price of Oppo players threw the roof

For anyone interested in modding their OPPO 203, Clones Audio is putting out it's last batch of their second version of their power supply kit. 

All the best,
Nonoise

@pokey77 ,
I've been considering it but swapping out the power board in my 103 gave me much better sound and a bit of improvement in the picture.  Definitely worth it, IMHO. 

For just $900 more than the cost of the OPPO, I may get a new integrated (though I don't need it) that, from what I've gleaned, may set a new standard in the price/performance area.

Everything is tempting when you've saved up and it burns a hole in your pocket. 😄

All the best,
Nonoise

After reading of this new and final shipment, I emailed OPPO an hour ago about any chance of some 203 players as well and was told that there's only going to be 205 units coming. Oh well.

Well, you could throw a looking glass but a roof....

For those, like me, who missed out on the 203 or 205 by not responding fast enough, try modding the power supply. For my 103, I got a cheap linear power board unit to replace the digital one and the results were profound. 

Bass just slams, deeply, and dialogue is better. Overall the sound is better as is the picture. More pop and color saturation. My SACD player is still better but the gap was narrowed, just a bit, when it comes to music playback.

My only complaint was that the board is mounted on a 1/4" thick plate that's about 1mm too long so it abuts the inside of the case before it should. One side bolts down fine but the other side doesn't align enough to use the other two bolts. It's in there tight and works fine.

If you're lucky to have gotten the 203 or 205, or still have the 105, check out Clones Audio for their power board. It's the way I'd go. Plug and replace with video to help guide you.

All the best,
Nonoise