I had a 777, replaced it with an Oppo 105, and then with a few DACs. Each step an improvement. However, since you thumbs downed the Oppo 205, who knows what you would think? Order a DAC with a return policy and experiment away!
New DAC for Sony SCD-777ES SACD player.?
I still love my Richard Kern modified Sony SACD
player. In my ears better than Oppo
UDP-205 that I bought to replace it with. It is now almost 20 years since
these came out.
Like many of these units, the SACD laser is not
working as well. But CD is still flawless.
How about buying a DAC for Redbook?
Would a Schiit, Benchmark, Mytek, iFi, or Ayre make a real difference.
(The musical experience from my analog turntable set up is still much superior.)
Thank you.