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| What makes a DAC so expensive? Those are some pretty awesome statements, @cal3713 and @douglas_schroeder and @grannyring Your tactic definitely pinches the sarcasm nerve, in me. So, maybe we can be clear here: there is no space here for conversations that get at the heart of va... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? I’m fairly new around here, and I think just about everyone comes with a mixed bag, myself included. In the current thread, djones has maintained an argument with a respectable degree of focus. If counter-arguments are worthy of consideration, sim... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? @djones51 How does the issue of compression figure in? Wouldn't a compressed signal result in distortion? Maybe I need to go over to the technical forum, to dig in a little deeper... Someone brought up OP amps and compression, and power supply, so... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? I'm learning a great deal here. I also find some of the stated/implied money-values interesting and thought provocative. These phrases, particularly: Those that don’t want to spend the money justify having not done so. Those that have spent the mo... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? What I'm seeking to clarify is how "Power supply noise and OP amp compression" influence THD + N?What measurements meaningfully capture power supply noise and OP amp compression? | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? As I don’t have access to Djones financial records, I personally would like to focus on his reasoning, which is sensible as presented. If a $200 DAC measures .0006 THD+N, are we looking at an output value and how does power supply and/or OP amp co... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... I want to update this thread, bring it full-circle, so to speak.I was able to finally develop a conversation with Dennis Had, who built the amp. He asked for a picture of the amp, which has been sitting on a thick slab small side-table type of sta... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? Well, @Mahgister, do you suggest some recordings that work well for you, in analyzing your system/DAC, etc? | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? @jjss49 Thanks for the short course! Your information is helpful!A) Clocking and jitter have been teased out fairly frequently, in my looking about. I know you can buy external re-clockers and spend thousands doing so. B) Schiit claims in their re... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? When it comes to the DAC: Is distortion the only word (or the most important...) in transparency AND full realization of the recorded sonic imagery? I have been lead to believe that some DACs handle detail and soundstage differently than others an... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? @jjss49 I appreciate your remarks, and I'm interested in anything we can point to that would make up that 10% difference. If possible, I'd like to go beyond "parts cost." What are those parts? What space is there in the tech assessment for creativ... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? Amazing! I jumped from here into a search for the Denafrips Ares ii and found the following statement in a review on Amazon:"I did a direct A/B comparison between the Ares II and a PS Audio DirectStream DAC. The DirectStream as I had it configured... | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? So, I took a peak at the innards of two DACs, one of which was referred to, above. I looked into the PS Audio directstream DAC, which costs $6000, and then the Denafrips Ares ii is about $1000.00. This is where a trained eye is really needed, beca... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... Would this do the job?https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-110-220-Volt-AC-DC-Voltage-Tester-VT-8900R/202520892... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... @wolf_garcia My wife thinks I'm being too sensitive about the hum, which doesn't show up at the speakers, as I've already described. Given the sellers description of the "quietest amp he's ever owned" I figured it should be literally dead silent, ... |