Need DAC comparable to OPPO BDP-83SE, or better, small size, USB OK, SPDIF coax...

raam

Rick - are you looking to sell the Oppo 83SE ?

Happy Listening!

Yes, sadly though, I love it but have no place to use it, I need to post a picture of our design plans. The only place I was able to fit it in was high above a window, higher that I had it before, would need a step stool to change disks. 

 I received a used Topping e30 yesterday and did some comparisons, the Topping is quite nice for the price, I wanted to hear the AK4493 DAC chip as I have read it is very smooth yet clear and I agree but the 83SE still sounds smoother to me which I like. I am looking into upgrading the op amps and caps in the e30 to see what happens then decide it want to try something else.

 Again, yes, going to sell it, I guess I should list it here soon, just wanted one final listen yesterday once I received the e30.

 Rick

raam

Thank You for the follow up to my query. What year did you purchase the 83SE?

Or, when was the Player built (look on back panel).

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I bought it new in later 2006 or early in 2007 most likely, had a new house built, moved in Aug 2006, started buying things right away. The only date on the back is under a patent listing showing 1996-2007 if that helps.

I spent 20 years in the Navy as a tech working on very serious gear many of those years. I have completely gone through the unit, cleaned everything inside and out though it needed little and tested all funtions. It has been in use, not more than 5-10 hours a week since new up until two weeks ago or so. 

Not sure how to proceed on the forum, been so busy and tired from all the gear and plans I am involved in have to admit not read all the forum rules but I see you have been here a long time so help me out on this, please:)

Rick

I opened up the E30 DAC, very nice build quality, DAC as listed above OPA 1612 opamp which seems to be well liked by some and not so much by others, so far I like it just fine but will know more when I hook up the tube amp. Funny how I like to setup low cost but great audio and just not into the very high end gear when I used to have multiple race cars I built up to $100k into some of them.

I spent a ton more on car audio than I ever did on home audio because I seldom had time to listen to it, usually out doing sports or building race cars. I did have a sound quality competition Tacoma, first big system Mac amps, Dynaudio drivers, Zapco processors, DAC, etc...beat a prior world champ in front of his NFL starting linemen customers:) Then rebuilt again, $25k in gear(retail, I paid about half) $7k component speakers with 100 watts per tweeter and 200 per midrange, custom built Arc Audio amps, custom built dual midbasses with 300 watts per driver. Custom built subs with 1kw each. Custom modded Image Dynamic crossovers,

dual 20 bit ladder DAC, 20V balanced out of DAC and through processors, had some serious dynamic range.