OPPO Digital UDP-205 Review: A 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player

audioXpress November 2017 featured one of the most eagerly awaited reviews: the OPPO Digital UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player. The new UDP-205 features dual ES9038PRO Sabre DAC chips, improved HDMI audio clock, asynchronous USB DAC with coaxial and optical inputs, headphone amplifier, and a dedicated stereo output with XLR balanced connectors. In his review Gary Galo explains why this is the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player for which audio enthusiasts were waiting.

DTS, now a part Of Xperi (former Tessera Holdings) finally introduced its DTS:X Creator Suite, with all the needed tools for professional content production of immersive, object-based DTS Audio for cinema, Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and other home formats. The new DTS:X Creator Suite provides the ability to encode, mix and deliver in both DTS:X and DTS Headphone:X formats, combining all the previous existing software tools, including MDA Tools and DTS:X Encoder Suite.

OPPO Digital announced that the highly expected new UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player is ready for release. A successor to the award-winning BDP-103 series universal Blu-ray Disc player, the UDP-203 is the latest product released by the renowned manufacturer of high performance audio video products, and it does exactly what everyone was expecting from such a player, including High Resolution Audio support.

Dolby Laboratories, announced the company has exceeded major milestones, including the installation of 2,000 Dolby Atmos enabled cinema screens and the release of 500 movie titles mixed in Dolby Atmos. Since debuting in 2012 with Disney Pixar’s Brave, Dolby Atmos has paved a new course for creative storytelling, transforming the ways in which audiences worldwide experience sound.

Following the announcement by the UHD Alliance of the Final Specification for Ultra HD Premium content, at CES 2016, the organization announced the “Ultra HD Premium” Logo and Certification Licensing for Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Players, coinciding with the first releases of UHD Blu-Ray Discs, which should also support high dynamic range (HDR) images and immersive audio experiences.