Yamaha Aventage BD-A1060 Blu-ray Player Preview

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Yamaha introduces the Aventage BD-A1060 Blu-ray Disc player. It combines the latest advances in engineering, design and performance with innovative features like 4K Ultra HD video upscaling plus CD and Pure Direct audio modes. It promises to play every disc format from CD to SACD and has high-end components inside.

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Fresh off from reviewing Yamaha’s new R-S202 Stereo Receiver, I was given the opportunity to check out their latest universal BD player that has a couple of unique features. The most notable one is CD mode which actually spins the disc at a lower RPM so that fewer reading errors are introduced. It also turns off the video section of the player for a purer path to musical nirvana. A pair of balanced outputs offer the highest-quality connection to the processor or amplifier of your choice, too. This player is built to please audiophiles!

My full review of the BD-A1060 will come out shortly, and it looks to have few surprises in store. Having only one HDMI output proved a bit of a hindrance, but discovering that it can also play DVD-A (not listed) was a pleasant surprise. I will be making some direct comparisons to the current “King of the Hill” in this price range, the Oppo BDP-103.

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Jim Milton

Jim Milton has been interested in high fidelity since his college years in the late 70's. It was there that he first became interested in classical music. He has been part of choral music, both in opera and oratorio and is an avid collector of classical music from the Baroque through the Romantic periods. He enjoys an occasional night at Boston Symphony Hall or attending an organ concert at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, ME. Currently he is the director of Nuclear Medicine at the North Shore Medical Center, located just outside of Boston. He also serves as an adjunct professor for Salem State University where he teaches a course in nuclear instrumentation. During his leisure time, he enjoys listening to his music collection and an occasional movie with his wife of 30+ years. Living on the longest stretch of sandy beach north of Boston offers him plenty of opportunities to take a relaxing stroll or soak up some sun. "Remember, acquiring good A/V gear takes lots of time...but doesn't necessarily take lots of money."

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Jerry Meeker says:

September 29, 2016 at 11:33 pm

Who is going to purchase a new player that doesn't play UHD content?..
- John M. Read says:
  
  September 30, 2016 at 6:44 am
  
  This Yamaha does play UHD content but to what standard we must wait and find out
  - Jim Milton says:
    
    September 30, 2016 at 8:13 pm
    
    This is not a 4k player, thus the comparison to the Oppo 103 (which also
    up scales, but does not play native 4k). Not being an UHD Blu-ray player
    was my chief complaint with it, but it up scales so well that you might be fine with it if you have a large BD library. BDs look outstanding on the A-1060!
    - John M. Read says:
      
      December 2, 2016 at 6:06 am
      
      Hi Jim. The Oppo 203 release is imminent. I'm in no rush. I'm keen to see the next versions of Pioneer BDP LX88 and Marantz UD7007. Patience may be a virtue here let's see. And HDR tellies and projectors will come down in price to as they run towards 8K and leave the software and broadcast fields behind them!
Jerry Meeker says:

September 30, 2016 at 5:34 pm

Sorry, John, you need to check again. Upscaling 1080p to 4K is not the same as being able to play UHD disks. The Yamaha is NOT a UHD player.