I've got something rather important to say about Oppo: even with Hybrid SACD discs, I cant seem to get anything SACD to play through the optical connection to my dac. The disc plays, but everything is silent. I have not actually read the manual yet, but this should be straightforward. I hope to look at the issue tomorrow in more detail. But so far, my new Oppo DV-980H only plays redbook-only discs through the optical. I thought that I would be able to play the redbook layer of hybrid SACDs through the optical, but so far, no dice
Nevertheless, I am loving the player. It loads CDs quickly, is quiet, so I have no other major complaints. It would have been nice if the bottom were flat, for using spikes and whatnot, but that is a minor complaint.