IMHO, and I believe many share this opinion, AudioScienceReview's commentary should be taken with a pound of salt. Notice that the review does not go into detail about how the unit sounds. They seem to get hung up on insanely minimal and inaudible distortion levels ( e.g. .005 vs .007). They also have very strong personal biases that color their reviews.
How Good Is The DAC in An Opportunity UDP-205?
I just read an interesting forum post (https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/is-oppo-worth-the-inflated-price) on the now inflated price of the Oppo UDP-205 universal player. In the post there was a reference to this review on the Oppo-UDP-205 DAC; https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-oppo-udp-205-u... I am intrigued by the references to the "Audiosciencereview" review of the Oppo UDP-205 DAC. I am not familiar with the three other DACs the Oppo is being compared with; Schiit Yggdrasil, RME-ADI-2 Pro and Topping DX7s. Anyone care to comment on the review or the overall performance of the Oppo 205 DAC? My interpretation is; the Oppo UDP-205 DAC is superb and extremely good value for money.