Oppo DV-981..What are the shortcomings?

[PeruvianSkies]

Thanks PS & RTR.

I'll be picking a few up this week B4 the OPPO shows up so that I can test drive it right away

How's the Miles Davis-Kinda Blue
and other blues titles BTW?

I've personally been weary of getting some of the older recordings in the SACD format. Not to say that there aren't some good ones out there, but it's so hard to tell. Majority of the blues titles that I have seen are either mono or stereo only, maybe a few have been remastered/remixed for 5.1. I know that I was disappointed with the Derek and the Dominoes disc, but that doesn't mean there aren't some good blues recordings out there on SACD. I don't have any experience with any. I did enjoy though (on a Jazzier note) the Sonny Rollings Plus 4 SACD from MoFi. The Isaac Hayes disc from MoFi is also quite good, Hot Buttered Soul, which is probably my favorite of his albums. I was also disappointed with the following SACD's:

THE POLICE
THE KINKS
PETER GABRIELS
BOB DYLANS
THE ROLLING STONES
SAM COOKE
DAVID BOWIE LETS DANCE (2-channel only)
DAVID BOWIE SCARY MONSTERS (2-channel only)
CCR: THE CONCERT
CCR: WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
MARVIN GAYE: LETS GET IT ON
OASIS: WHAT'S THE STORY
MISSA MEXICANA

I was more impressed with:

THE WHO's TOMMY
DAVID BOWIE ZIGGY STARDUST
PINK FLOYDS DSOTM
ROGER WATERS THE WALL
PONCHO SANCHEZ: OUT OF SIGHT
SARAH BRIGHTMAN: LA LUNA (import only)
PLETNEV ROSTROPOVICH (Russian National Orchestra: RACHMANINOFF/PROKOFIEV)
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 (Benjamin Zander Terlarc SACD)
MIKE OLDFIELD: TUBULAR BELLS