oppo udp 205 vs. oppo sonica dac

[photonblur]

I'm interested in a sq. comparison of the oppo

sonica dac vs. the oppo udp 205 for usb in

rca analogue stereo out.  I'm not concerned with

video or multichannel applications.  I heard a

205 with an uptone regen before and after a

72 hr. burnin.  The improvement was dramatic.

Are power supplies and dac implementations

identical, or are there factors that may favor

the sound quality of one over the other?

thanks,

 

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[trl]

The stereo part (digital + analogical) seems about the same, so if you're interested only for PCM/DSD stereo content you should be fine with Sonica. Archimago has an in-depth review about this DAC, just find his blog and have a read. You can also check high resolution pictures with inside components for both devices and you'll see that they're virtually the same for the PCM/DSD part.

 

In case you need the BlueRay too, then 205 is probably the right choice.