I fully concur with those recommending a Modwright mod to stock Oppo. Dan did my Sonica and it is a remarkable improvement on stock in every way. Plus he is a gentleman and his service is outstanding.
Moving up from an Oppo 205
I have an Oppo 205 that I am using as a DAC with an Aurrender N100 via USB. It sound surprising good and actually a better sounding (and functioning DAC) than the one in My McIntosh C2500. I not only listen to my collection of Hi-Rez files but also now Tidal with MQA. What would be a noticeable upgrade for a DAC and or DAC with steaming abilities.
Only from a 2ch audio perspective.
Thank you
Only from a 2ch audio perspective.
Thank you
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IMHO there’s one clear choice AT ANY PRICE provided you’ve got a budget of at least 5-6k. The PS Audio DirectStream DAC is the cats meow. And enjoy free firmware updates for life which the company typically provides once or twice a year. You could spend 20k and not get a better sound. https://www.psaudio.com/directstream-dac/ |
I use my Oppo BD 105 as transport and HT use, but just added the Exogal Comet plus DAC for my tube gear setup and Solid state system I have been considering the Innous streamer/CD ripper, or the Exogal Vortex streamer I haven't had the Comet DAC n my sytem for very long but from what I've heard so far, its definitely a step up in sound quality! I must say I love everything that the Oppo BD 105 can do |
Why are you upgrading? Are u satisfied with your oppo? If you are not, what are u looking for in the new device? upgrading an Oppo is a hard thing to do. But you can still use it as a CD player, blu ray player, 4 k player and use a DAC after the Oppo using it’s bitstream feature. i love NAD and Classe. i would go with a M32 as a 2 ch integrated amp, that has all the streaming capabilities or with the classe sigma 2200, but u will loose some streaming capabilities. |
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