Sorry to ask this SACD question, but

I recently contacted Oppo as I want to compare the SACD hybrid layer on my 195. Apparently it cannot be done, or it might, IF connected to a monitor where I can switch settings. Even it that works it would mean keeping the monitor connected

And since the 105 is currently my only source it auto selects SACD only, but via the analog outs, which in my case is XLRs

I also have a dac pre connected via Optical and coax, but the hybrid layer will not play through them

Odd, but true

glupson

Well not exactly. I did state which however what I wrote was, 

"Oppo as I want to compare the SACD hybrid layer on my 195."

so I missed that I hit the 9 instead of the 0, but, Oppo doesn't make a 195.

Shouldn't we all have been able to make that correction

glup,

further down not only did I state 105, but using XLRs which are only available on the 105/205 players...: 

"And since the 105 is currently my only source it auto selects SACD only, but via the analog outs, which in my case is XLRs"

Has your friend contacted Oppo to see whether they have an update that could solve his issues  

I have been doing just that since getting a new WireWorld XLR

It depends on the recording.

I have listened to several Chesky DVD-A over the last few days after a long list of SACDs over the prior week

Even amongst the 4 Cheskys, the Livingston Taylor sounds the best

I don’t play redbook through the 105 as it sounds much better through my Marantz HD CD 1 and Audio Alchemy DAC/pre via WireWorld coak

The 105 is a jack of all trades but a master of none. That said the DVD-A and SACDs can sound really good

hth

very true curious

One of the things I hear in some DVD-As or SACDs sounds like congestion, which COULD be because of their much higher frequency range and my 175wpc class D simply runs out of gas in my large room.

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