Jfz, I have only heard the Oppo 95 with and without the Exemplar mods. Everyone in the room immediately said the moded unit was best. Were I to buy a universal player, it would be the Exemplar moded Oppo 95. I use a Mac Mini music server.
I heard a John Tucker modified Shanling CDP about 7 years ago, and it was the most analog sounding unit I had heard at that time. Not a hint of digital artifact.
The next meeting of the Pacific Northwest Audio Society should include an Audiologist....
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