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Thoughts on using the DAC in my oppo 205 with a CD Transport.

Hello,

I have been somewhat disappointed with the Redbook CD playback using my oppo 205. It's not that it always sounds bad, sometimes it actually sounds quite nice. I would say my biggest complaint is the lack of micro details, the light cymbal taps and other fine background sounds that make music so enjoyable. 

Since I can input a digital source to the oppo (Optical, Coaxial, or USB) and use the SABRE 32 DAC inside, I've been thinking of trying a CD Transport. Possibly the Audiolab 7000CDT. My system consists of the Simaudio Moon 600i integrated amp driving Focal L&R Utopia Be loudspeakers. 

My question is, would this arrangement provide me improved (and or) more detailed sound than I'm currently getting?

Thank you for your thoughts and knowledge!

Gary

gakman
mihorn
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larsman

@mihorn - I've got an MSB Analog DAC ~~ when it was new, it was way more than $5000 with the matching MSB power supply, which you would definitely want to get with this. 

I don't  understand what you mean. I was saying all separate DACs sound veiled and distorted and the proof is the video in my last post.  Alex/Wavetouch

mahler123
4,022 posts
 

I’d recommend a Bryston DAC 3 which is what I use with my 105.  I have a lot of SACD and use the HDMI inputs for the DSD.  Don’t know what it goes for used but someone quoted $2K up thread 

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jayctoy
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On HDCD , SACD  my oppo 972 sounds spectacular.

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larsman
3,160 posts
 

@mihorn - Hi, I was responding to this....

DAC Comparison. Vermeer2 ($20k). Denafrips Ares ($2k), COS D1V2 ($3k), MSB Analog DAC ($5k), APL HiFi DSD MR ($13k)

rwwear
2,917 posts
 

The Oppo can definitely output SACD through HDMI and every high quality DSD DAC should have HDMI inputs to support SACD and BluRay audio which is usually higher quality than SACD.

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