At $1800, the Ayre Codex is dramatically better than the Oppo, and everything else I've seen in this thread. You might be able to find a used one.
Should I sell my DAC
I have the upgrade itch and am thinking of selling my OPPO 105 player. Currently I am using the player’s fantastic USB dac to play Tidal web player in my office driving powered KEF speakers. No need for Blu ray anymore and don’t use the unit as transport. If I sell the player for $650 - is there a better USB dac than OPPO 105 in the $1100 range? I prefer advice and recommendations from folks that have heard the OPPO USB dac.
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My Bluesound Node2i stopped putting sound out the RCA plugs about 6 months. I bought a Qutest. That sounded better, although very bright. I forgot about the Node2i and just called them for service - 13 months after buying. They want near $300 to fix it, so it is pretty much a paper weight. I hear significant differences based on my player. Roon vs Audirvana are significantly different sounding (not tweaking settings) to the same DAC. I have the red Firefly USB DAC and I don't think it sounds as good as the DAC in my Samsung Note 8 phone. I sound better than my laptop. I have the Fiio M15 coming tomorrow. I'm kinda excited about that, main because it is new, but it has some new chips. I also bought and sold the -Fiio Q5 - good DAC. -Fiio M11Pro - really good DAC, not as good as the Qutest - but more mellow. |
To answer your original question, there are DACs in your budget that some would definitely consider a better choice than the OPPO, but there are also people would have the opposite opinion. Without knowing what you find lacking, I think any suggestions could accidentally send you down the wrong path.
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