When using the analogue output, you can select one of three DSP filters to fine tune audio to your liking - Sharp, Short and Slow (via the Audio Parameter menu) - making two channel DSD file playback positively epic. All that meticulous attention to component detail pays off handsomely when vision gives way to sound. Enrique Iglesias’ Dolby Atmos cut of Bailando had everyone in my home theatre bouncing in their seats.Īnd with pure audio discs, this deck really stands out. Multichannel music proves equally infectious. Zimmer’s opening interpretation of Driving Miss Daisy is delivered with euphoric lightness. Hans Zimmer Live in Prague (Blu-ray), not only captures the ambiance of the live venue, but places instruments with spatial precision. The deck offers gloriously immersive 3D audio too. There’s no hint of splotchiness or blocking. The player does does a terrific job with standard Blu-ray discs too, offering the same theatrical stability.
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On Dolby Vision titles like Despicable Me 2, the colour rendering is effortlessly smooth and rich, while sci-fi actioner Pacific Rim Uprising combines clean, detailed VFX with fabulous texture and skin detail. That said, colour gradations are smooth and filmic, detail is deep and alluring onscreen, its pictures are overwhelmingly cinematic. There’s an almost intangible solidity to its pictures. And despite barely making a noise the picture quality is superb. The player supports all three key HDR formats: Dolby Vision, regular HDR10 and HDR10+ (the latter coming via a firmware update).Īs a high-end home cinema source component, the UDP-LX800 is unequivocally thrilling despite, being whisper quiet. The silver lining is that the former isn’t just for disc playback, it’ll also locate any compatible media servers.Īudio file compatibility will suit most downloaders, as it covers MP3, WMA, ALA, AIFF, WAV, FLAC up to 24-bit 192kHz and DSD 2.5MHz and 5.6MHz.ĭespite this stripped back interface, there’s some level of output customisation, including four picture presets (Reference, OLED, LCD and projector), which can be used to optimise the HDMI output for different display technologies. We're not quite sure what Pioneer is thinking here, but this UX could do with a serious overhaul - the only options are source selection and settings. Yet for all this marvellous detail, the user interface is rudimentary. The audio circuit uses a dedicated power transformer with custom-made capacitors and a six-layered circuit board guarantees minimum noise. Beneath the lid there’s just as much attention to detail: A three-block layout separates power supply, digital processing and analogue audio.
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