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Man in the chair 2007

Posted on January 19, 2010 3:49 PM Oppo said that Harmans engineers helped them make the video section of their player better. They also said that THX helped to make the unit better because of the Lexicon project. Those changes have been made to the Oppo player as well but to suggest that Harman didnt do anything to improve the player is factually incorrect. Posted on January 19, 2010 4:45 PM I could understand using the Oppo as a transport and making several changes/improvements then Lexicon calling it theirs, most companys use parts made by others in their completed product, but to simply take an entire player complete with chassis throw it in a nicer case add your name on the splash screen and call it good then charge 7 times as much is a shameful thing for a company such as Lexicon. It isnt like this is two Wal-mart 95 DVD players using the same parts and suppliers. Also for the reviewer to say that there is a visual difference in blacks and color palletes is frankly shameful as well they are the same player other than the upgraded analog section on the SE version tested. Posted on January 19, 2010 4:53 PM Amidst all of your posturing, you have failed to address the two very major points that were brought to light by the Audioholics review. 1 Looking at the pictures its easy to see that the Lexicon is literally an Oppo man in the chair 2007 in Lexicon clothing, right down to the original Oppo chassis. Performance measured identically, and even the menu structure is identical save for a couple non-performance related items. Given this, its hard to see where Ken saw any real performance differences aside from placebo effect. Yet even in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, you are sticking to your guns and insisting that the Lexicon offers better performance over the Oppo, which simply doesnt pass the common sense test. Hypothesizing about possible improvements doesnt make it so, and frankly Lexicons inability to point out a single actual difference between the units that would yield different/better performance has not helped their/your case. 2 Although the Lexicon is supposedly THX certified, the analog-outs on the unit fail to crossover the bass at the THX standard of 80Hz. I wont re-hash that issue as its covered extensively in the Audioholics article. Ultimately we are all human and we make mistakes. Given the evidence, it appears that Ken made one in reporting a performance difference and hence justifying the large price differential where none exists. If solid evidence is found that supports a possible performance difference between both machines, people will be open to it. If someone slaps a 700% price increase and a different shell on a piece of equipment, its very fair for any potential buyer to ask for objective performance differences that justify the price. Its also fair for those reading a review to question the results when no objective data is published to support those results. Im looking forward to hearing your direct answers regarding each of these issues. Posted on January 19, 2010 5:14 PM If what is published in the Audioholics article is substantially correct, it is indeed disappointing that Lexicon made mostly/only cosmetic changes to the Oppo platform. My personal evaluation of the Oppo player in my man in the chair 2007 indicated that while it is decent, its not quite as good as its proponents make it out to be. An unmodified Oppo is perhaps worth Oppos asking price, but its certainly not worth Lexicons asking price unless there are a whole lot of changes that have been hidden from observers so far. At the same time, its been very disappointing to read the many mean-spirited, spiteful, and downright vicious comments and remarks that have been posted about people who are only indirectly involved in this controversy. The web allows for the free flow of information, but it also allows people to feel that they can expose their hatefulness and neuroses without consequence. Polite discourse and civil differences of opinion seem to have vanished from our society.