P Floding wrote: > In addition I don't think cranking out DACs is such an impressive thing > compared to a lot of electronics engineering. It's a bunch of standard > parts, after all.
Isn't that where we were in the late 70s, all amplifiers sound alike because they all have the same parts and same gross ratings (power, THD, etc.) :-) Audiophiles, by definition, believe there are differences. The art of engineering is not to make the best possible thing, it is making the best things at a specific price. It is not a lot of challenge to make, say an FM radio, but to make one with under $1.50 worth of parts requires thinking. Doing it under $0.75 takes far more. And don't discount layout quite so quickly. How you arrange the parts makes a big difference. YMMV, etc -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
