We live in a junk culture that has no appreciation for quality, for history, for patience, for common sense, tradition, individuality and distinctiveness. Most of the crap that people buy these days is made to last a very short time, manufactured with the intent to be replaced, as opposed to being repaired because it’s cheaper to throw the crap out then to fix it. People are lured by a low price, and would rather buy something a dozen times than buy something of value that costs more money but last for years and never malfunctions. They are happy with a piece of crap that in the long run will cost a small fortune compared to a quality item that will cost WAY less in the long run. In other words, most people are just plain stupid!
Anybody who perceives that Oppo gear is outrageously expensive is a complete idiot, with no sense of the value of the dollar, and no sense whatsoever of what constitutes value in the first place. They, the dumbed down masses who have lived their vapid lives conforming to what everybody else does, and having had their brains destroyed by television and "the phone", think that buying the $69 blue light special at Walmart, that will last a year if they’re lucky, is the steal of the century! Ignorance is bliss, and man oh man are there a lot of ignorant, dumbed down, dollar store shopping, junk hoarding, dumber than their smart phone imbeciles walking around on this doomed planet. What these morons don’t get, and never will get, is that a product like Oppo doesn’t come along very often. They will never understand that Oppo offered a value proposition all out of proportion to its price. Then again, how could we, the discerning people who care about quality and take pride in owning something that’s well designed, sounds great, looks great and gives us real pride of ownership... how could we possibly expect the masses to relate to this concept of excellence when all they have ever known, craved, and surrounded themselves with is garbage?
I have a really decent audio system the sounds terrific, and will most likely last me for many years. When I play it, I actually sit down and actually LISTEN to the music. Unless the house is burning down, I stay seated and enjoy the experience. No facebook, no twitter, no snapchat, no emails telling me my casket and plot is ready - nothing but me and the music. This is my escape from the insanity and the stress that is turning people into nut cases. Into robots. Into complete dopes.
This niche endeavor that we audiophiles/musicphiles enjoy and pursue will hopefully survive. This decision by Oppo doesn’t bode well for for discerning audio/video enthusiasts, and it’s a shame because there doesn’t seem to be a viable alternative out there that would come close to replacing these best of category components. When a great product is bought exclusively by a niche group, I guess this is what can happen. It does make you wonder who will be next, who will be the next victim of the evolution away from quality, away from music viewed as a beautiful work of art, an expression of truth via the universal language that is is, as opposed to a mere commodity/background noise like it is today. And the video that these Oppo players provide - absolutely stunning, nothing anywhere near the price can touch it! My brother has the first blue ray player Oppo made - BDP 83 I believe - still working like a charm and he is going to freak out when he heres a bout this, if he hasn’t already. I don’t even own one, and I’m upset! I've watched many movies and his Oppo shames every other DVD/Blue Ray player that he had in the past.
Hey Oppo... do you see all the commotion you’ve created with this bombshell that you dropped on the real, bona fide video/audio community? Do you understand the massive amount of publicity you are getting right now? You make something that’s the best, and people are very upset about this situation. Put your thinking cap on, reconsider what you are doing, and think of the massive void that will exist when the last player comes down the assembly line.
