I have to take back my statement that the 9.9 doesn't have those extra PL II adjustments..I just found them. Having to learn the setup in one new processor is hard enough but doing two different ones at the same time is brutal.

The 9.9 does indeed have the same panorama, dimension and center width adjustments as the 990. Now I have to spend some time finding the sweet spot for those settings in my family room system. They do make a difference.

Scott

Assuming that the 9.9 is similar to the 885, it's hard to learn under any circumstances...

Update--looks like the OPPO has shipped, with delivery set for mid-week. I can see I'll need to work at home on Thursday!

You might even find yourself coming down with the sniffles on Wednesday...

I can't figure out what they did. On Oppo's site it says they shipped FedEx Ground on Saturday. On FedEx's site it appears they shipped Friday, but only the shipping/billing information is in the tracking system and the estimated delivery date to DC is next Saturday. There's no indication mine is actually in transit.

It may be they drop-shipped a bunch to someplace east of the Mississippi and the individual packages won't show up until pallets are broken up in Memphis or another hub.

Ah, dear FedEx... I think OPPO started prepping shipping labels on Friday (which would put the tracking numbers in FedEx's database that day). As for FedEx's tracking info, I've found there to often be some weird lag in their system. When you combine that with the fact that there seem to be far fewer "waypoint" scans than with UPS, it's often hard to see what's happening.

Hey guys -- Got home from a business trip this week to find the OPPO waiting for me -- what a "Welcome Home!" Have swapped out the Panny DMP-BD55 and just started playing with the OPPO. Have not spent much time with it yet and will do a longer report later, but I did want to say that DVD-Audio has been implemented and seems to be working fine (at least with the Pet Sounds DVD-A I used). DVD-A is not a feature that is yet printed on the front of the machine as being supported (as SACD already is) but it has been implemented. Heading back for some more fun..er testing!

DVD-Audio is still "proof of concept" - encrypted discs will not play and may cause the player to freeze (holding down the front panel power button for 5 or 10 seconds will fix that), but about 75% or so of my little collection is working just fine.

Is the DVD- Audio being sent through the hdmi?

Both HDMI and multichannel analog are carrying DVD-Audio, although with the current EAP firmware the player needs to be set to output LPCM via HDMI for DVD-Audio to work properly over the HDMI connection.