Mighty Favog Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wonder if I should order an extra remote while they (have) them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 ^ hmmmm.... Done and Done. Not bad for $12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 "Due to a sudden resurgence in demand, we've decided to stay open a bit longer. And here's our newest player which makes all our previous players obsolete pieces of dung. Teehee?" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Mighty Favog said: Wonder if I should order an extra remote while they (have) them? You would be better off buying a better universal remote which could control the Oppo and much more and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Albeit for more than $12... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Schu said: Albeit for more than $12... Depends on how nice you want, sure you can spend lots more which is something I prefer to do, but you can also get inexpensive learning remotes which start at less than $12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I might have used my 4 oppo remotes less than 10 times over the last 12 years or so. If I need to dig dig in a menu I use it otherwise it's the mom-mobile Harmony; I don't need calls at work about "I can't turn Netficks on". Dear, just push Mom and then select what you want to do.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Always a shame to see a brand leave the market, a sad reality. The audio world is littered with bodies of companies that did well for a period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 7:22 PM, Deang said: I’ll be ordering a 205 within the next week. Same here, wasn't planning on it, but get gett'in while the gettin's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 8:45 PM, Mallette said: I thought highly of them at first. They priced themselves out of the market. Dave But the mags are full of tests of extremely expensive equipment! That market always seemed ever smaller and more ephemeral, based on an increasingly limited extremely high income segment made smaller by increasing extremes in income equality. Stratospherically priced amps and speakers will not a healthy industry make, since hi-fi brick and mortar places are closing up and cheapening themselves right and left. Perhaps streaming is the only way for poorer and poorer middle class folks to get music and maybe good sound. I think we are seeing the depressing end result of more and more extreme income inequality. More tax cuts for the rich, and more cuts to middle class support and investment, anyone? Oppo may be a most shocking result of these trends. BTW, I got my 205 a few months ago, and just got an upgraded Basis 'table and tonearm, so I'm doing my part I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 15 hours ago, Max2 said: Seeing companies like this going away just tells me the younger crowd is losing its sophistication for Convenience and disposable products, oh and obviously losing on IQ as well. Fwiw, I am of the older generation and after careful research decided to buy Sony Blu-ray players because they were a better bang for the buck. I've purchased 3 in the last 4 years for less than a single Oppo and all three are still working flawlessly. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 10 hours ago, LarryC said: I think we are seeing the depressing end result of more and more extreme income inequality. More tax cuts for the rich, and more cuts to middle class support and investment, anyone? Oppo may be a most shocking result of these trends. I agree with the political sentiment in the first paragraph but not the last sentence in the quote above....Like I said in an earlier post, the market is changing and I experience 4K moves along with excellent multichannel music on the Sony X-800 and can't believe it can get much better. With the advance of technology you don't have to spend as much money as in yesteryear to get as comparable quality as the 'rich guys in components...On that note, speakers seem to hold their value while electronics are getting cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 You know, maybe it's as simple as the owners had made enough money, they were tired of dealing with the manufacturing headaches and just felt it was time to hang it up. Maybe has absolutely nothing to do with cultural changes, politics, etc, etc, etc, that you all seem to know so much about. Who cares why? It is what it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Maybe has absolutely nothing to do with cultural changes, politics, etc, etc, etc, that you all seem to know so much about. Who cares why? It is what it is. Umm...Because this is a forum where it is encouraged to express opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, Zen Traveler said: 11 hours ago, LarryC said: I think we are seeing the depressing end result of more and more extreme income inequality. More tax cuts for the rich, and more cuts to middle class support and investment, anyone? Oppo may be a most shocking result of these trends. I agree with the political sentiment in the first paragraph but not the last sentence in the quote above....Like I said in an earlier post, the market is changing and I experience 4K moves along with excellent multichannel music on the Sony X-800 and can't believe it can get much better. With the advance of technology you don't have to spend as much money as in yesteryear to get as comparable quality as the 'rich guys in components...On that note, speakers seem to hold their value while electronics are getting cheaper. It most certainly can't be income inequality. The poor have just decided it's better to spend $800 on a cell phone than a CD player. I love music, but frankly, I'd have to agree. CD's are dying. Flash might be on its way out, too. Every generation has its throw-backs, but eventually, they die off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 11 hours ago, LarryC said: Stratospherically priced amps and speakers will not a healthy industry make, since hi-fi brick and mortar places are closing up and cheapening themselves right and left. One can build a better system now for 500.00 than ever before...but NOT from these places! I can put a system together for that or less from Parts Express ALONE that will run circles around that same money even a decade ago. Oppo players at 350.00 or so were truly audiophile and well worth the money. The later ones are incrementally better but exponentially higher. No reason not to have these in their line, but they should have kept their Impala along with their Cadillac. Dave 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Zen Traveler said: Fwiw, I am of the older generation and after careful research decided to buy Sony Blu-ray players because they were a better bang for the buck. I've purchased 3 in the last 4 years for less than a single Oppo and all three are still working flawlessly. YMMV. This is still running too. You want it in your driveway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Max2 said: This is still running too. You want it in your driveway? That's very hard to believe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Max2 said: This is still running too. You want it in your driveway? You missed your calling. You should be on TV as a hit man. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Max2 said: This is still running too. You want it in your driveway? If it doesn't play high-rez audio, DVD, Blu-ray, 4K disks or stream then I don't really have a use for it in the application we are discussing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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