OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1

Regardless of what Benchmark says and others believe, there is a difference in sound when using different transports.

I "think" there are other factors that can make these differences be different with different setups. (Way to much use of the word "different"!) Whereby one hears differences in transports where another in their setup doesn't experience this, hence disagreements and confusion.

Brian

Sorry if no one likes to hear that...

I have no problem hearing this, what I am alluding to is that the differences you heard "may" not have been heard using a different DAC or the like.

Ykk, I have not used the pieces you are inquiring about, but the performance of the Oppo and DAC1 should definately be better than the Oppo alone. (I am assuming the Oppo player in question has a COAX or Toslink output.)

As for there being better DAC's, this will always be subjective, but the DAC1 is well thought of by many. When looking into a DAC, just be sure the DAC reclocks the signal.

My only concern is that the transport mechanism may not be up to the build of even a Rotel RCD-1072 CDP...

I tend to think you are more concerned about this than need be.

Brian