Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well


Hello,
whether it’s worth looking into old dac such as
Spectral SDR 2000,
Mark Levinson No.35 (36)
or so Sonic Frontiers Sfd-2 Mk2 DAC.

Digital audio is the fasted moving, now improving category out there
Because to this day they have no usb connection or other options.
But is it necessary?
Or is it better to still focus on a truly time-tested sound?

(sorry for my English)
miglos

Showing 1 response by maxwellseq

The current generation of DACs are all measurably better than their predecessors, but you may not feel that is important.
There is better understanding of clock architectures including phase behaviours. There is also better understanding of how noise is handled.
For Red Book discs and files (44100Hz), how the "brick-wall" filters are implemented should have audible impacts.