oppo 205 vs sepearate DAC or CD player.. should I bother?
I am currently using an Oppo 205 as my digital source, and I primarily listen from classic Rock to heavier music. Sound Garden, NIN etc.
Are differences in these recordings even worth going for a stand alone CD player or DAC?
I recently picked up a ML 326S pre, and I am tempted to look for a used 390S to match. The 512 is way out of the budget. I am thinking 2-3k.
System is listed under my systems.
thanks.
Brian
Lowering jitter is always a good thing for digital. This is the main thing that impacts SQ. The only way to improve this is to mod the transport or add a Synchro-Mesh reclocker to the Oppo and a good DAC. The separate transport/DAC will allow you to get the lowest jitter. Here is the jitter from a typical Oppo: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0 8psec is very difficult to achieve, even with the clock inside the transport and using the analog outs. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
@audioengr Generally speaking; Do most high end one box transports/dacs (such as Esoteric; EMM Labs) running just analog outs have far less jitter than a a stock Oppo to an external dac? Won't the stock Oppo just transfer that jitter via SPDIF to the DAC? One would need a high end to strip the jitter when it reaches the Dac? |
