With an Oppo 205 you do not need a separate pre amp or an additional external DAC. The internal DAC is excellent, and its variable output can be fed straight into a power amplifier. That will save money, and may even sound better.
Basic DAC Question
There are DAC's in my oppo UDP-205 player, my Marantz AV7702mkII pre-amp processor, and I have a PS Audio Directstream DAC en-route. Finally, although this would be exclusively used for vinyl, I am considering adding a Sugarcube sc-1 vinyl noise removal unit.....which in turn has its own internal DAC.
My question is: what is the net impact on a digital audio source's analog output integrity when its routed through so many DAC processors?
Appreciate your guidance on this!