cindyment
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| Next best exponential DAC quality level? The cost for achieving state of the art sound, however, is high for both (at this point in time). @david_ten , Define state of the art for digital. I mean truly define it. At what point, in clear, concise words, does a DAC become state of th... | |
| What, in your opinion, should the rules be for YouTube Reviews? On a lighter note, why would anyone pay attention to someone who named their business for a mental disorder...ocd? Have you never met another audiophile? :-) | |
| Does Lumin x1 needs a dac ? does a good dac will improve it ? @haimr , what is at the output of your Lumin DAC? -- A transformer. Why? To give it a transformer sound, most associated with tube amps. There really is no other reason to use a transformer. You can’t avoid what that transformer is going to do to ... | |
| What, in your opinion, should the rules be for YouTube Reviews? His take down appeared to be somewhat on point, though those so called "industrial" power supply capacitors are every bit as good as used as anything with an exotic audio name on it. The build quality of the Constellation stuff did look pretty po... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? @martinman , I typed two responses, but when they posted, they both came out blank so I deleted them. Maybe a browser issue. The $99 DAC obviously lacks electrical isolation that will ensure the best performance in all systems, but the chip in th... | |
| Can the digital "signal" be over-laundered, unlike money? I don't want to misinterpret you or misquote you, so could you please write this more clearly before i reply? For example, are you saying that timing/jitter does not matter on the USB interface? If so, you are confusing a purely data signal with ... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? Devices using the ES9038PRO chip include the ~$99 Khadas tone board, the ~$14,000 Lumin X1, and many others at price points all over the map. Same DAC chip (or different versions of the same DAC chip) with many different implementations and colla... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? That’s absolutely correct. Then why do you and others keep insisting that a tube based DAC is inferior, has poor SQ compared to SS? Oh yeah, it’s the specs. An example of a well built, well implemented DAC is made by Audio Note. The designer has... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? There is no right or wrong in this hobby. There are only personal subjective preferences to what makes music sound good to each individual. I don't understand why that is so hard to understand and accept. Because while there are rights and wro... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? That’s like saying once amps reach a certain point there’s no difference. Once they do, there isn't. @djones51 — you’re absolutely delusional. ASR is calling. Why this toxicity? This is easy to show. @djones51 is correct. That doe... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? What should be compared is sound signature of a Delta Sigma Dac vs a multibit or ladder Dac. Once you reach a particular level of accurate reproduction and you use the same reconstruction/analog filters, there is no sound signature for Delta-Si... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? 11-30-2021 12:42am Those who don’t use tubes assume a tube DAC, or tubes in general, are always syrupy and full of distortion. Topology and tube selection matter; it’s very possible for a Dac using tubes to sound detailed and neutral. I’... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? I couldn't believe the added detail when hearing the same song on Qobuz. The volume increased when he switched to Qobuz. I asked him why and he told me the increased resolution acts like increasing the volume because of the added resolution. ... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? When you take the time to learn how audio works, and then instead of wasting your money on things like magic fuses, over priced cable, AC noise isolators that do nothing, Schuman toys, teensy acoustic resonators, and all manor of stuff that does l... | |
| What is PRaT If people use the term PRaT a lot, they are probably a prat. I suggest the Urban Dictionary for the best reference. |