Nonreality wrote: > pfarrell;357564 Wrote: >> The DAC built into a SB3 is decent, as good as you should expect in a >> $200 device, after all the SB3 is just a display, cpu and a $200 DAC. > > I really think the most expensive thing in an SB3 is the vacuum > display. I think the dac (just the chip) isn't over $20 US That's not > including all the design and other things to make it work they way they > have. And they have done a great job with it. I just think you are > way over stating the cost of the actual DAC here.
Sorry, I meant that an SB3 is a $100 display added to what is a retail $200 DAC. I would expect it to sound essentially the same as any standalone DAC that retails for $200. The actual DAC chip sells for less than a dollar. Its really hard to spend more than $3 on DAC chips, no matter how fancy they are. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
