@ptss
Yes, you can clearly hear the difference even with excellent conditioning and ancillary components. With my 203, I'm using a Shunyata 6000/S line conditioner, VH Audio Airsine PC, MIT Oracle digital cable to my EMM Labs DA2 DAC and the unit is sitting on four HRS Nimbus Assemblies, and the difference between the stock SPS and a LPS was pretty amazing. Not only improved audio - particularly a huge drop in the noise floor and removing glare, but also a more natural presentation of video for BDs.
I wasn't really sold on that Oppo mod LPS given that it had no heat spreader and was way more expensive than other models without explaining why. Since I only use the 203 for BR, I got a digital only LPS and disconnected the analog board (which also helps). The LPS cost around $150 on ebay and is amazing. No complaints. I ended up also changing the IEC and internal cabling of the 203 which brought further improvements but the LPS was the game changer.
Yes, you can clearly hear the difference even with excellent conditioning and ancillary components. With my 203, I'm using a Shunyata 6000/S line conditioner, VH Audio Airsine PC, MIT Oracle digital cable to my EMM Labs DA2 DAC and the unit is sitting on four HRS Nimbus Assemblies, and the difference between the stock SPS and a LPS was pretty amazing. Not only improved audio - particularly a huge drop in the noise floor and removing glare, but also a more natural presentation of video for BDs.
I wasn't really sold on that Oppo mod LPS given that it had no heat spreader and was way more expensive than other models without explaining why. Since I only use the 203 for BR, I got a digital only LPS and disconnected the analog board (which also helps). The LPS cost around $150 on ebay and is amazing. No complaints. I ended up also changing the IEC and internal cabling of the 203 which brought further improvements but the LPS was the game changer.