Jragsda, glad to hear you are enjoying your DNA-1.
I came up with the DNA (Distributed Node Architecture) design specifically because I do believe that it is audibly beneficial to eliminate (as much as possible) the connectors and wiring between the output devices and the source of their "instantaneous" current. At the same time, the capacitors used may be smaller individually and still add-up to a large effective capacitance. The capacitors still have to be carefully chosen for their audio characteristics, but it has been my experience that these physically smaller caps often have better audio performance (particularly at high frequencies) than their larger brethren. While it is difficult (or impossible) to defend this position from a strictly engineering / measurement standpoint, I note that a fair number of other amplifier designers have adopted this technique since the DNA-1 came out.
Best regards,
Steve McCormack
SMc Audio
I came up with the DNA (Distributed Node Architecture) design specifically because I do believe that it is audibly beneficial to eliminate (as much as possible) the connectors and wiring between the output devices and the source of their "instantaneous" current. At the same time, the capacitors used may be smaller individually and still add-up to a large effective capacitance. The capacitors still have to be carefully chosen for their audio characteristics, but it has been my experience that these physically smaller caps often have better audio performance (particularly at high frequencies) than their larger brethren. While it is difficult (or impossible) to defend this position from a strictly engineering / measurement standpoint, I note that a fair number of other amplifier designers have adopted this technique since the DNA-1 came out.
Best regards,
Steve McCormack
SMc Audio