Someone said a $17K. Man oh man oh man. I have a Schiit Modi 3 and Gustard x26 pro. The differences are there, but not as noticeable as one would think.
Do hi-end DACs offer true value or diminishing return...
These two hi-fedelity recordings posted on Youtube allow one to audition the state-of-the-art, highly raved R2R DACs with values ranging from $850 all the way to $6,500. Please use headphone or, play back to your stereo system if you think your system is revealing enough. The question to ask to yourself is that the true hi-end (w/ high price tag) gears offer you true values or just a diminishing-return foolproof. In my system, I do hear the differences but, to me, the differences might not be that significant to justify the luxious spending. Maybe my system is not revealing enough. Maybe the recording quality through the on-line broadcasting degrades. How about you? Do you hear major differences?
Terminator Plus ($6.5k), Venus II ($3k)
Terminator $4.5k, Ares II ($850)
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@mahgister , amen. |
I jumped from a midrange DAC (about $2k) to a much more expensive one. But of course I didn’t trust myself so I asked two professional level musicians to be my judges. Took about 12 seconds for both to describe 1/4 and 1/8 notes on a bassoon that I didn’t have a clue about. My point being that bias is huge. You really have to get a neutral involved to get rid of the bias. |
there is a correlation with the price... do you want to understand it? - a good analogy - drive a cheap Korean or American car ... and then try a BMW 750 Li or a Mercedes S class ... You can also get by with less money and get acceptable sound quality. You can’t get by with small funds - this is a lie ... start from 10 K |
Funny. When you call professionals, and ask about adding more DAC, changing a DAC, etc. … they’ll usually ask the question: “Well, can you REALLY tell the difference?” And I’ll have to say, “No” There are just too many variables which have even more opinions. There are no facts. Your ears and your room are the only facts… but they cannot be compared to another’s… same deal. |
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