Doggitter, Mrvco is correct - any of these dacs will perform.
Which ones suites your ears we just don't know
Better than the oppo? -I would have to hear it, but probably.
I was surprised exactly how good my Pioneer Elite D_45a sounded considering it's not really "hi-fi" - but the Bifrost really is in a different league - and now the dvd sounds as good using the s/pdif output into the DAC.
I also like Jesse Cook, but even better is his band member Nicholas Hernandez - a great guitar player. Sounds great through the Bifrost :-)
What you will get from the dacs mentioned here over the Oppo is the dynamics - but use a really good power cable.
The question here maybe is - will the performance attained be worth the outlay? - only you can answer that one :-)
So, audition a couple - if its difficult to get a home audition take your Oppo to the store and ask them to do an a/b compare to some DACs
At least you'll get some idea of any performance gap.
Go for a higher priced DAC just to gauge how the Oppo's performance compares.
Other than that I'm not sure what else to suggest?
Which ones suites your ears we just don't know
Better than the oppo? -I would have to hear it, but probably.
I was surprised exactly how good my Pioneer Elite D_45a sounded considering it's not really "hi-fi" - but the Bifrost really is in a different league - and now the dvd sounds as good using the s/pdif output into the DAC.
I also like Jesse Cook, but even better is his band member Nicholas Hernandez - a great guitar player. Sounds great through the Bifrost :-)
What you will get from the dacs mentioned here over the Oppo is the dynamics - but use a really good power cable.
The question here maybe is - will the performance attained be worth the outlay? - only you can answer that one :-)
So, audition a couple - if its difficult to get a home audition take your Oppo to the store and ask them to do an a/b compare to some DACs
At least you'll get some idea of any performance gap.
Go for a higher priced DAC just to gauge how the Oppo's performance compares.
Other than that I'm not sure what else to suggest?