A Dac about two thousand used

Are there even any reviews of the new Oppo out there? Only been out a week. And judging by the improvements offered by ModWright, the power supply and analog output stages can be improved to a considerable degree.

Not that it doesn't look awesome. But if the OP is looking just for a DAC, then I'd go with a dedicated DAC where money isn't spent on headphone outputs, video circuitry and a transport mechanism.

It would be helpful to know what you currently have and what sound characteristics are important to you and/or you would like to improve. Otherwise this is just shooting in the dark.

Hi soix

I am using
Pass Labs X250.5
Quick silver Linestage (planning to change )
Theta pro DAC
Cec TL1 transport
Harbeth SHL 5

Thanks

Roscoeiii mentioned the Yamamoto YDA-1 DAC. This is a minimalist feature unit with only 1 rca input and output.It has an ultra simple discrete analog circuit(no OP-Amps) with few parts in the signal pathway. The power supply and transformer(150 va) are much over spec`d and premium quality.
In terms of sound,it is stunning with organic realism.
Very rare to find used.This is the epitome of a serious music lover`s component.It gets to the emotional core of music.Shigeki-Sans did an excellent job with this DAC.
Regards,

Clarrie,

Especially since you are running a digital only set-up, you might also want to think about the DSPeaker Dual Core 2.0.

It gives you a DAC and DSP features below 500Hz, as well as a number of other customization features. Got an award in Absoulte Sound and a good review in Stereophile. Very cool unit. Has toslink, USB and analog input capabilities.

And if you aren't a big fan of the internal DAC, the unit can also digitally apply the DSP and EQ and then output a digital signal to the DAC of your choice.