Are You Using A Separate DAC With Your Oppo 105?

That would be a complete waste of money given the quality of the Oppo DAC and the 105's analog outputs. If the external DAC had a better analog output stage than maybe. A potentially an expensive proposition.

Kal - Oppo already does DSD from SACD, so I assume you mean they are planning to implement DSD decoding from the USB/coax inputs, correct? Have they committed to this ? Thanks for the heads up. That could be a game changer for me.

If you are using a separate DAC you might as well go for the 103 instead of the 105 and save yourself 700 bucks.

I have the 105 and also a Halide HD DAC and they are both very close in sound, and both very good.

Mitch, my comment was in comparison to the original Perfectwave not the mk. II. Regardless, I think the Perfectwave I is a terrific dac and best I heard in its class when it was newer. If the Oppo is even close, that's pretty great for the price. Cheers,

Spencer

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Spencer, thanks for the clarification. Even still, the original Perfect Wave was $3k. The Oppo 105 is looking better every day.
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