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Oppo 205 and external DAC?

My goal is to utilize the balanced output of the Oppo but the amplifier(PL Dialogue HP) has unbalanced inputs. 

Excluding the modification route.

What external DAC would offer an improvement in SQ over the inboard Oppo DAC? Also with balanced connections, then of course switching to unbalanced from the dac to the PL.


recluse
a1126lin
70 posts
 
Thank for the info
my Dac doesn’t have a usb input 
How can I use oppo just pass the digital info to the external Dac 
thx
mahler123
3,332 posts
 
Use the Network tab of the Oppo. If it doesn’t show the files in the Mac Mini then you may have to add a driver to the Mac to allow it to share .  All of this will work better if it’s hard wired
a1126lin
70 posts
 
how do I stream music ( Spotify or Apple Music ) from Mac air to oppo usb then output to external Dac ( no usb input) on the external Dac 
thx 
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gakerty
175 posts
 
I use my Oppo 203 as a transport, and it is connected to a RME-ADI2 DAC via coax.  The ADI-2 then runs balanced to my pre.  There is a subtle, but noticeable increase in detail when using the external dac versus the internal in the Oppo.  AFAIK, the internal dac in the 205 is better than what's in the 203, so there may not be much improvement with the 205 going to an external DAC.  
a1126lin
70 posts
 
hi 
But I am not getting sound from the coaxial output when I stream music from mac air to oppo ( by usb ) then from oppo to dac?

Any ideal?
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