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In Reply to: Ayre, Lexicon and Theta all announced months ago they were using the Oppo posted by Jazz Inmate on January 19, 2010 at 08:54:55:
Yes, everyone knew that the Oppo BDP-83 was going to be used by Ayers, Theta and Lexicon as a base player from which to build their own designs. I'm pretty sure that the logical assumption most A/V-philes would make is that performance would be ratcheted up by these high-end manufacturers with all sorts of modifications along with high quality parts as per the Nuforce edition along with proprietary firmware tweaks in addition to having a heavier case. That apparently has not occurred if the Audioholics testing is accurate.
>>> "I'm also not convinced the potential dampening/isolation/grounding changes from the chassis have no impact on the sound." <<<
Of course it "might" muffle a modest amount of internal noise assuming it was noticeable in the first place, ...but $3000 worth? Trust me, better component isolation can be achieved for a heck of a lot less. As this story unfolds it looks more and more like Lexicon may have gotten caught playing a shell game on their customers, the "shell" being a fancy face plate and a bought & paid label for THX certification (which is probably a scam as well).
>>> "The Audioholics dudes acted like Lexicon broke the 10 commandments on what is a fairly common practice in audio." <<<
OEM resourcing may be common practice, but given the growing outrage over this faux pas a better analogy might be the fabled money-changers being beaten from the high-end temple. ;O)
Cheers,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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