趙學而 - Trinity Blu-ray CD入手

自從上個月入手趙學而嘅Trinity HQCD後，呢隻碟係Anthony近期最常聽嘅CD，全因除靚錄音加上選曲啱晒Anthony嘅口味。上次已經講過呢隻碟將會推出Blu-ray CD版本。

其實所為Blu-ray CD都只係將一大堆唔同格式嘅音樂檔案放晒入一隻25Gb嘅Blu-ray Disc入面。袒白講，係好聲嘅一種格式都夠，相信極少人會今日聽Flac版本、聽日聽Aiff版本到後日聽mp3卦。

雖然呢隻Blu-ray CD嘅定價真係好貴吓，要成$350而且Anthony本身已經有HQCD版本，但見係亞太區第一隻Blu-ray CD，所以都入隻支持下本地作品。

之前睇雜誌話可以喺Blu-ray Player播亦可以用電腦嘅Blu-ray rom 將有關音樂檔存放於電腦。但Anthony用Windows XP就唔可以將隻Blu-ray CD當成一隻Blu-ray rom咁讀，最後要用Anydvd rip成BDMV，係BD folder內嘅音樂檔案有flac、aiff、mp3連DSD都係，但就係無Anthony用開嘅wav，另外亦有十零將相片。

今晚分別用過

Play Blu-ray CD
1. Oppo HDMI 入 Cary 11a
2. Oppo RCA 入 Cary 11a
3. Oppo coaxial 入 Transporter XLR 入 Cary 11a

Play Flac
4. Transporter XLR 入Cary 11a

Play HQCD wav
5. Transporter XLR 入Cary 11a

喺Anthony嘅系統上第1個組合係最平最無動態，第2個組合會較燥，所以唔建議各位用HDMI直入AV AMP解碼。

而呢隻96khz24bit比HQCD係通透少少同分晰力好少少，係聽得出但唔多，當然最大可能係Anthony嘅系統同耳仔未夠班去聽出大分別。

聽聞呢隻Blu-ray CD係限量1,000隻，雖然Anthony以$340入手真係赤到死，但都覺值得，你呢?

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PS:以上為Anthony的非專業個人感受，如資料上有任何錯漏歡迎指正。

Oppo BDP93/95 Public Beta Test

OPPO BDP-93/BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc Player Firmware Update

Release Information:

Release date: September 12, 2011
Category: Public Beta Release

Main Version: BDP9x-55-0902
Loader Version: CN0900
Sub Version: MCU93-09-0218 (BDP-93), MCU95-08-0218 (BDP-95)
Note: This release is still a beta test version, not an official release. Use it only if you would like to experiment with the new features and improvements. There is a very small chance of the new features and improvements not working properly. If that happens, please report any issue to us.

Release Notes:

This version is designed for the OPPO BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc players. Comparing to the previous public beta release version BDP9x-53-0805B, the major changes included in this version are:

1. Added Pandora Internet Radio streaming. For public accounts (free registration), the audio quality is measured to be 44.1KHz/16bit, 2-channel. You can access Pandora through the player's Home Menu icon, Home Menu -> Internet, or by pressing SOURCE and selecting Pandora. Currently limited to U.S. residents only.
2. Improved the subtitle support in M2TS/TS playback, through USB drive, external hard drive or DLNA streaming. Customers have reported that the movie picture could occasionally freeze up during the playback, while the OSD timing counter was still moving forward. This issue was related with subtitles and has been solved in this release.
3. Resolved the subtitle flickering or image stuttering issue during some 3D movie playback. This issue has been reported to happen randomly on some 3D movies released in Asia or Europe, sample titles include "Step Up", "SAW" and "Resident Evil: Afterlife".
4. Resolved the image vertical stretch issue observed on some legacy DVD's. Customers have reported that when playing these DVD's using HDMI 1 and setting Aspect Ratio to "16:9 Wide/Auto", the pictures were vertically stretched. This issue could happen to DVD's issued before or around 2000, and sample titles include "The Abyss", "Titanic", "TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (2002)" and "1941 (1979)".
5. Improved general disc compatibility based on recent and upcoming Blu-ray releases as well as user-submitted disc samples. Sample movies include "Avatar (3D)", "Journey to Mecca" and "Alice (2009 Miniseries)". 

download link: http://download.oppodigital.com/BDP93/BDP9x-55-0902B.zip

from Oppo Digital

Slim Devices Transporter入手

相信Networker Player對Anthony或各位網友嚟講已經唔係啲咩新事物，自四五年前Anthony一直以Tvix SH4100經network睇mkv。而Popcorn Hour C200亦係Anthony現時最常用嘅Player。自上兩個月購入Onix DAC25後，Onix DAC25除咗有接駁Oppo BDP93聽CD機外，同時亦有連接Popcorn Hour C200擔任network music player解碼工作。

Anthony聽歌時好少會一隻CD由頭聽到落未，好多時會一隻碟只聽一兩首歌，而懶惰嘅Anthony實在唔想時常陏動肥大嘅身體去換碟，而Popcorn Hour C200板面嘅大LCD display可以喺唔開displayer下都可以揀選歌曲。當然音色上Oppo BDP93加Onix DAC25會比C200加Onix DAC25好。但以呢個方式聽歌實在太放便了，所以Anthony用C200聽歌比用Oppo BDP93還要多。

可惜嘅係為環境燈光，距離同Anthony大近視嘅問題，好多時要好用神先可以睇到C200嘅display所顯示嘅字。而如果同Andriod嘅Apps喺電話揀歌亦唔太方便，加上Anthony相信C200就唔係一部好嘅music transport，所以一直希望可以揾部真正嘅Network Music Player以取代C200。Anthony當然知道英國HiFi品牌Linn有呢類產品，但價錢並唔係Anthony所能負擔的，所以一直都只係得個睇字。

直至早前到網友Billy兄家中交收，從佢介紹得悉Slim Devices呢個牌好。Slim Devices正正係從04-05年已經推出Network Music Player呢類產品，由Squeezebox到現時嘅Squeezebox Touch， Slim Devices已經出咗第四五代產品。早年Slim Devices被電腦界巨頭Logitech收納其他，所以現時嘅Squeezebox都會以Logitech嘅個名稱出售。

而Billy兄所用嘅係Slim Devices時代嘅Slim Devices Classic 亦稱為SB3，當日Billy兄用SB3接駁東電嘅DAC再用Audiolab合併Amp推Dali喇叭，Anthony覺得效果十分唔錯，而其間Billy兄係用iPad2選曲，真係型到爆。好嘢.....Billy你叻，Anthony被你毒到，由離開Billy兄屋企果刻已經周身痕。

因為SB3已經停產多時，而Anthony怕最新嘅Slim Devices Touch嘅彩色觸控版面會因家中燈光會出現反光問題。所以最後從二手巿場買嚟SB3，並以同軸輸出嘅Onix DAC25解碼。用咗兩個星期，系統操作好簡單而音色亦十分滿意，平時唔用時亦可以當埋鐘用，可以取代埋Anthony隻光到會影響睇戲嘅電子鐘，而音色上SB3配Onix可以追近Oppo配Onix，只可以話Oppo配Onix會有較好嘅分晰力，但分別都只係輕微。Anthony真係愛死SB3同Onix呢個組合，價錢唔貴但有十分唔錯嘅音色，呢個組合令Anthony喺呢兩星期中每晚平均聽兩個鐘以上嘅歌，所以跟本無打算作升級。可惜，世事無絶對。正所謂無事出街少破財呢句說話真係無錯。噚日約咗朋友未夠鐘，所以行下二手鋪消消磨下時間。點知好衰唔衰被Anthony喺二手鋪見到佢........Slim Devices Transporter。

Transporter係Slim Devices見推出SB3後喺巿場大受歡迎而推出嘅高階產品，據稱呢部Transporter係第一部擁有HiFi級數嘅Network Music Player，設有Balance同Unbalance摸擬輸出，同時可以用透過同軸、光纖、BNC同AES/EBU輸出digital訊號，另外因為Transporter內置AKM嘅AK4396 DAC解碼，亦可以用透過同軸、光纖、BNC同AES/EBU接駁他器材輸入digital訊號作解碼之用，而且可以外接word clock。規格上Transporter真係十分出眾，唯一可惜嘅係佢只係support到96khz 24bit而未到192khz 24bit嘅水平，但喺音色表現上仍得到好多外國音響雜誌嘅好評。所以Anthony喺二手鋪見到呢部外觀十分新淨而又好價嘅Transporter，二話不說先將呢部機入手。返到屋企立刻將Onix同SB3下架換上Transporter，暫時用內罝碼以Balance接到Cary Cinema 11a。

開機後經簡單嘅setting已經可以選曲播放，機前兩個大displayer一個顯示歌曲資料，文字大小可以有三種選擇，而另一邊有兩個類似摸擬時代嘅音壓錶板，會隨音感而跳動，如果唔鍾意呢個樣子，亦有另外幾種選擇，而兩個display亦有光暗同全黑選擇。Anthony就比較鍾意大字體加模擬vu顯示多啲。

音色方面，初段感覺上會比SB3配Onix DAC25有更好嘅分晰力，但中頻無咁厚暖嘅感覺，感情亦無咁豐富，run-in大約兩鐘後厚暖感覺有所改善，但仍欠少少感情。Anthony從好多review得悉Onix DAC25嘅聲底係中低豐厚，人聲帶暖，所以有偽MBL嘅稱號，所以Anthony相信呢點做成兩部機嘅差別。可惜Anthony唔知到Transporter內嘅AK4936同Onix DAC25內嘅PCM1792A DAC那一個會較好(如果各位朋友知道嘅不妨告知Anthony)。而財力問題，Anthony只可以喺SB3+Onix DAC25同Transporter選其一，經考慮到Transporter可以外接word clock外亦可以於將來再接較高階嘅DAC以提昇質素，加上Anthony實在被Transporter嘅外形所吸引，結果好明顯了。暫時會用Transporter做埋解碼工作，希望再煲下感情會出啲。

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PS:以上為Anthony的非專業個人感覺，如料資上有任何錯漏歡迎指正。

原來Soundtrack可以咁過癮: Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides

十幾年前Anthony都有輔買Soundtrack癮，不過當時係以港產片多，如新不了情，晚九朝五同天若有情等等..等等....但後來無聽歌，CD掉下一隻唔見下又一隻，到今日只剩返隻周末狂熱重保留喺屋企。

Anthony早前睇咗套暑假大片Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides，如果講影片本身，就唔係啱口味，但就戲中嘅配樂就十分吸引Anthony。呢套戲嘅配樂十分有氣勢，而且高低起伏十分大。咁啱今日行開CD Warehouse見到呢套戲嘅Soundtrack見唔係太貴就入返隻。

返到屋企急及待開嚟聽下。嘩!真係好堅，啲迅變好快，動態好大，同本時Anthony聽開比較平靜嘅Jazz Pop同口水歌好唔同，又另有一番韻味。嚟緊都會多啲留下啲Soundtrack。

不過呢啲咁激昂嘅音樂就唔係好啱瞓覺前聽，一來都轟得幾利害怕太夜聽會被人投訴，二來瞓覺前都係啱啲輕鬆啲嘅歌會好瞓啲。

PS:好似無出家報告咁，其實Anthony今個月都做咗兩次家訪，但唔知點解拎嗮相機同閃光燈，竟然做家訪時唔記得影相，真係抵打。希望下次唔好咁大頭蝦。

Oppo BDP93/95 New Public Beta firmware BDP9x-53-0805B

 

download link
http://download.oppodigital.com/BDP93/BDP9x-53-0805B.zip

 

OPPO BDP-93/BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc Player Firmware Update

 

Release Information:

 

Release date: August 15, 2011

Category: Public Beta Release

 

Main Version: BDP9x-53-0805B

Loader Version: CN0900

Sub Version: MCU93-09-0218 (BDP-93), MCU95-08-0218 (BDP-95)

 

Note: This release is still a beta test version, not an official release. Use it only if you would like to experiment with the new features and improvements. There is a very small chance of the new features and improvements not working properly. If that happens, please report any issue to us.

 

Release Notes:

 

This version is designed for the OPPO BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc players. Comparing to the previous official release version BDP9x-52-0707, the major changes included in this version are:

 

1. Added YouTube Leanback streaming. YouTube LeanBack is designed to provide an uninterrupted stream of HD videos from YouTube like you were watching a normal television channel. Access YouTube Leanback at the Home Menu -> Internet, or by pressing SOURCE and selecting YouTube.
2. Resolved errors related to the player freezing when loading specific Netflix streams. In the previous firmware, when playing movies with optional language and subtitle selection, the player may freeze at the initial buffering screen. Examples of titles affected include "Shutter Island", "LOST. Season 1. Pilot" and "The One".
3. Improved support for user-created DVD-Audio discs. In the previous firmware, the on-screen display and the front panel timing counters may stop at 00:00:00 when playing continuously from Track 1 to Track 2. This was mostly observed on user-created DVD-Audio discs which were “Audio Only” and contained no menus, backgrounds, or additional features.
4. Added brief chapter information (Current Chapter/Total Chapters) on-screen display when pressing PREV or NEXT button to skip chapters. Currently this feature only applies to commercial discs which include Blu-ray, DVD and DVD-Audio.

Improved general disc compatibility based on recent and upcoming Blu-ray releases as well as user-submitted disc samples.

 

All features and improvements of the previous firmware are also included in this version.

  

For more details please refer to Oppo official site

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-93/bdp9x-firmware-53-0805B.aspx

終於一嘗報讀ISF課程嘅心願

如果有睇開呢個網嘅朋友都會知道Anthony一直對畫面調教有好大興趣，所以先會不時出訪幫網友校機。其實呢個興趣源自Anthony第一部投影機-Benq W5000，呢部ISF認証嘅平價DLP投影機初出廠時都算係幾注目，主要原因係當時二萬頭呢個價錢嘅1080P投影機不多。而加上W5000有上下len shift調校喺DLP機中少有，所以當時得到唔少好評。

可惜嘅係Benq出品嘅QC唔太穩定令到初時軟件上好多錯誤，如初期嘅Overscan問題，到中期嘅256色塊問題再到後期死Panel等，都令一眾用家對Benq呢個品牌卻步。而Anthony亦請過有專業資格嘅人員同影音雜誌編輯到訪希望可以改善畫面質數，可惜因當時嘅firmware問題，一直未能將部W5000發揮得最好。

二萬幾蚊對Anthony嚟講係一個唔少嘅數目，加上投影機二手巿場價格十分低，所以Anthony並無將部W5000放售，唯有喺等待新firmware期間喺網上揾改善畫面方法。可惜嘅係喺香港討論呢部投影機嘅人唔多，喺誤打誤撞下去咗外國嘅AVS forum，而喺一眾投影機討論中揾到一個專門討論W5000嘅題目，而且內容十分專業吸引Anthony爬足幾十頁的論討，認識到什麼對比，流明，灰階，色彩管理同D65等等呢類名詞。同時間Benq推出最新嘅firmware終於令部機嘅性能穩定下嚟，而最重要嘅係優化咗ISF選單內嘅調校項目，令畫面可以更準確地調至標準。

呢個時候Anthony就初認識到ISF(Image Science Foundation)呢個視顏調校工程師組織嘅工作同重要性，亦開始到各大網站學習有關畫面調校嘅理論同過程，再購買有關畫面調校嘅工具。及後為加以實淺從網上學習後來嘅理論，Anthony開始大膽地為網友免費提供畫面調校，更得到某網站邀請出席畫面調校分享會。

雖然Anthony相信喺畫面調校上已有一定嘅認識同經驗，但總係欠個專業資格嘅認証。同Anthony本身份職業一樣，有時少張証書就係少張認同，就算你有相關嘅知識同經驗，無一個証可嘅資格就係差咁啲。所以Anthony一直都好希望可以考取THX同ISF嘅專業資格，可惜嘅係呢兩個認証課一般會喺美國舉辦，就算喺亞洲都會揀喺中國內地舉辦，所以Anthony呢兩三年一直都未嘗考取同影音有關嘅專業資格。直到2011年8月……..

好開心，真係好開心，由2007年後ISF視頻調校工程師課程終於再次喺香港舉辦。當知道呢個課程會係香港舉辦時已經同ISF聯絡查問報名方法，報名後一直十分期待課程嘅來臨。而開課前兩日喺展音節見到ISF創辦人Mr. Joel Silver同SpectraCal嘅Managing Director Mr. Scott Reardon都真係好似小Fans嘅想上前同佢哋打招呼。

到真正上課見到唔少真正嘅業界人時報讀，而由於今次係以ISF Level II做招來所以吸引唔少之前已考取ISF Level I嘅師兄師姐報讀。最值得一提嘅係班中有一個年僅十三歲嘅小朋友報讀，雖然佢年紀輕輕但，唔好睇少呢位小朋友，佢能夠用英文同Mr. Joel Silver對答如流，Anthony相信佢將會成為最年輕嘅ISF証可嘅視頻調校工程師。而其他同學們當中有兩位Anthony係認識嘅網友，有一位重上過Anthony屋企家訪添，咁上課時自然痴痴呆呆坐埋一枱，同時大家不時互相提點同討論，令到Anthony可以更加容易明白課程內容。

雖然課程只係短短兩日，但內容十分多，好多理論、發展史同調挍方向都係Anthony首次接觸到，所以一時間都未能消化得晒。幸好Mr. Joel Silver嘅風趣教學同兩日都會有實淺時間，令到實個課程十好充實同愉快。現正努力作答試巻中，希望Anthony可以成功考取第一個影音認可嘅資格啦。

最後真係要多謝太太Vicky，支持Anthony花錢去報讀一個同本身職業無關嘅課程，老婆...多謝你!

PS 下一個目標…………THX

2011年 影音展影集 人物編