Different DAC chips and different implementations leads to different sounding DAC, sometimes it's subtle, sometimes not. I experienced enough that I cannot take seriously anyone claiming the opposite. For example the W4S DAC-2 and ifi Pro iDSD sound very different, and the difference is easy to notice within seconds. One is neutral-cold while the other leans more on the warm side.
Perhaps some people start to have enough of cold and analytical modern DAC and think that vintage is the only way to go. But some modern DAC do sound musical and engaging and are not that expensive.
Perhaps some people start to have enough of cold and analytical modern DAC and think that vintage is the only way to go. But some modern DAC do sound musical and engaging and are not that expensive.