OPPO BDP-83 Analog Audio Issue

[Edward Perera]

Hello Friends,

Im new to this forum, I live in Negombo, Sri Lanka (About 1.5km from the shore).

I own a OPPO-BDP83 BluRay Player (Original Firmware), which is connected through the analog audio output to a "Leak Stereo 20 Tube Amplifier". The sound is quite amazing and I have been using this for several months. (From 2009 December Onwards)

The rainy season down here started a week ago, and since then,I noticed a problem with the analog audio output. When I'm listening to an Audio CD, The playback volume suddenly decreases to a certain level, and stays there for some time. To overcome this I have to restart the device, but the issue occurs again in a few minutes.

To check whether the issue is caused by humidity, I moved my Player to an air conditioned environment. This however did not solve the problem entirely, but I noticed an improvement. Unlike earlier, the audio drop issue is not so frequent now. But still, it did not solve the problem entirely.

This issue is not visible during SACD/BluRay Playback, which uses the Digital output instead of the Analog Audio Output. The problem only occurs when I use the Analog Audio output.

Is there any help regarding this issue ?


* Can this issue be triggered by the sudden change in weather (eg-Humidity) ?
* Is this caused by the firmware of my device ? (I have never upgraded the device firmware)


Thanks a Lot in advance,
Best Regards,
Edward Perera.

 

[gobble]

What did oppo support say? Upgrading firmware should cost nothing. Typically when you go for support, they expect you will upgrade firmware then report back if the problem persists.

Regards

 

[sud98]

You could upgrade to the latest firmware (May 5th) and check but going by your problem statement I doubt it would solve it, but may not hurt. Are you sure the problem is with the Oppo and not the tube amp? Doesn't humidity affect them too? What did Oppo support have to say on the issue?