@islandmandan tell me more about this linear power supply upgrade, what are the benefits? brand and part#? etc. I have owned my 203 for about a year, I think its Really Good at everything it does, but Im not really blown away with Anything it does, esp. cd playback, although i do Love its speed and features. I believe the orig. msrp on this machine was approx. $600, and for that price its an AMAZING piece. Obviously I got mine after the oppo closed its doors and I paid double that, so for $1200 I guess I was expecting too much. As for SACD, I don't own any so have no input, sorry.
Oppo UDP-203
I might have an opportunity to trade for an Oppo UDP-203. Anyone have experience with one for SACD?
My current SACD player is a Pioneer PD-D6-J and it simply can't compete with my current Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC with WE 396A tube and Sparkos op-amps.
Could I expect the Oppo to be a significant upgrade for my Pioneer? I know the Oppo UDP-205 was the more audiophile targeted model.