Is OPPO losing it's way?


Their new 'upgrade' Sonica DAC is using the new ESS ES9038PRO Sabre Dac; while the new
UHD player UDP-203 uses the new AKM (4458). What gives? Why not just use the best for both-especially with the promise of UHD?
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I don't know about the Oppo Sonica.  It uses a switching power supply and from my own experiments that is a big no-no in analog stages.  I have also tried iFi audiophile power adapters that uses noise cancelling technology and my $40 linear power supply decimated it.  I measured the noise on a Tektronix 150Mhz analog scope and the switching supply had more noise although both were quite low and I was getting to the limits of my scope.