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Oppo PM-3 Headphones Review

March 16, 2015 by Stephen Hornbrook 10 Comments

Oppo PM-3 Headphones

The PM-3 is Oppo’s third planar magnetic headphone, following the PM-1 and PM-2. Unlike the PM-1 and PM-2, the Oppo PM-3 is a closed back design. Not only is outside noise reduced, allowing more of the music to be heard, music leakage from the headphone is also limited. The Oppo PM-3 utilizes a new 55mm […]

Oppo HA-2 Headphone Amp and DAC Review

March 9, 2015 by Stephen Hornbrook 12 Comments

Oppo’s previous personal audio releases, the HA-1 Headphone Amp and PM-1 and PM-2 headphones, scored very well with Reference Home Theater. Now they are supplementing their personal audio lineup with the new HA-2 Portable Headphone Amp and DAC. Even with the high bar set by their headphones, the Oppo HA-2 performs even better. Packed with […]

Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amp and PM-2 Planar Magnetic Headphone Review

December 1, 2014 by Stephen Hornbrook Leave a Comment

When Oppo is mentioned, most Hi-Fi aficionados think of reference quality Blu-ray players. Now they can add headphones and headphone amps to that list. Oppo is taking a serious interest in the lucrative headphone market, and I don’t mean a run-of-the-mill Beats clone. Oppo has high-end personal audio in mind with the new HA-1 Headphone […]

Pacific NW Home Theater Get Together

August 18, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 2 Comments

I’ve gone to a  home theater get together (GTG) or two  in the past but none recently. With a couple of little kids it just never fit into the schedule as well as it used to. When Kris Deering (Home Theater, formerly Secrets of Home Theater) told me he was going to have one, I […]

Oppo BDP-103 Universal Blu-ray Player Review

January 21, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 1 Comment

For years now, Oppo has led the way with their DVD and Blu-ray players.  They aren’t always the first to market with features, but when they come out, they always are at the head of the class in performance, for both audio and video.  Their last players the BDP-93 and BDP-95, were fantastic machines that […]

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