after TT upgrade, digital sounds like crap- help

"06-14-13: Radambe
Would it make sense to try a tubed DAC or just a different DAC for that matter? The MusicHall 25.3 looks interesting. I bought the Oppo to use specifically as a DAC. I'm still within the window of being able to return the thing, but I'd honestly be surprised if I'd find such a huge difference moving to something else. Am I wrong? The difference using some of my best case scenario records is pretty vast. Switching back to the digital after listening for a few minutes sounds like someone just put a huge midrange cut filter on the preamp output. What I wanted was the mac D100 but didn't want to spend beyond the Oppo (whatever it was like $1100 or so).

In terms of trying some CD playback..... I do not own a single CD. I could burn one I guess, hehehe."

If you go on like this, you will be disappointed. You can't take something that doesn't sound right to begin with and patch it up somehow so it competes with something that does sound right. You can't get more than what you started with. The solutions you are talking about can only take away/hide aspects of the sound that you don't like.

Before I go further, I'd like you to answer a question, if you can. Its regarding you DAC (The Oppo you mention). Leading up to its purchase, how much consideration did you give to the analog portion of the DAC? And what made you choose it overall?

Send your Oppo 105 to Modright for a tube mod upgrade. It will now compete very well with your vinyl setup.

I have the same experience after replacing the old belt on my P3-24 with a Rega White belt and Groovetracer sub platter. It is more musical than my tube CD player. My 74 year old mother commented on the difference when she was visiting!!
Since my wife and I listen to classical, jazz as well as rock and our CD collection is huge we need both formats. My Ayon CD player does a very good job and didn't break the bank at around $2000 used. We enjoy CD's very much.

It does make me wonder how much better ultra expensive DACs and CD players fare against vinyl. Think about Audio Note Dacs that cost over $20000??? I would like to hear them side by side with vinyl. And if you believe that digital cannot compete with vinyl, at what price point is the sweet spot for digital?

My Modright Oppo 105 sounds better than the Playback Designs I had which sells for 17,000.00. The Oppo with mod is around 4,000.00.

I'm curious, you bought the Oppo BDP-105 for the sole purpose to stream music and not to play movies or CDs? Did you research any DACs in that price range at the time?
Seems like most people here use it for it's excellent multi-purpose functions. Again, just curious.