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'outboard' high end dac's

Can anyone recommend an 'outboard' dac to be used in conjunction with an Oppo 105d (sabre 9018 chip), which might improve on the somewhat thin sound of the Oppo, improve on the (decreased relative to the Oppo) clarity noted when a Denon 1713ud (BB chip) was A/B'd with the Oppo, and decodes DSD and PCM formats?
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dweller's avatar
dweller
3,802 posts
 
My Rega DAC makes beautiful music (with my 105), and has a reasonable cost.
gdnrbob
4,458 posts
 
+1 for Schiit DAC's.
You should call them/email them regarding the DCD/PSM issue-which I have no knowledge of.
Though I can say, they are very reasonably priced and perform as well as higher priced products.
pmotz
412 posts
 
I really like my PS Audio DirectStream. It is fairly high priced at $6k new, but there are used ones available for almost half that. The bonus is the firmware has been updated several times and each time it improves the DAC for free!

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waltersalas
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Do you have a budget in mind?
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oranfoster
128 posts
 
Send it to Modwright Instruments and let Dan work his magic on it! I love the rich tonality, sublime clarity, and sheer musicality of my modified 105D.

Cheers,
Oran

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