Hi Alan, Many thanks for your feedback. Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hi James, The Vanity93 (Lite) works independently on the firmware version. The only issue with the BDP-93 firmware was the ISO playback capability, which was removed few versions ago. But again, nothing to do with the Vanity93 (Lite). Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
The firmware version is BDP9xEU-61-1219, the last one with ISO playback capability.by AP - News & Announcements
Hi all, After many hours, days and weeks of architecture development, PCBs routing, FPGA and microcontroller programming, we are proud to announce a new DAC platform we call CZAP. It was created to push the limits of digital to analog conversion, deal with all potential sources of noise and distortion and maintain the most transparent signal path in digital as well as analog domain. The digitalby AP - News & Announcements
Hi all, Should you are interested in a dedicated digital output module for the Oppo BDP-103, please express your interest in this thread. If there is sufficient demand we can release the Vanity103 in Q2 2013. Thank you. Pavelby AP - News & Announcements
Hi kamenoff, I am sure the JVB modification works well and it does not cause any noticeable processing delay. Although I have no personal experience with it I would say it is functionally equivalent to our Lite module. If you are interested in a new Vanity module for BDP-103, please let us know in another thread in this forum. Thank you. Pavelby AP - Digital Audio Technology
Hi kamenoff, I think that both Vanity and the JVB solution offer different features in terms of signal processing, number of channels and price. Please feel free to pick the solution that better fits your needs. Pavelby AP - Vanity (discontinued)
Hi Albert, An external module with HDMI input and SPDIF outputs is a great idea and technically easy to make. In fact, we already have the HDMI interface as well as the the FIFO buffering implemented in our DAC already (will be announced soon). IMHO such a solution would not be justifiable against the HDMI licensing. Should you wish to discuss a different interpretation of this issue, please sby AP - Vanity (discontinued)
Hi, Implementing the Vanity module into BDP-105 should be feasible. Once we have BDP-103 or 105 (they share the same mainboard) on the desk we can tailor the firmware for this player family. Best regard Pavelby AP - Vanity (discontinued)
The prices are negotiable.by AP - News & Announcements
Hi Gadgety, Here you can find all information about firmwares and their change logs. The latest fw version with iso support is BDP9x-61-1219. Regards, Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hi all, We can offer barely used (spare unit) Oppo BDP-93EU with the Vanity93 (Lite) installed for sale. The player is in mint condition and comes in a complete package and original box. No region free modification installed. BDP-93EU + Vanity93 ... EUR 1100 BDP-93EU + Lite ... EUR 700 Please inquiry for the shipping costs. Pavelby AP - News & Announcements
Hi omri, We will announce when a module for the BDP-103 is ready or near finish. Thanks for understanding. Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hi studer26, Greetings to Japan. Thanks for your interest and questions. 1) There is no A/D or D/A performed on the Vanity93 or Lite board. The signal path is completely digital. The board gets audio data directly form the player chipset and sends them out via S/PDIF. 2) Although you don't listen to SACDs you may still benefit from the reclocking system of the Vanity93 for PCM data (DTS-by AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hi omri, I am sorry to say that no progress was made with BDP-103. We are busy with other projects at the moment so I cannot tell when we find some time to play with BDP-103. If you wish to take an advantage of all-digital audio signal path, I would suggest to go with BDP-93 and Vanity93. Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Dear Ric, Thank you for clarifying the thing with clocks. Best Regards, Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Dear Duncati, Thank you for your feedback, we are happy that you are satisfied with the product. Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello thermique85, The differences between both models are quite clear. The Lite does not feature the high quality DSD to PCM conversion algorithm and digital reclocking. If you don't have any SACDs and your receiver or DAC is know to cope well with jitter, then the Lite should satisfy your needs. If you have a large SACD collection and require the highest quality digital output, then theby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello Joost, It is possible that the data connector pinout is the same and the Vanity93 would electrically work with the BDP-103, but we cannot confirm this until we have the BDP-103 on our desk. Hope we can get the player soon. Best regards, Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello adhara, Honestly, I'm not sure which clock is used as a reference for audio clocks in BDP-93. For DVD players it used to be 27MHz video clock, since video and audio need to be synchronized and therefore referenced from a single clock source. After a quick survey it seems that the audio reference clock in BDP-93 is the 25MHz one, but I cannot confirm. Hope that clock modders know whatby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello adhara, Quoteadhara Is there something to know about how to configure the Oppo (menu set up) to use spdif outputs ? I assume I've to select (L)PCM instead of bitsream format ? The SPDIF outputs of the Vanity93/Lite always provide LPCM data format independent of the LPCM/bitstream setting, which affects only the original digital outputs. The only mandatory setting for the Lite moduleby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello adhara, The Lite runs on a clock provided by the player. If you have the player's master clock upgrade, the module runs on a clock derived from this upgraded oscillator. It is difficult to say how much difference would the Vanity93 bring with its reclocking system, but if you don't have any SACDs the Lite should be fine for your needs. Best regards, Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello Karl, BDP-103 would definitely need a new board as dimensions and position of the analog board has changed from the BDP-93. BDP-103 Inside Once the player is fully released and available for analysis we decide about the new digital output board. Best Regards, Pavelby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello Karl, All outputs remain functional with the Vanity93 module installed. You can use HDMI concurrently with the limitation of SACD playback, when high quality DSD to PCM conversion is available only with HDMI audio disabled. Please see more details in the user manual. There shouldn't be any issues with delays as the fifo buffer in the Vanity93 is very small and channel delays can be fiby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello Andi, Yes, it is correct. The digital volume function of the player is originally handled by the DAC chip on the analog board and the Vanity93 module didn't inherit this function. A wide range digital volume compromises resolution and dynamics and the output level should be set to "fixed" to get full resolution signal. Volume of individual channels can be trimmed in the speby AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
We offer 5 units of our custom clock module. It is an excess production from a commercial order. The clock module is based on our custom third-overtone low jitter crystals with frequency fixed to 22.5792MHz +-3ppm (512x44.1kHz) . The fundamental frequency is accessible on a solderable coax terminal (SMB compatible) and 10 pin IDC connector together with frequencies divided by 2 (11.2896MHz) aby AP - News & Announcements
Hello, PCM pass-through means that PCM data are not altered in any way, e.g. sample rate conversion. Buffering and reclocking is related rather to the timing of data and it works independently on data origin. In other words, the reclocking system is functional all the time with all media - converted DSD as well as PCM. Should you have more question, don't hesitate to ask. Best Regards,by AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)
Hello Dwight, thanks for posting the pictures of your setup. I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks. Well done! Pavel V.by AP - Vanity93HD & Lite (discontinued)