Does Oppo output I2S signal?
Oppo 205 does not but there is a hardware mod for the 105 to do so
Turns out they do not output the DSD signal.
this is description of the hardware mod that can capture DSD out of an Oppo 105
2S Card Upgrade - $220
*This is add on card which extracts the I2S signal from OPPO’s internal digital audio data and transfers via HDMI to the I2S input of DAC’s such as the PS Audio DAC.
With this upgrade all digital audio signals, including SACD and DSD, can be transfered to the outside of the OPPO BD player (These signals can not be transmitted by a normal S/PDIF coaxial or optical output).
Currently, there are no standards for transmitting these I2S signals, but many manufacturers are following the PS Audio standard. This specification uses the HDMI terminal physically (not the HDMI transmission standard).*
I2S Card Features
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Extracts I2S Data Signals
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Can transmit SACD and DSD to DAC’s
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Follows PS Audio Standard
If someone has one of these transports with the card installed, I would be happy to test it and verify it works.
For anyone interested this card is made by oppomod.com
Seems the card is only for the 93, 103 and 203 models. Not a big deal for me. The entire idea is a curiosity.
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I already used this site to upgrade my OppO 203 with linear PSU a few years back including the enhanced disc transport parts. Everything was pretty easy to do. I’m not sure that I use mine enough to upgrade the digital out, and get the I2S module. I have a few DVD audio discs, and a bunch of DVD/BluRay/4k discs.
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Does anyone feel that the latest firmware has made some changes to the sound quality of I2S module?
My DAC was on v26 previously; frankly the sound quality of the I2S module did not impressed me…. I got better sound with AES / EBU.
Today, I realised that there is v27, and thus I updated my DAC with it. Sound became better immediately. Muddy mid-low has gone, dynamics improved.
The changes seem happened to the I2S module only; sound quality of the network renderer and AES / EBU seems not changed.
Is that the latest firmware supposed to do? Or I am just being delusional?
Checking in to say the I2S connection from my Antipodes Kala K-50 to my Premier + DD works great. I don’t have a USB input module to compare it to. It sounds fantastic. Tons of detail. Setup was a breeze.
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