I bought an Oppo 105 to use as a coax digital output to feed a dac. Can't say what the difference was/is because I haven't bothered using it on its own...I wanted to know it was (supposed to be) good all alone in case I felt like giving it a try someday but mostly as a back-up if I ever had any dac issues...My dac is a brand new Lampizator Level 4 Gen 4 and it's spectacular...I honestly can't imagine better (I gave up my Bryston BDA-1 for it which I really enjoyed...) it is truly a marvel. Maybe the Oppo is darn good? But I can't help you answer that at the moment. All told I have approximately 176 of the 200 required break-in hours and I couldn't be happier with the combo. (Yes, I know I could have paid a fraction of the price for something else as a transport/coax output but the reviews of the Oppo lead me to believe it was a good price/performance ratio for my system if I ever had to rely on it alone for any stretch of time). Good luck with your decision.
External DAC For Oppo 105 At What Cost?
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Approximately how much would you have to spend on an external DAC to significantly better the sound of the internal Dac in the Oppo 105?
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Approximately how much would you have to spend on an external DAC to significantly better the sound of the internal Dac in the Oppo 105?
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