New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview

It looks like the aysnc USB input is only on the 105. It would nice to have USB input on the 103 without having to step up to the 105.

I thought it was kinda pointless seeing as the Oppo x3's DACs are nothing to write home about.

I do not use the DAC in my 93 but some people do and the async USB would be nice for them. Async usb could also be used for pass-thru of the digital signal to a DAC that does not not have aysnc USB - sort of a USB to S/PDIF converter - which is what I would like it for.

Except the 93 model isn't the one with a good DAC stage as Oppo intended it primarily as a digital transport.

Doggiehowser - true, but not everyone wants to pay another $500 (now $700 with with 105 I beleive) for the better DAC and analog output. Some people are happy with the 93 as a DAC. My guess is that the 93 significantly outsells the 95, although I may be wrong. I just think a lot of people would be happy to have the async USB on the 103. And for those for whom $500 is a stretch, an async USB might be the enough to go for the 103, since they could save the money on a separate usb converter and/or a separate DAC.