I've been using an EVS modded OPPO BDP105 for the past two years as my system DAC. Mainly playing saved wav and flac files on a solid state hard drive I have connected to it as well as playing music from Tidal which I stream through the Oppo. Using the Oppo App on my I pad the whole arrangement works really well. I am able to switch back and forth between my saved music and Tidal with ease.
I have the upgrade bug again, however, and am starting to look for a new DAC. My question is would it be worth it to spend some serious money on a dedicated Digital Player(Bryston BDP or on of the Aurender products) or just use that money on the DAC itself -- Outputing from my OPPO to the DAC. Would love to stay under $5k if possible.
I should have rephrased that. :) I forgot, not all DAC's do USB as well. They mostly do, and mostly sound much better via USB 2.0 but there's the occasional misfire. :)
I have both the 105 and the Mytek Manhatten. Since adding the Mytek the Oppo has mainly become a transport. The Mytek Brooklyn is cheaper and does MQA, if you care. Tidal is supposed to be adding MQA files.
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