A quite famous amp designer friend just got a stock 105. He was disappointed that the digital inputs only are good to 96/24. Whereas, the new computer USB input is good to 192/24. He also measured the unbalanced outputs and didn't think the sound quality was that good. He'll probably return it and get a 95 and have Dan mod that. He's borrowed my modded 95 and loves it with the Sophia tubes, etc. I was going to get the 105 and have Dan mod it but I think I'll just keep my 95 and my Berkeley Dac 2 and Alpha USB and use that for my computer. I also run digital out straight from the Oppo to my Dac and the sound is terrific - more resolved than the tube output stage, which is great for certain material.
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