What is most important and what will deliver best performance is clock synchronization from server to DAC.The dac should be the master, and and sources to be clocked to it.
Cheers George
It's time to replace my 2009 factory-modded Wadia S7i with a current R2R DAC.
Having finally emerged from the rabbit hole of review leading on to review (doubting I'd ever come back), I found that most assess their DAC's performance based on source input from computers or servers.
But I have a collection of cd's that I wouldn't live long enough to load into a server, nor do I foresee streaming from commercial libraries or using USB/HDMI connectivity.
So, my question:: do present-day machines perform equally as well using native mode PCM hard discs played from a transport ?
Oh and ..have any lovers of the Wadia house sound found equivalent sound in a R2R DAC ?
Thanks,
- John
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dr-johnIf you like me, cherish your PCM Redbook cd collection, then yes stay with an R2R dac. As nothing does PCM like an R2R ladder dac. The only trouble is now the major audio dac converter chip manufactures don’t make them anymore, way too expensive to manufacturer a R2R dac chips compared to today's DSD Delta Sigma dac chips. Hopefully the manufactures will wake up and see that now R2R lovers are buying today's discrete R2R dacs, then maybe they’ll start making them again. If you search, I have listed somewhere a list of hiend discrete R2R dacs. Here’s just a couple of many out there, I suggest you look at these very good sounding R2R dacs, which will make your DC’s sound the best. And you have a great transport in that Wadia S7i, maybe use it? MSB "The Discrete DAC" Denafrips "Terminator" (level 2 or 3) Cheers George |