Audio improvement for OPPO 205

@dlcockrum,

Dave,
My apologies and you are right, that is for the 203. 
I didn't pay attention to the last digit of the unit in this discussion.😴
Best to you as well

Just received my 205 Monday and out of the box I think it sounds great. Question on set-up though. I will be using to play SACD disks mainly and maybe some streaming from my laptop. But under audio settings it came through set for SACD /PCM should I change this to SACD DSD? for best sound/results. I am running out via balanced to my AYON CD5S. Also wondering about the filters if anyone has had success or preferences from the default setting. I am an old dog still trying to learn so any response would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Capeman

I don’t own a 205, but I have a 105 and a 203, both of which are set to output DSD from SACD.  I didn’t even know that outputting PCM was an option, but there are some DACs that will only do DSD over PCM so perhaps that is the reason.  My DAC is a Bryston DAC 3 which accepts DSD over HDMI.  Most AV receivers do the same.  What DAC are you using?

Audio & video improvement with this multi format player is further enhanced by simply changing the power supply board and especially having Modwright do a full upgrade including the internal vibration option.
Also like most players in this price range benefit enormously from draining self induced vibrations by using Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ or similar devices , it’s immediately appreciated with video and sound quality.
However since Oppo have announced they will cease all production of media players extraordinary claims of performance have popped up all over ,
The Oppo 205 is a all around good performer with video and audio, used as a transport with a Reclocker to dramatically reduce jitter along with a decent R2R ladder dac this could satisfy many for audio only .
Further improvements can be had as mentioned above although my question , is the stock Oppo 205 at current asking prices good value ?
 As a owner of a Modwright 205 with Symposium Rollerblocks under it I use it primarily for video.

 

Mahler: I am using the analog Balanced out into my Ayon CD5S which is combo CD player/Pre Amp/DAC. It has class A output. I haven't tried using the digital out yet on the oppo only the analogs, but I will at some point. I suspected I should change this to DSD from factory PCM setting but wasn't sure and wanted to get some input before I started messing with settings. So thank you for the help.
In_Shore: Thank you for the suggestions in trying to improve the stock unit. Something I may consider in the future. Also I see where there are some drop in power supplies which also supposedly give an improvement as well
Thank you all for your response.
Capeman