Mod the Oppo. By far the most cost-effective approach. All your money goes into boutique parts, vs hardly any when you buy a whole new component.
Looking for my first DAC
I have mostly equipment from the eighties with the exception of an OPPO BDP-93. My Preamp is an ARC SP9-MKII and it's feeding some Acoustat model X's. I'm leaning toward a Schiit Bifrost Multibit Gen 5, with their 15 day trial period, so I can at listen to it and return if I don't like it. I have no way of listening to anything without a long drive and most probably a hotel stay, so I'm looking for your vast experience on the DAC's. Price range under $1000.
Thoughts??
JD
Thoughts??
JD
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A few months ago I bought a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC for my office system and have been extremely happy with it. Stereophile just released their 2019 list of recommended components and the Pro-Ject DAC was included in their A+ list. At $399 it is the only DAC listed at less than $2,000 and the prices in that group range up to $30,000. Crutchfield, for one, offers a 60-day no-questions-asked return. https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/pre-box-s2-digital/ |
I just listed my Chinese DAC on eBay. $375 It's very robust and built with high quality components. It sounds very good and has upgraded high end audio op-amps, separate toroidal transformers based on the ESS9038PRO 32 bit chip. Very configurable up-sampling. I'm going for a more expensive tube r2r type DAC. Check it out under: Audiophile DAC SABRE ESS9038PRO - By Breeze Audio You can contact via AG under my handle bob7296 if you're interested. I will probably be listing on AG soon. |
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