I too have come across this post from Google :). I concur with the above observations. Merlot is extremely musical. I find it lot better than DACs priced above it. Not just DSD, MP3 a very well handled and enjoyable. I am using Oppo 103 and find the OpBox (PLink) to be much cleaner and superior. I have not found a need for Syrah with OpBox and Oppo connected to NAS. I would have taken Syrah had it included a PLink output, unfortunately, USB and ASIO did not excite me to invest on it.
