quality.
    • If you spend $5000 on a BD player, I don't think you will get a better picture or sound than the BDP-103
    • Telarc 20 bit and red book CD's are up-sampled and are fantastic sounding
    • Compared with play the CD directly, the sound is much better if I rip the CD, and put in iTunes match and playback with oppo app
    • Sound is excellent though.
    • Great sound and video performance.
    • It is beautiful and the sound is also incredible
    • Right now I'm only using it for playing CD's (and had to buy a separate remote because I bought it used without one), but it has a great sound and great features.
    • Awesome sound and blu ray output.
    • The sound is even more spectacular.
    • I watched Hunger Games through the OPPO Netflix and it ran perfectly, no lag or issues, with awesome picture & sound
    • This Oppo sounded fine; a cleaner sound that the PC, but about the same as the Panasonic unit that would once again be replaced.
    • What blew me away the most is how much BETTER my CDs sounded.
    • Outstanding picture and sound; playing it and my ps3 and switching back-and-
    • Picture quality is superb but the sound is incredible especially when run through Def Tech speakers
    • Pros: Extraordinary picture, upconversion, intense sound on both movies and music
    • With the old player I needed to use a sound field setting on the Yamaha to get what I thought was good sound.
    • I'm not sure how much better it is compared to the Denon CD player I have (I didn't do an A/B comparison), but I will say that the few discs I dropped in for a quick test sounded very nice
    • Sound is the biggest improvement blu-ray, sacd and dvd audio sound great far better than the yamaha and pioneer players that were also universaldisc players
    • Much improved sound over my old Sony
    • great dvd player; hight quality; very nice sound and
    • You no longer lose sync but there are times when it switches between commercials or the show in which you lose all sound for several seconds.
    • The Oppo makes a great high-res music player the overall sound to the Oppo is outstanding
    • movie would lose sound after playing for an hour
    • Unbelievable picture & sound.
    • Simple setup (after it updates its firmware), and beautiful sound and movies.
    • I'm the guy who, as a 10 year old kid in the 80s, wished that my crt TV's resolution was as high as my computer monitor's, and I was always finding ways to improve the sound of my stereo connected to my tv and/or computer, adding multiple sets of speakers (prehistoric dolby surround), or using battery chargers with car stereo amps for more power (couldn't drive at 10 years old)
    • Wow this is the best player and improved the surround sound on our old Bose system
    • Best sound
    • Quality!Superior Sound!I had this blu ray player for 6 months now & I will never buy any other brand
    • The picture was almost equal to a blu ray disc and the sound was great.
    • Sound and picture is awesome, and Blu-ray has become my all time favorite, the picture is spectacular
    • but I can say sound is very good, picture quality of DVD and Blu-Ray discs is great.
    • being able to switch sources and have a great blu ray playback.awesome combo.the con for me is the fact that I use the analog outs to a amp and get some small hiss sound
    • Pros: Extraordinary picture, upconversion, intense sound on both movies and music
    • Even though all speakers are operating, I lose center channel sound, so it becomes obvious when I start playing something and hear no dialog
    • So if you have a surround sound system for your home theater with built-in amplifiers, you could use the preamp outs from it directly and get excellent digital sound
    • The hissing sound is not affected by the volume control and stays the same level from 1 to 100 on the player's volume.
    • It loads amazingly quickly and produces the best quality picture and 7:1 sound I have ever experienced
    • You wont regret it if you really appreciate good sound
    • After 48 hours of continuous burn-in, the stage stage is becoming larger, imaging is better, and sound is smoother.
    • Do not dump your audio out digitally to your TV and expect wonderful sound.
    • Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks has odd sibilant sounds and is excessively harsh sounding
    • Quiet operation, great looks, lovely sound, be it Blu Ray or Pandora -- although I wish it had Spotify
    • Now, everything about this product is perfect and I highly recommend it to whoever wants to see films with great picture and sound.
    • great picture and sound makes dvd look great
    • The audio is equally amazing steering sound affects with easy and separating the channels perfectly
    • Compared with play the CD directly, the sound is much better if I rip the CD, and put in iTunes match and playback with oppo app
    • I'm now even running my Direct TV box through the OPPO for better picture and sound.
    • Great picture and sound.
    • But if you just want awesome picture quality and superb sound, save some money and get the BDP-103 model
    • However, when you use the dual screen settings to enjoy full features available on DVD Audio, the sound is down-mixed to PCM and you cannot enjoy the near perfect sound of DSD signals for multichannel audio for SACD playback
    • It came right out of the box and was amazingly easy to add to my system, requiring no final set-up adjustments and actually improved the picture and sound quality of a number of older DVDs in my collection.
    • Sound is clear along with great picture quality
    • Perfect picture and perfect sound from the SACD
    • Sound is damn near perfect
    • Oppo is said to provide very good sound.
    • more quickly.-There isn't a single audio or video feature missed by this unit ...the product description says it all, and it works.-Lip sync was perfect, even on poorly converted blu-rays that didn't work well on my old unit.-My old DVDs have come back to life with improved picture clarity and sound, just like Oppo promised they would.-Network services over WiFi, and I mean all of them, are faster than all my other streaming appliances
    • The sound is so great
    • Easy setup and awesome sound
    • Plays well the video on HDMI ,the HDMI 2 for sound is just awful;I have the unit connected to a Marantz and the sound is not only terrible but so low that I have to crank up the volume to a dangerous level
    • so I recommend you have a HDMI input/output receiver for the best quality sound
    • Impressive ,sound and picture.
    • The sound of this player is excellent and has nearly nullified my Music Hall 25.3 DAC as the Oppo internal DAC is every bit as good for my CD's
    • a lot o presence in the chassis and the performance is flawless, nice clear, crisp image (I did not use the hdmi that coming with the player, still using my monster high speed HDMI), great sound connecting with my Onkyo receiver, setting up was a piece of cake in less than 20 min, got everything, wireless connection is fast, tried youtube and now Pandora..!!
    • It has a great picture and sound and loads very fast.
    • Very good pictures and sound, I also like the function adjust picture for the size I want
    • Bright colors, great sound makes Oppo a must have electronic
    • The sound is also notably better than either my previous DVD player (an inexpensive Zenith), and a Toshiba DR550 DVD recorder, the latter of which produces pretty good quality audio/video
    • I've never heard such incredible sound coming through my system
    • this is a 2nd one that i have, never make me feel sorry to buy, the sound it's so clear, i love it
    • Also the firefight scenes sounded spectacular during this DTS-HD MASTER 7.1ch presentation, the Oppo just handle every detail in full surround glory with crisp sound and punchy bass
    • The sound is glorious
    • I have recently been 'rediscovering' my CD collection through critical listening on the Oppo because the sound is THAT GOOD
    • so I don't miss any sounds
    • The player had excellent picture and sound, played every disk format I owned flawlessly, and Oppo support continuously provided firmware updates to keep the unit relevant
    • Did I mention that the sound is also fantastic?
    • (You can split the picture and the sound, but it causes other problems so it is not recommended.)
    • It has a great picture and sound, but I've owned Sony and Toshiba players that also provided high quality video.
    • Picture is sterling clear, sound remarkable, get this.
    • The sound is simply excellent and has made me reluctant to listen to another mp3 again...ever
    • Love the sound.
    • As you would expect it was a very smooth natural sound with excellent dynamic range.
    • I purchased the Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier and everything sounds worlds better through the Oppo's analog outputs (my speaker system is B&W, 5.1): clear, deep sound that reveals much more detail than I was previously hearing (test runs included San Francisco Sym.
    • OPPO 103 give me the best quality picture and pure sounds
    • The first thing that that you will notice about the OPPO is the exceptional sound reporduction
    • The Dolby Digital sound to a Bose Lifestyle 48 has been perfect
    • Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" on SACD sounded great through this unit.
    • Also, the next day after I had gotten the player, I put in a blu-ray and the bottom portion of the tv screen was filled with a multi-colored pixelated mess (think of the Wonka Vision scene from the classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and the picture was jerking and skipping, and the sound was as well.
    • Sound and picture are both excellent .
    • Sound isn't great either
    • It has a great picture, sound and loads as quick as any player I have tried, but the biggest surprise was the "networkability" of the player
    • It is a definite upgrade, sound wise, from my old Sony SACD and BluRay players.
    • When enjoying a movie, the sound is as much and possibly more important than the video.
    • I set my receiver to straight so that it isn't doing any processing and the sound is crystal clear.
    • The sound is stunning - there is no contest between CD quality sound and HiRes.
    • does everything and more than advertised, simple set up, great sound.
    • The picture is top notch and the sound is stellar
    • although the GUI is a bit more modern and the remote slightly improved, you still have rudimentary DOS looking folder access when viewing photos on the network or playing FLACS/WAV's (up to 24-192!) on external drives through the USB.With that said, this Oppo is worth every penny and more-amazing sound, plays everything I can think of or would want to, build like a tank, etc
    • i am using the sound processor of the oppo instead of the reciever the sound is incredible
    • Overall i would say sound was the biggest improvement
    • Great picture quality, great sound, flexible input and output options
    • The audio sounds great.
    • it were not for the frustrating firmware issues that continue to plague this new generation player, I would probably give it a perfect score since it does everything else so well and even throws in a fun 2-D to 3-D conversion feature that, to my surprise, I really enjoy