GaryB;184599 Wrote: > I'm thinking that the electrolytic cap coupling between the DAC chip and > the subsequent op amp stage(s) is probably an impediment to highest > quality sound.
Here we go with the caps again.... WHY do you think that? Is it because of a decades-old audiophile rule of thumb, or do you know something about how to wire up a DAC that I don't? I was well aware of the stigma when I chose that design (which was also recommended by the DAC vendor) and I also tried several other configurations - there are more complicated ways you could do it, and there are also other types of caps you could use. Those specific ones performed the best, and since sound quality was my only objective, I used them. Very often, getting the best performance means breaking some outdated audiophile rules. There is nothing wrong with the design, and I have yet to find a better one - but I am open to suggestions if you can articulate WHY some other design should sound better, and support your ideas with any sort of measured results or controlled listening test. No offense taken, but I am a little exhausted with these sort of debates - they're about as pointless as arguing creationism vs evolution. One is science, and one is "because I say so". I would really like to elucidate this stuff if we can, but it doesn't seem that we all share that goal. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32993 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
