PS Audio DirectStream DAC measurements by ASR


ranjithkp
ASR only likes DACs from obscure makers in China that you’ve never heard of.
This is BS, he is the only one that gives unbiased and almost complete set of test measurements.
He says he doesn't say what he likes and dislikes the sound of , because it would be subjective only.
He is there to supply for those "fortunate to understand them", completely unbiased sets of measurements.
And for those that don't/can't understand them, TO BAD! make an effort to learn how to read them. 

Cheers George
Never heard DirectStream. I use Chord M-Scaler/Qutest. I am analogue guy and Chord is first and only digital that makes music to my ears.
I learn here it measures excellent too. Seems Robert Watts really knows his stuff ...
Owned one very popular Chinese dac with very good measurements -  pure dreck.
Just discovered this thread because I am very interested in PS Audio Stellar Gaincell. The negative review shook me a bit, and the back and forth over it is quite charged. As a novice, I don't have an opinion on the "Do measurements matter?" question, though a recent interview Steve Guttenberg did with John Atkinson did raise the role of measurements. They're not be all, end all, but they tell you if equipment is meeting established standards. At the very least, the negative review that Amir did established some differences between measurement claims vs. what he measured. That, at least, merits some rebuttal from the makers.
Not True! ASR measured the Chord Qutest and it was SOTA and Stereophile measurements had the same results. I own it and it’s fantastic! 😆