In Reply to: Lexicon busted passing Oppo off as a $3500 Blu-ray player posted by soundnut on January 18, 2010 at 06:37:19:
I don't trust the folks at Audioholics to look at an audio board and tell me whether there are no changes or whether Lexicon has bypassed the stereo and 7.1 channels’ output muting circuits, or made other changes. We all knew months ago that Theta, Lexicon and Ayre were going to use the Oppo as their starting platform. I really hate it when a reviewer goes on the warpath and spawns minions carrying pitchforks and torches all over the internet. I'm not rushing out to buy a BD-30 but Lexicon did nothing wrong and until you A/B it with the Oppo there is no way to know whether you'll hear a difference.
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Follow Ups
- Audioholics is on the warpath - Jazz Inmate 11:54:54 01/18/10 (34)
- RE: Audioholics is on the warpath - JimL 16:13:52 01/19/10 (16)
- RE: Audioholics is on the warpath - Jazz Inmate 23:30:53 01/19/10 (15)
- "You really can't put a price on that" - Wendell Narrod 06:30:20 01/21/10 (12)
- RE: "You really can't put a price on that" - Jazz Inmate 09:01:36 01/21/10 (11)
- RE: "You really can't put a price on that" - Wendell Narrod 09:05:58 01/21/10 (10)
- RE: "You really can't put a price on that" - Jazz Inmate 09:38:10 01/21/10 (9)
- "rebadged Oppo (as it's well known now what they're getting)." - Wendell Narrod 09:55:21 01/21/10 (8)
- RE: "rebadged Oppo (as it's well known now what they're getting)." - Jazz Inmate 10:41:24 01/21/10 (7)
- "Lexicon announced a long time ago that they would OEM the Oppo." - Post the reference. - Audiophilander 10:01:01 01/22/10 (6)
- totally agree - Joe Murphy Jr 18:35:55 01/31/10 (4)
- Yeah, how dare an American company make a US version of an Oppo - Jazz Inmate 08:36:43 02/02/10 (3)
- "The way you guys evaluate products and markets, it's a miracle every US job hasn't been exported by now." - So, ... - Audiophilander 22:19:40 02/09/10 (2)
- uh...no - Jazz Inmate 22:27:30 02/10/10 (1)
- Do you really enjoy making yourself appear the fool? - Audiophilander 11:19:58 02/15/10 (0)
- Here's a thread from six months ago that says exactly that - Jazz Inmate 10:52:04 01/22/10 (0)
- RE: Audioholics is on the warpath - JimL 11:16:15 01/20/10 (1)
- RE: Audioholics is on the warpath - Jazz Inmate 09:03:36 01/21/10 (0)
- You didn't actually READ the article, did ya? - soundnut 05:05:57 01/19/10 (4)
- You have more faith in a reviewer on a smear campaign than I do NT - Jazz Inmate 08:39:02 01/19/10 (3)
- RE: You have more faith in a reviewer on a smear campaign than I do NT - soundnut 09:27:10 01/19/10 (2)
- RE: You have more faith in a reviewer on a smear campaign than I do NT - Eric B 13:38:39 01/27/10 (0)
- "How much proof do you need?" The proof, as always, is in the listening - Jazz Inmate 09:58:45 01/19/10 (0)
- Just look at the pics and read the description. - The Real Dick Hertz 13:11:08 01/18/10 (11)
- Can you tell whether any of the resistors or other parts have been upgraded? - Jazz Inmate 17:10:22 01/18/10 (10)
- Hadn't thought about the possibility... - The Real Dick Hertz 20:24:10 01/18/10 (9)
- RE: Hadn't thought about the possibility... - Jazz Inmate 21:25:26 01/18/10 (0)
- IOW, the Lexicon is the A/V equivalent of a $3000 face lift. For some reason it reminds me of this... - Audiophilander 21:10:31 01/18/10 (7)
- Probably, but unless you've listened and decided it sounds no better than the Oppo - Jazz Inmate 21:27:27 01/18/10 (6)
- You have a point there. - The Real Dick Hertz 10:28:24 01/19/10 (0)
- I'm not evaluating the Lexicon BD-30 performance, but your obliviousness to this is reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz too. - Audiophilander 02:02:16 01/19/10 (4)
- Ayre, Lexicon and Theta all announced months ago they were using the Oppo - Jazz Inmate 08:54:55 01/19/10 (3)
- Audioholics conducted scientific tests on both Oppo and Lexicon players; the performance was virtually identical. - Audiophilander 11:59:38 01/19/10 (2)
- Yeah, so you've said - Jazz Inmate 12:53:06 01/19/10 (1)
- "...tests that were about as scientific as a crucifixion." - Let he who is without sin cast the first Shakti Stone! (nt) - Audiophilander 16:27:41 01/19/10 (0)