Oppo has also come out with an upgraded Special Edition BluRay player - substantial uprgades to its audio section.

"The Special Edition uses an 8-channel Sabre Premier DAC chip for its 7.1 multichannel output. The dedicated analog stereo output jacks use another 8-channel Sabre32 Ultra DAC chip stacking 4 DACs for each of the left and right channels to achieve even greater audio performance."

"Those who already own a BDP-83 purchased before Nov. 9 of this year can ship it to Oppo together with $299 and have the Special Edition upgrade installed. It will consist of replacing the Audio Board, Power Supply Board and the Back Panel with a RS232 port. The front panel is left untouched. This upgrade is only available to customers within the U.S. and payment must be made in advance. The unit’s warranty will be extended by resetting the clock; in other words the warranty starts all over again. You place an order for your upgrade at the Oppo site, and you then receive an email with an RMA number and instructions for sending in your BDP-83."

I'd love to get one of these.

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