You are over-thinking this, IMHO. Get your cables and the Oppo, hook it up and *listen*. If it sounds good to you, you are DONE. If not, then you can start sweating the purchase of a DAC.
I'm betting that you will be quite pleased with the Oppo and can stop spending money...
-RW-
I'm betting that you will be quite pleased with the Oppo and can stop spending money...
-RW-