Should I sell my DAC


I have the upgrade itch and am thinking of selling my OPPO 105 player. Currently I am using the player’s fantastic USB dac to play Tidal web player in my office driving powered KEF speakers. No need for Blu ray anymore and don’t use the unit as transport. If I sell the player for $650 - is there a better USB dac than OPPO 105 in the $1100 range? I prefer advice and recommendations from folks that have heard the OPPO USB dac. 
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Showing 1 response by rbstehno

The dac in the oppo isn’t that good. If you have a $2000 budget, you will definitely hear a big improvement in SQ. Also, you can get a much better dac by spending $4000 and then get a much better dac by spending $7000. I like my $7000 dac more than some of the others that sell for $15k but the DCS would be an improvement but not worth the cost for the difference in SQ IMO.
Also, the bluenode streamer isn’t that good. The Auralic Mini is better for a few hundred $$$$ if you can find 1. I used to own 1 for my living room. If you want a much better streamer for $1000, get a used Auralic Aries, used to own 1 of these too. If you want something cheap and can stream music from iTunes or be used as a Roon endpoint, get a 3rd generation Apple TV, I use these in 6 rooms around the house for background music, same quality as the bluenode streamer.