@tony1954 Check out my post 4 above you.
DAC 'Scam' Vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sg1nYLmLCw
The TL:DW is that any well made Dac should not be more than $200 and anything above that doesn't sound any better since they all use similar cheap chips to do the D/A conversion. Anything above $200 for a DAC is basically snake oil and theres no improvement in sonics.
Appreciate your insights.
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Extremely well said guys. The concept of the pre-pre amp and the importance of the analog stage.. also what about R2R dacs... the chip does it all argument falls apart there. My experience is that dacs can make a big difference sonically and I could easily hear differences in many of the dacs I had. Right now my ANK 4.1x has a very distinct sound relative to my denafrips terminator or PS DS mk1. Its weird to me how you could make such a big mistake by simplifying everything to 'a chip is a chip'. When I posted about this on head-fi surprisingly many people were actually agreeing with the guy in the video and it left me scratching my head. |
@rwwear how is the dcs law suit thing related to this thread? |