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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Kenwood KA-5700 Integrated Amp

Kenwood KA-5700 Integrated Amp

This is a little 40 wpc amp I picked up on Ebay to power my Overnight Sensations. It arrived in very good shape. All functions appear to work. The DC offset measured an acceptable 25 or 26 mV on all 4 outputs. That is a touch higher than ideal, but not something that needs immediateContinue Reading

Oppo Removes ISO Support for BDP-93 and BDP-95

Oppo Removes ISO Support for BDP-93 and BDP-95

It has been confirmed. The latest beta firmware released from Oppo strips the ISO support from both players, the BDP-93 and BDP-95, “Per the request from the studios”. I suspect the word “request” is an understatement. ————————————————– Release Notes: This version is designed for the OPPO BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc players. Comparing to the previousContinue Reading

Overnight Sensations 2 of 2

Overnight Sensations 2 of 2

Second pair complete. Mostly the same finishing technique as the first pair. The only difference was that I used a spray poly for the last few coats. It turned out okay. Certainly good enough for computer speakers.                Continue Reading

Oppo to remove ISO support from BDP-95 and BDP-93?

Oppo to remove ISO support from BDP-95 and BDP-93?

An unfortunate rumor surfaced yesterday that Oppo Digital has been strong-armed into stripping the ability to access ISO files from an attached hard drive from their two very popular Bluray players, the BDP-93 and BDP-95. No official word from Oppo yet, but the assumption is that someone with industry heft didn’t like this. This ability was addedContinue Reading