I was wondering the same thing. I just bought a used Classe SSP-800 to replace my 300. I bought an Oppo 95 to replace my 83SE. I will write back to inform when I get it to see if the picture is better going direct to my Pioneer vs the Classe giving me the picture. By the way my Blu Ray movies sound much better through the Classe 800 than using the RCA outputs of the 83SE. I get much more dynamic sound and deeper bass, more light weight through the analog outputs.
Digital output or Analog output from Blu Ray playe
If you intend only to use the HDMI, component and/or optical & coaxial audio outputs, and NOT it’s analog outputs in conjunction with your HT receiver or PROC/PREAMP, should it matter then about the players digital to analog conversion abilities?
For ex. The New Oppo BDP 95 touts a better build power supply, and a reputedly vastly better set of audio DACs, over it’s sibling/brethren BDP 93. Otherwise, they are the same box.
If only digital interfaces are then used on either device, the owner of the more expensive BDP 95 is losing out, right? Or…. There’s that added $500 purchase price, and the cost for at least one pr of analog ICs to actually realize the full benny’s of the mo pricey 95…. RIGHT?