Jeff Moore Wrote: > > I think you might be a little confused about the nature of these > Panasonic receivers, assuming that they're just like everybody else's. > These units (unless *I*'ve gotten really befuddled along the way) use > an Equibit-chip-based power DAC -- which is to say that this PWM DAC is > (essentially) connected directly to the speakers, and powers them. Mea Culpa. Panasonic's web page about the XR55 didn't make this obvious. Now that you've explained what sort of device the XR55 is, I agree that using an external DAC with it makes no sense.
Of course, a PWM power amp is essentially a DAC that delivers a high current output sufficient to drive speakers, so in a strict sense there is still a DAC involved, as there ultimately must be if you want to get music out of the system, unless you can build a speaker that uses pistons driven directly by digital impulses. (As far as I am aware, nobody has yet successfully built such a speaker, although I did read about an experimental design of that type a few years ago: I don't *think* it was an April Fool's joke :-). -- cliveb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22502 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
