You can also use the Oppo as a transport. I use a 105 as a transport into a Bryston 3 DAC. I play the DSD layer of SACD over HDMI into the Bryston HDMI.
As for the rest of your question, which is what DAC to pair with the transport, there are many threads here. The first is your budget, which I gather is $1500. I would be looking at Schiit, the Mytek Liberty.
Have you tried using the Marantz as a transport and the Oppo as a DAC?
As for the rest of your question, which is what DAC to pair with the transport, there are many threads here. The first is your budget, which I gather is $1500. I would be looking at Schiit, the Mytek Liberty.
Have you tried using the Marantz as a transport and the Oppo as a DAC?