Not heard them side by side, but extensively at different times, the Opus by a country mile. I found it more dynamic, detailed, but with no digital harshness. As an aside, I recently heard a friens new Pathos Endorphin, about the best CD I have ever heard, a wide soundstage, smooth, but again retaining detail and the full decay of notes.
I compared the Endorphin with my heavily Modded Shanling CDT100, a much bigger performance gap than I expected, particularly in detail and dynamics. So my next upgrade is an Opus 21, modded by GNSC or the endorphin.
I compared the Endorphin with my heavily Modded Shanling CDT100, a much bigger performance gap than I expected, particularly in detail and dynamics. So my next upgrade is an Opus 21, modded by GNSC or the endorphin.