'outboard' high end dac's

Hi !

So you are in luck. :)  The 105 (but not the 103) has USB 2.0 outputs! :)

That means you can use any USB 2.0 DAC that is described as "driverless" for Linux or OSX.  Of course, you can also use the regular SPDIF outputs as well, but most DAC's will have higher jitter.

I really like latest Mytek, but I am not sure if Oppo outputs DSD via USB or not, I have not tried it.  Other good USB 2.0  options I like are Schiit..... well that's all I've heard lately. :)  I've heard good things about the Ayre Codex.

A good budget USB solution is the Fiio X5. I don't like it via headphones so much but the line level outputs are outstanding and it will do DSD.

I'm sure others will chip in as well.

Best,


Erik

My Rega DAC makes beautiful music (with my 105), and has a reasonable cost.

+1 for Schiit DAC's.
You should call them/email them regarding the DCD/PSM issue-which I have no knowledge of.
Though I can say, they are very reasonably priced and perform as well as higher priced products.

I really like my PS Audio DirectStream. It is fairly high priced at $6k new, but there are used ones available for almost half that. The bonus is the firmware has been updated several times and each time it improves the DAC for free!

Do you have a budget in mind?