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| Are DAC's overpriced? @audioengr The Oppo 203 uses AKM 4458’s , should people avoid that? As you said, implementation is everything, which is why the Benchmark DAC3 using the ESS 9018 still outclasses cheeped products using the better 9038 (of course this is measureme... | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless Internal vs External DAC ?? I know this is a super late response in reference to when this was posted, but as the LS50W has internal DSP, all analog inputs get converted to digital, it is impossible to get a more accurate/cleaner signal other than using the internal DAC, may... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? @captbeaver ESS Saber chips (9018 and newer 9038 are very popular) AKM chips (4458 is probably the most popular chip out there, they have higher end ones like the 4490 and such). There’s a few other brands, but nowadays these two make up the ma... | |
| The Border Patrol DAC - Maybe linearity in a DAC is bad ... Spitballing At the end of the day, you hear what you hear, and it’s your money. And no, I’m not having my own definition of cold. Cold is the opposite of warm, warm sound is rolled off highs (like ELAC speakers, Andrew Jones himself states this is intentiona... | |
| The Border Patrol DAC - Maybe linearity in a DAC is bad ... Spitballing @charles1dad @nonoise Because all these listening impressions are done knowing the brand/price/looks. Unless you are doing double-blind, quick-switching, level-matched comparisons, it is scientifically impossible to thoroughly compare the sound... | |
| Does a DAc that Reclocks Remove Jitter from Sonos Connect @jefflz virtually inaudible except under very rare circumstances Pretty much. If @audioengr’s measurements are accurate, the SONOS Connect has 9ns of jitter (which I see in the table on the graph, but then for his product, I see it reading 70pse... | |
| How do you properly set up a horn speaker They are treated no different. Horns are just waveguides (and yours are more like traditional waveguides on say a studio monitor rather than a true horn on like Advantgarde), and all they do is focus the far off-axis sound emission forward, giving... | |
| The Border Patrol DAC - Maybe linearity in a DAC is bad ... Spitballing @mickeyb I found it very transparent Hmm, Stereophile’s measurements show it has some slightly audible distortion, and I was just in conversation with someone who owns one and says he likes that it adds a slight tube sound, and that while not as ... | |
| Does a DAc that Reclocks Remove Jitter from Sonos Connect @lalitk I do not, but as stated, even an $80 DAC can reduce jitter to beyond human audibility (not present in 16Bit content either). Also, do you know what jitter sounds like? It sounds like radio static. Jitter has nothing to do with soundstage... | |
| Does a DAc that Reclocks Remove Jitter from Sonos Connect @jefflz As I stated out in my initial comment. Do not worry, your signal is audibly pristine if using any competent DAC, no benefits can be heard through any mods to reduce jitter at the source, such mods can only be heard if your DAC is incompet... | |
| Marantz sa11 S2 - upgrade to outboard DAC? Stereophile measurements shows it is excellent for CD playback, except maybe Filter 3 as it has high IMD. | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? @geoffkait Again no, it has multiple definitions. A CD has 96dB of dynamic range available, it does not have a 96dB SNR, that’s a measurement of gear (amplifiers, DACs, etc.). | |
| Sorry redundant Best DAC under 600. If you have balanced connections, the SMSL SU-8. | |
| HOME THEATER SPEAKERS, AVR, SUBS SVS is fine then for the sub. DefTech and Klipsch over SVS Prime. | |
| HOME THEATER SPEAKERS, AVR, SUBS 1) Denon and Marantz are sister companies, their receivers’ performances are close enough that they can be treated as identical, main difference really is just the looks/UI. A Denon X4500 is the equivalent to the Marantz SR6013, and if you don’t n... |