External DAC For Oppo 105 At What Cost?

Forgot to add FYI the Lampizator ranges from about $5K - $6K depending on options.

Good point, Mitch. It never seems to end for us audiophiles.

05-31-13: Mitch4t
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Jfz, you know it doesn't end there. If I got it modified by Modwright, I'd probably still want to know how much I'd have to spend to significantly better the DAC in the modded unit. As far as I know Modwright doesn't do any mods to the DAC.
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Mitch4t (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread

That's a ridiculous question. The only way to know is buy everything in the market and compare them for YOURSELF.

Hi Lissnr, if you ever get bored one night, plug straight into the Oppo and give it a listen. Just like the original poster, I'm very interested in an answer to this question.

Mitch,
Modwright puts an excellent tube output stage on the DAC.....so yes, the DAC is improved with his mod. I also mod the 105 and also change the clock to the DAC and modify the power supply to the DAC as well as a host of other things. So, a modified 105 has a mucho better DAC. A Lampizator or other expensive DAC might sound better than my modified 105 (using simple zero feeback j-fet buffer for output stage)...but have not compared it to other such options. I would think several $1500+ DACs (Eastern Electric with Dexa op amps, Exasound, Mytek, etc.) would beat the stock 105 DAC/output stage.....but my modified DAC/output stage is way, way better than stock. None of the above mentioned DACs has as pure an output stage as mine. They all use the same DAC chip, as well.