I don't own a Reavon, I'm just curious why one would prefer to use the 7.1 output for SACD (which I think is capped at 5.1 anyway) over using the HDMI output and letting the AVR do the DSD decoding? I understand this question assumes one has an AVR that can decoded multichannel DSD, so if the...
Since I have 3 Oppos, I will be sure to use them for DVD playback...although in honesty I can't recall the last time I spun one up.
Since I just got a new OLED TV for the holidays, I'm okay with the auto shutoff to prevent burn in. I realize this annoys most/many others, but for my use case...
I don't disagree the Oppo (I don't have experience with the other brands you mentioned) do more, but for someone in my situation that has older Oppos (I have a 93, 103 and a 203) hanging around, I still have that other functionality and just needed a second 4K player (the 203 is in the bedroom)...
I really wanted to wait and buy the X110. But for a grand...I just couldn't really justify it for what Oppo used to do well for about half the price.
Meanwhile my Sony X800M2 was really driving me insane...the picture and audio quality are fine, but having to remember to manually turn on Dolby...
I think for many of us Oppo owners, the build quality and performance improvement was justified in going up from $100 Best Buy players to $500 Oppo costs (whose entry level players, unlike Reavon, played DVD-A, SACD and BD/4K).
For a significant portion of us, the justification diminishes when...