Re: [SurroundSound] DSD on OPPO BDP 93 EU

I'm afraid the 3313 has no MC analog in. Denon removed it from all Models > xx10 excepted the high end ones.

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Am Dienstag, 30. April 2013 23:42:08 UTC+2 schrieb Blee...@yahoo.com:

Didn't the new firmware end support for SACD-R?  The newer firmware does some stuff which isn't always listed.  I've no idea what their current instructions are from MediaTek regarding which formats the Oppo is allowed to support but if you are using analog inputs and no HDMI plugged in ya should be getting DSD MC or stereo.  Do you know that the disc is MC?  I've not updated so I can't really comment but that might help.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:59 AM, razi <rzi...@gmx.net> wrote:

Hi at all,

some weeks ago I wrote a question to DENON AVR3313 and my OPPO BDP93 (FW BDP9xEU-61-1219).
I couldn´t get DSD sound from a SACD (original, DSOTM), LPCM worked.
Now I got a YAMAHA RX A1020 and it seems to be the same problem.
I connected my OPPO via HDMI to the AVR, no HDMI-outs are pluged in.
I Selected multichannel and DSD. At the front-display of the AVR is DSD shown, but no sound.

I don´t no, werer I got this idea, but I switched from DSD-multichannel to DSD-stereo and it sounds!
But I don´t know wether it is stereo or multichannel.
It doesn´t sound so flat as stereo, it sounds in an other way, more volume around.
At the AVR´s front display are only 3 channels shown (FR, FL, SW), on the screen is nothing to be seen.
At the multichannel output is in that case only stereo to hear.

All this conditions are a bit "confuse" for me.

Does anybody have the "un-luck" having an OPPO 93 with newer FW (without ISO-support)?
I´m interested in knowing, how DSD works with that FW.
Maybe anybody can answer my question.

Thanks,
razi

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{allcanada} Canucks try to get leg up opening at home vs. Sharks

SHARKS (25-16-7) at CANUCKS (26-15-7)

TV: TSN, NCBSN

Last 10: San Jose 5-5-0; Vancouver 5-4-1

Season series: The San Jose Sharks swept the three-game series, starting at home with a 4-1 thumping of the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 27 that was part of seven straight wins to open the season. The next two were at least closer, with San Jose winning 3-2 in a shootout in Vancouver on March 5 and 3-2 in regulation at home on April 1.

Big story: These two teams met in the Western Conference Finals two years ago, and the series was much closer than Vancouver's five-game victory would indicate. The Canucks won Game 4 by scoring a postseason record three 5-on-3 goals, then clinched the series on a double overtime goal no one saw, converting a strange bounce off a stanchion in the glass that fooled everyone. Several San Jose players have talked since about being the better team and thinking they should have won that series. Now they get a chance to prove it.

Team Scope:

Canucks: Outside of whether or not Cory Schneider will be healthy enough to play goal, the biggest question facing the Canucks is whether their power play can keep rolling in the playoffs. It was crucial to beating the Sharks in the Western Conference Finals two years ago, and a big part of losing all three games to them this regular season, going 0-for-12 and giving up a shorthanded goal in the first two games before not even getting a chance in the third meeting.

The last two meetings were part of a decade-worst slump that included just two power-play goals in 20 games as Vancouver fell to the bottom of the NHL rankings. The Canucks have been better of late, however, scoring 10 times with the man advantage in the final 12 games while converting 25 percent of their opportunities -- almost double their success rate before that streak.

Having Kesler, who was out with injury for all three games against the Sharks, back as a shoot-first, right-shot option opposite the pass-first Sedin twins has made a big difference, and the Canucks need it to continue in this series.

Sharks: Just as the Canucks didn't have Kesler when they played San Jose this season, the Sharks are also a different team since sweeping the series, actually improving after trading away key players like defenseman Douglas Murray and power forward Ryane Clowe before the NHL Trade Deadline. They are faster and deeper since then, spreading the offense over four lines by splitting up Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton, moving defenseman Brent Burns up front as a top-line power forward, and dropping Joe Pavelski back to center a third line.

The newfound depth was enough to have the Canucks switching up their own lines in practice leading into the series, spreading out their top centers over three lines rather than using both Kesler and trade-deadline addition Derek Roy on a loaded second line. Whether the lines stay that way remains to be seen, but it's clear these aren't the same teams that met in the regular season.

Who's hot: For the Canucks, there aren't a lot of individual scoring streaks after dropping the final two games of the regular season, but Schneider had won eight straight at home before missing the final two games with a minor injury, which is key given the importance of keeping home-ice advantage against a Sharks team that was 17-2-5 at HP Pavilion. … For the Sharks, Logan Couture has four goals and three assists in his past five games, part of a season-long scoring surge that has seen him emerge as a leader in San Jose.

Injury report: Schneider remains a game-time decision, but is expected to play after missing two games and staying off the ice five days with a mystery injury. Defenseman Christopher Tanev (ankle) is still in a walking boot, but could return during the series. Center Manny Malhotra (eye) and left wing David Booth (ankle) are out for the season. … Sharks defenseman Jason Demers will miss at least the first game, but could return during the first round. Either veteran Scott Hannan, who has experience and grit, or rookie Matt Tennyson, who is less experienced but a better puck-moving option, will take Demers' place in the lineup.

Team Stats

	GP	Record	Home	Away	L10	G/G	GA/G	PP%	PK%	PIM/G	S/G	S/A	FO%
	48	25-16-7	17-2-5	8-14-2	5-5-0	2.42	2.33	20.1	85.0	10.9	31.8	29.0	53.4
	48	26-15-7	15-6-3	11-9-4	5-4-1	2.54	2.40	15.8	84.0	12.7	28.1	28.9	47.6

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{allcanada} WHL: OIL KINGS BEAT HITMEN, ADVANCE TO WHL FINAL

EDMONTON -- Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves and his fifth shutout of the playoffs as the Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Calgary Hitmen 2-0 on Tuesday in Game 7 the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference final.

Brossoit now ranks second all-time in WHL single-season playoff shutouts.

Only Dustin Slade of the 2006 Vancouver Giants has recorded more, with six shutouts en route to the championship that season.

Michael St. Croix had both Oil King goals as Edmonton advanced to the WHL final to play the Portland Winterhawks for the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second year in a row. The defending champion Oil Kings were pushed to a seven-game series in last year's showdown, but held home ice advantage: something they won't possess in this year's final.

Chris Driedger stopped 36 shots in net for the Hitmen.

Calgary nearly scored first just five minutes into the game off Jaynen Rissling's slap pass down low for Jake Virtanen, who deflected it just overtop the net.

St. Croix opened up scoring for the Oil Kings on the transition, finishing off a two-on-one with Stephane Legault around lone defender Rissling at 14:05 of the first period.

Legault came within inches of putting Edmonton up 2-0 at 15:55 of the first, deflecting a feed from the left wing just off the post and back out into play.

St. Croix doubled Edmonton's lead at 4:33 of the second period. After two Calgary blocks in front, St. Croix jumped on the loose puck to whip it behind Driedger to make it 2-0 Edmonton after two periods.

Edmonton was content to shut the game down for a scoreless third period to earn a berth to the finals.

Neither team capitalized on the power play, with both squads earning four chances on the man advantage.

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{allcanada} ENCARNACION HITS TWO HOMERS TO POWER BLUE JAYS PAST RED SOX

TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion homered twice and Rajai Davis scored three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-7 win over the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.

Encarnacion launched a two-run blast into the fifth deck in the fifth inning and later restored Toronto's lead with a two-run shot in the seventh to help the Blue Jays end a four-game losing skid.

Toronto (10-17) added an insurance run in the eighth when Colby Rasmus drove in J.P. Arencibia with a one-out single. Reliever Steve Delabar (2-1) got two outs for the victory and Casey Janssen pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs for the Red Sox, who had their five-game winning streak come to an end. Boston still owns the best record in the major leagues at 18-8.

Toronto starter Brandon Morrow allowed six hits and three earned runs over five innings, striking out seven and walking three.

Davis opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. The speedy designated hitter drew a walk and stole second before scoring easily on a Jose Bautista double off the centre-field wall.

Morrow, who fanned Ortiz and Mike Napoli to end the first inning, struck out the side in the second inning.

Toronto put up three runs in the third after loading the bases with nobody out. Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., hit a liner that just missed Lester's head and sailed into centre field.

Lester appeared a little rattled after the play. He hit Davis with a pitch and walked Bautista on four straight pitches.

Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia tried to pick Bautista off first base but his throw was wide, allowing Lawrie and Davis to score without a throw. Bautista moved to second and later scored on a double down the left-field line by Arencibia.

The Red Sox touched up Morrow for a couple runs in the fourth inning.

Ortiz hit a rainbow solo shot to centre field and Mike Carp added a solo blast to deep right-centre later in the frame. It was the third homer of the season for Ortiz and the first for Carp.

Morrow walked Saltalamacchia but got out of the jam when Lawrie dived to his left to spear a hard-hit ball from Will Middlebrooks to start a nifty 5-4-3 double play.

The Red Sox cut into the lead again in the fifth inning. After a pair of singles, Dustin Pedroia lashed a pitch to centre field to score Stephen Drew from second base.

Rasmus came up throwing but was a little high with his throw home. Drew slid wide to avoid the tag while dragging his hand across the plate, making it a one-run game.

Morrow struck out Ortiz and picked off Pedroia at second base to get out of the jam.

Encarnacion made it a 6-3 game in the bottom half of the fifth. He hit a blast to left field -- estimated at 419 feet -- and became the 14th player to hit a homer into the stadium's fifth deck and first since Shelley Duncan on May 31, 2011.

Jonny Gomes hit his first homer of the season -- a solo shot -- off reliever Aaron Loup in the sixth inning.

Boston took advantage of some sloppy defence in the seventh to take the lead for the first time. Daniel Nava hit a potential double-play ball to Munenori Kawasaki but the Toronto shortstop threw wide to second baseman Maicer Izturis.

Delabar relieved Loup and walked Pedroia to load the bases. That set the stage for Ortiz, who stroked a double to right-centre field that brought three runs across.

Boston starter Jon Lester gave up five earned runs and six hits over six innings. He walked two batters and had five strikeouts.

Reliever Junichi Tazawa (2-1) shouldered the loss.

The game took three hours 14 minutes to play. Announced attendance was 22,915.

Notes: It was Encarnacion's second multi-homer game of the season. He leads the team with nine homers, one more than Arencibia. ... Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle (1-1) is scheduled to start Wednesday night against Clay Buchholz (5-0). J.A. Happ (2-1) is tabbed to start the series finale Thursday night against Boston's Ryan Dempster (1-2). ... The Red Sox activated Joel Hanrahan from the 15-day disabled list before the game. To make the room on the 25-man roster, fellow right-hander Daniel Bard was optioned to double-A Portland.

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{allcanada} Maple Leafs-Bruins Preview Game 1

BOSTON (AP) -- Forget about the way the Bruins and Maple Leafs stumbled into the playoffs. Pay no attention to how Boston has dominated Toronto in recent seasons.

That's what both teams will be trying to do when they meet in the playoffs Wednesday night for the first time since 1974.

''If things would've been going all our way, we would've been downplaying it the same way,'' Bruins center Patrice Bergeron said Tuesday.

The Bruins missed a chance to finish second in the Eastern Conference by losing seven of their last nine games. The Maple Leafs dropped four of their last six regular-season games and nine of 10 to Boston over the past two seasons. They've also lost 11 of their last 13 at TD Garden.

''I'd expect we're going to get a Boston Bruins team that's different than the last two weeks of their season and I'd expect we're going to get a higher brand of hockey from our club also,'' Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said.

Both teams are likely to get key scorers back from upper-body injuries - Nathan Horton for Boston and Tyler Bozak for Toronto. Horton missed five games and Bozak sat out two.

''I think we're playing a little bit better. We're just not scoring,'' Horton said. ''We get our chances but we didn't put the teams away and we just gave them a chance to stick around. That's how they come back and that's in the past now. We don't want to think of that.''

The Bruins' 131 goals were eighth in the conference and they scored only 18 in their last nine games. The Leafs were fifth with 145 goals and now expect Bozak, who had 12 goals and 16 assists this season, to be ready for the opener of Toronto's first playoff series in nine years.

''When you have a player that takes all the important faceoffs for you, that's the first place you miss him,'' Carlyle said. ''Bozie is a real smart hockey player. He knows where to be on the ice. The puck kind of follows him around and his game is one where he does a lot of the little things that aren't noticed, but you notice them when he's not there.''

One focal point will be former Bruins player Phil Kessel and Boston's Tyler Seguin, two top young forwards. Boston traded Kessel to Toronto in September 2009 for three draft choices, two of whom turned out to be first-rounders: Seguin and rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Both have played key roles this season.

In 16 games against Toronto, Seguin has 10 goals and six assists. Kessel has fared much worse against Boston with three goals and six assists in 22 games - and he's had to endure the jeers of Bruins fans.

''They are obviously going to be loud, probably going to be giving it to Phil a little bit,'' Bozak said. ''We're used to that when we go there, but it might be a little bit more upscale this time around.''

Kessel probably will have more problems with a Bruins defense that allowed just 109 goals, second fewest in the East.

But the Maple Leafs became a bit tougher themselves against opposing puck handlers as the season progressed.

''I think they've improved a lot really on their forecheck, on the way that they pressure,'' Bergeron said. ''They really come hard, and they're in your face, and they're a pretty physical team. So we're expecting that.''

Boston missed a chance to be seeded second in the conference when it lost 4-2 to the Ottawa Senators in the regular-season finale Sunday. That allowed Montreal to take that spot while the Bruins slipped to fourth. The Maple Leafs earned the fifth seed.

''It doesn't matter if we finished first or eighth,'' Boston goalie Tuukka Rask said. ''You make the playoffs, you've still got to start with a clean sheet. And I think nobody's even talked about the regular season anymore. We're focused on the playoffs.''

Team Comparison

Team		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Standings	GF	GA	Road/Home
	Boston	48	28	14	6	62	2nd Northeast	131	109	16-5-3 Home
	Toronto	48	26	17	5	57	3rd Northeast	145	133	13-8-3 Road

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{allcanada} Leafs, Bruins hoping to shake late-season woes

 

BOSTON (AP) -- The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins will both try to shake late-season slumps when they meet in the playoffs.

The first-round series starts Wednesday night in Boston, where the Bruins have won 11 of their last 13 games against the Maple Leafs, and both teams stumbled heading into the playoffs. The Bruins lost seven of their last nine and the Maple Leafs four of five.

Both are also likely to get key scorers back from upper-body injuries - Nathan Horton for Boston and Tyler Bozak for Toronto. Horton missed five games and Bozak sat out two.

Game 2 is Saturday night in Boston before the series shifts to Toronto for games next Monday and Wednesday nights.

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{allcanada} NHL ready for arrival of first gay player

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has been preparing for years for the first gay player to come out in public and that groundwork may be about to pay off after the NBA's Jason Collins opened the door to a new era.

Collins, a veteran basketball player, stepped into the national spotlight on Monday when became the first male athlete in a major U.S. professional league to publicly reveal he is gay. That is expected to be the first of many similar announcements in the coming months in major sports leagues.

The deputy commissioner of the NHL, composed of U.S. and Canadian teams, said he was not personally aware of any gay players in the league but made it clear the NHL is treating any coming out as a high priority.

"Certainly this is something that is very important to the National Hockey League, it has been and I think our partnership with 'You Can Play' is demonstrative of that," Bill Daly told a Toronto radio station on Monday. "I applaud (Collins) and my guess is you are going to see more of that going forward."

The NHL says it is committed to becoming not only North America's but the world's most inclusive professional sports league.

While it has dragged its feet on several issues, such as anti-doping and drug-testing, the NHL has sought to take the lead in fighting discrimination on the ice and in the stands, particularly when it comes to a player's sexuality.

As far back as 2005, the NHL and NHL Players Association (NHLPA) included article 7.2 in their collective bargaining agreement that says member clubs cannot discriminate against a player because of his sexual orientation.

More recently the NHL and NHLPA entered into a formal partnership with the You Can Play Project, an advocacy organization that fights homophobia in sports.

"We have always prided ourselves in being inclusive," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman when announcing the deal on April 11. "We believe diversity is strength and this is another step forward with respect to an important portion of the population and no matter what your national origin, what your color, what's your sexual beliefs and practices, we want you to feel comfortable being part of the NHL family.

"We don't want any segment of society to feel alienated from the game be the subject of slurs to feel uncomfortable whether as a fan or in the locker room."

The gay issue is one that hits close to home for the NHL.

The You Can Play Project was founded just over a year ago by Philadelphia Flyers scout Patrick Burke, son of former-Toronto Maple Leafs and 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team general manager Brian Burke, after his brother Brendan, an openly gay student athlete, was killed in a car accident.

You Can Play is not only committed to changing the locker room culture within the NHL but also educating fans and media to better prepare a welcoming environment for any player, from junior to professional, who decides they want to reveal their sexuality.

Last year the NHL and You Can Play, with the help from 60 players, developed a series of public service videos asking for tolerance and understanding from the fans.

You Can Play representatives will also appear at the league's rookie orientation program to educate incoming players about the NHL's inclusiveness policy.

"When an NHL player comes out, we will rely on You Can Play's expertise in this area in addition the myriad support systems that already were part of our structure and the NHLPA's to help that player in any way we can," NHL spokesman John Dellapina told Reuters in an email. "Our view is that we would do as much or as little as any player needs or wants. "

The NHL is also being helped by initiatives at the grassroots level.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have reached out to the gay community offering support and assistance to the Toronto Gay Hockey Association, which claims to be the world's largest gay hockey league with over 10 teams and 150 members.

Craig Brownstein, the Washington based vice-president of media relations for Edelman, the huge public relations firm, turned his passion for Washington Capitals into a popular blog Puck Buddys blog ("for boys who like boys who like hockey").

The blog, developed with the help of Brownstein's longtime partner, gives a voice to gay NHL fans.

"We kind of write about the game from the gay perspective," Brownstein told Reuters, and gave credit to the NHL and the NHLPA for their partnership with You Can Play.

"Proud that it was my sport was the first one to take the step in doing this."

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{allcanada} TORONTO FC'S NELSEN PLANS TO FIELD STRONG TEAM VERSUS IMPACT

 

TORONTO -- It doesn't matter that Toronto FC has a two-goal lead, or that the game falls smack-dab in the middle of their busiest stretch of the season.

Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen insisted he'll field his strongest squad Wednesday when Toronto battles the Impact in Montreal in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal.

"I'm playing my strong team that I think is going to win," Nelsen said after practice Tuesday. "I don't care if it's the World Cup you're playing for or if it's a clump of dirt. Every team we put out for Toronto we try and win games."

Toronto won the opening game 2-0 last Wednesday at BMO Field, meaning Montreal will need to beat Toronto by three goals in the return leg at Saputo Stadium.

"I know Montreal will be coming out all guns blazing, they'll play their strongest team possible and I know their fans will be right behind them. It's a great test for us," Nelsen said. "Their pride was hurt last Wednesday and I think they'll be going out with their strongest team possible to beat us."

The semifinal winner will meet either the Vancouver Whitecaps or FC Edmonton in the final, May 15 and 29. Vancouver rallied to beat Edmonton 3-2 in their opener. The tournament winner will represent Canada in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League.

If the aggregate score between Toronto and Montreal is tied after Wednesday's game, the team with the most away goals advances.

Nelsen said his team won't be sitting on its two-goal lead.

"It would be lovely to get a goal," the rookie coach said. "We've got a lead and (Montreal) is going to have to try to force the game. And the way we play, we played really well being on the front foot when we played them last Wednesday, so we'll see.

"A 2-0 lead even out of halftime is a precarious lead let alone with 90 minutes to go."

Nelsen's team beat Montreal despite the fact he reached deep into his squad for his young starting 11.

Andrew Wiedeman, who scored Toronto's second goal against the Impact, said the team is stronger than its ever been.

"It definitely is (tough to crack the starting 11), but that's a good problem to have," Wiedeman said. "It's a testament to the strength of our squad. Guys have to come out here and fight every day on the training field and prove they belong there."

Montreal head coach Marco Schallibaum also went with a young roster last week, and his move backfired with some Impact supporters, who held a moment of silence during Montreal's 2-0 victory over Chicago three days later in a Major League Soccer match.

Both teams have been stung by injuries, which is tough timing considering they're both in the middle of a gruelling stretch of six games in 18 days.

The Impact, who top the Eastern Conference at 5-1-1, play their next MLS game Saturday at San Jose, while Toronto -- 1-3-4 and ninth in the East -- are in Colorado on Saturday.

Nelsen said Hogan Ephraim and Justin Braun are likely unavailable versus Montreal. Darel Russell has returned to light training, but isn't ready to play, while fellow defender Richard Eckersley is "still a bit off."

Terry Dunfield is back jogging, "which is a good start," Nelsen said. "Hopefully he can be out training pretty soon."

Alessandro Nesta, Matteo Ferrari and Andrea Pisanu are all likely to be absent for Montreal.

Toronto goalkeeper Stefan Frei, who broke his nose in a pre-season game, made his first appearance of the season last Wednesday, but sat in favour of Joe Bendik three days later in Toronto's 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls.

Frei said, if he's back in net Wednesday, he'll be expecting Montreal to press from the opening kickoff. Toronto can capitalize on that.

"They know we know they're going to have to come, they're going to have to get some goals," Frei said. "We're not going to be afraid to play so when there are holes that pop up that we can use those and get a goal.

"We're not going to want to rest on those two goals, we want to put one in. One thing that was good about last week was not giving away an away goal. If we can get one there, that would put us in good position."

Nelsen said he wasn't sure whether Matias Laba, the young Argentine midfielder that Toronto FC opened its wallet for last week, will be cleared to play Wednesday. The 21-year-old was still undergoing the required medicals Tuesday.

Whether or not he's good to go, he'll travel to Montreal "so he can start getting used to MLS flying and all that kind of fun," Nelsen said.

NOTES: Nelsen was lamenting Sunday's official relegation of his Queen's Park Rangers. Nelsen played for QPR until he retired in January to become Toronto FC's coach. "Really sad, because there's some lovely people there," Nelsen said. "Everybody talks about big egos and big money earners, but I always thought there were some really nice people there, down to earth guys and ladies, and the fans were really good to me. So it's really a shame, I feel really bad for them."

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Re: [SurroundSound] DSD on OPPO BDP 93 EU

Didn't the new firmware end support for SACD-R?  The newer firmware does some stuff which isn't always listed.  I've no idea what their current instructions are from MediaTek regarding which formats the Oppo is allowed to support but if you are using analog inputs and no HDMI plugged in ya should be getting DSD MC or stereo.  Do you know that the disc is MC?  I've not updated so I can't really comment but that might help.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:59 AM, razi <rzieger@gmx.net> wrote:

Hi at all,

some weeks ago I wrote a question to DENON AVR3313 and my OPPO BDP93 (FW BDP9xEU-61-1219).
I couldn´t get DSD sound from a SACD (original, DSOTM), LPCM worked.
Now I got a YAMAHA RX A1020 and it seems to be the same problem.
I connected my OPPO via HDMI to the AVR, no HDMI-outs are pluged in.
I Selected multichannel and DSD. At the front-display of the AVR is DSD shown, but no sound.

I don´t no, werer I got this idea, but I switched from DSD-multichannel to DSD-stereo and it sounds!
But I don´t know wether it is stereo or multichannel.
It doesn´t sound so flat as stereo, it sounds in an other way, more volume around.
At the AVR´s front display are only 3 channels shown (FR, FL, SW), on the screen is nothing to be seen.
At the multichannel output is in that case only stereo to hear.

All this conditions are a bit "confuse" for me.

Does anybody have the "un-luck" having an OPPO 93 with newer FW (without ISO-support)?
I´m interested in knowing, how DSD works with that FW.
Maybe anybody can answer my question.

Thanks,
razi

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{allcanada} 10 factors that will shape playoffs

 

1. Ovechkin's dominance: Russian star Alex Ovechkin's remarkable play was the top story line of the final six weeks of the NHL season. He netted 22 goals in his final 21 games. The Washington Capitals were going nowhere before Ovechkin came to life. He was like a bulldozer clearing the Capitals' path into the playoffs.

Two months ago, Washington looked like a team in need of a makeover. Now, no team looks forward to playing the Capitals, whose confidence continues to grow. When Ovechkin looks unstoppable, the Capitals look like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

2. No Crosby, no problem: Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, recovering from a broken jaw, will be given the go-ahead to play at some point in the team's first-round series against the New York Islanders.

Crosby has felt no pressure to rush back because the Penguins continue to pile up wins. They were 8-2 in their last 10 games without him. They also kept chugging along when they lost Evgeni Malkin, Paul Martin, Kris Letang and James Neal to injury. That's why they are the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

3. Isn't that Roberto in net? Last summer, the Vancouver Canucks made a decision that it was time for Cory Schneider to be the No. 1 goalie ahead of veteran Roberto Luongo. But general manager Mike Gillis wasn't able to move Luongo then or before last month's trade deadline.

Now, with the playoffs about to start, Luongo could end up playing in the first round because of an injury to Schneider.

Schneider wasn't sharp early in the season, and there were times when it seemed Vancouver would be better served to move him. The Canucks still are looking to move Luongo but possibly not before we see him as their playoff goalie.

4. Red Wings won't go away: This is the 22nd consecutive season in which the Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs. To put that into perspective, consider the NHL's second-highest active streak is the San Jose Sharks' nine-year run.

Red Wings defenseman Danny Dekeyser was two months old the last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs in 1990.

To slide into the No. 7 spot, the Red Wings won their last four games. More important, they seemed to rediscover their offensive flair in those games.

The bottom line: The Red Wings, still led by skilled veterans such as Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, are among the league's hottest teams heading into the postseason.

5. Win one for Iggy: Veteran Pittsburgh players all have championship rings from their 2009 run, but they are rallying around the banner of helping veterans Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow, Douglas Murray and Jussi Jokinen win the Stanley Cup for the first time.

It's particularly important for Iginla, who turns 36 on July 1. Morrow is 34, and Murray is 33. Jokinen is 30.

The additions of Iginla, Morrow and Murray, in particular, have made the Penguins a far grittier team for the playoffs.

6. Canada's series: The hockey world was rooting for a Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens playoff series to happen. Instead, fans get the Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal.

Maybe it doesn't have the same romance with fans, but this could be among the best first-round series. Even though Montreal is the No. 2 seed and Ottawa is No. 7, it reads like a toss-up series. The Senators have the better defensive team, and the Canadiens have the better offensive team.

Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson's return from an Achilles injury a month ahead of schedule is another reason this series looks even.

7. What money can buy: Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold committed $98 million apiece to winger Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter over 13 years with the hope the moves would dramatically improve his hockey team.

The immediate dividend was the team's first playoff appearance since 2008. But the Wild landed the No. 8 seed, meaning they have to play the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

Even with Parise having a good season, the Wild are the lowest-scoring Western playoff team. Chicago outscored Minnesota by 33 goals.

The Wild are also the only playoff team that gave up more goals than it scored this season.

8. Nash is novice: Rick Nash is a 28-year-old high-profile scorer, but he has no idea what it feels like to win an NHL playoff game.

Although Nash is in his 10th NHL season, he will be playing only his fifth playoff game when the New York Rangers meet the Capitals in the opening round.

The Columbus Blue Jackets made the playoffs once during his career with them, and the Red Wings swept them in four games.

Nash certainly knows what pressure feels like, and he will probably feel it again, because the Rangers will need Brad Richards and him to have a productive series to down the white-hot Capitals. Nash led the Rangers with 21 goals in 44 games this season.

9. Selanne's farewell tour? The Anaheim Ducks' better-than-expected performance this season gives the team high hopes for an extended playoff run.

The Ducks will be counting on Teemu Selanne to provide offensive pop. What general manager Bob Murray doesn't know is whether this will be Selanne's last playoff run.

Selanne, 42, doesn't drop hints. He is playing season-to-season at this point in his career.

The Ducks hope he comes back, because he is still productive and one of the league's most respected players.

10. Sharks float under radar: For the last several years, pundits seemed fond of picking the Sharks for a lengthy playoff run.

The Sharks have enjoyed postseason success but never reached the Stanley Cup Final.

This season, no one is talking about San Jose, even though it was 17-2-5 at home. Could this be the season when the Sharks surprise everyone in a different way?

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{allcanada} 'Rookie Blue' producer salutes 'Flashpoint' as a 'game-changer'

 

"Rookie Blue" soon makes its return, but another Canadian-made police show that has had success in the U.S. recently ended.

And both share a "parent."

Tassie Cameron was a co-executive producer and writer of "Flashpoint" -- which included Amy Jo Johnson in its cast, and had American runs on CBS and ION -- before becoming a creator and executive producer of the Missy Peregrym-starring "Rookie Blue," which starts its fourth ABC season Thursday, May 23.

"I have such a soft spot for that show," Cameron tells Zap2it of her "Flashpoint" experience, "having been involved in the first year and having worked with Mark (Ellis) and Stephanie (Morgenstern, its creator-producers) closely. It really was a game-changer for Canadian television.

"Certainly, I don't know that there would have been a 'Rookie Blue' without a 'Flashpoint,'" adds Cameron. "I feel grateful, and I feel that I learned a lot. They made a very gracious exit, and did it on their own terms and did it beautifully. I really respect that."

The third season of "Rookie Blue" and the final season of "Flashpoint" both make their DVD debuts next Tuesday (May 7). Cameron likes to think the "Flashpoint" group of actors, also including Enrico Colantoni ("Veronica Mars") and Hugh Dillon (who's joining AMC's "The Killing"), affected her choice of "Rookie Blue" hires: "That was just a fantastic cast. They're all going on to do great things, but I know it was a very emotional time for all those guys when it was ending."

Also continuing as "Rookie Blue's" head writer -- she wrote the upcoming season premiere, which follows Officers Andy McNally and Nick Collins (Peregrym, Peter Mooney) into the undercover job that the end of Season 3 set up -- Cameron hopes the show will come back strong enough to earn another renewal very early on, as it has the past couple of summers.

"We love getting renewed as early as possible," Cameron muses. "It puts everybody's mind at ease, we all know we still have a job, and we can honestly start thinking about what the next season will hold. It's lovely to get an early renewal, and I hope that happens again. If it doesn't, we've suffered through worse ... but I'm hopeful."

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