Mnyb wrote: > I may make a prediction a $30k DAC of high end breed may very likely > performe worse due the "voodo engineering" used :) > > The so called development in "serious audio industry" the latest decades > has very often been going of tangents not very well substantiated by any > objective means . > > Serious audio industry ( whiteout "") is to me the pro audio sector and > chip manufacturers ,DAC chips op amps etc . > The high end sector has contributed very little outside of the fantasy > realm ( stocking up the emperors wardrobe with new cloth ). > > The above is a sweeping generalisation , but you get it , there is > ofcourse a spectrum, a very scientific company > Like B&W is not the same as some garage outfit peddling single ended > triode amps . > > It can be that the best performance is in the midfi segment reasonable > priced gear built by traditional engineering skills . > > I do like companies that have both inexpensive and expensive stuff , > goes to show that they know how to manufacture stuff rationally, no I'm > not particularly impressed by claims on how many man hours they use to > put it together :) > ( there have been ads by speaker mfg describing the x hours of work by a > skilled carpenter bla bla ) > > Edit: btw enjoy the DAC , does it perform to its spec ?
it is amazing in every way. so much that i have sold off my more expensive dacs and used the saved money to buy more musics! ;) Vortexbox>SBT(stock)>>Forssell MDAC-2>>>Klein and Hummell 0300D Sota Sapphire/Lyra Kleos>>Bespoke Valve Phono Stage>>Mastersound Due Venti>>Link Audio K100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheOctavist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99270 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
