ralphpnj wrote: > Archimago when I made my statement about the high end audio world > getting all tongue tied when it comes to trying to explain why so many > (if not all) inexpensive DACs (and digital audio players) feature audio > quality that is so good as to be almost indistinguishable from that of > much more expensive DACs (and digital audio players) I was not only > referring to portable devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod, but to > non-portable devices as well, such as the $300 Musical Fidelity V90-DAC. > One can easily see the verbal gymnastics the writers go through, both > John Atkinson and to a much lesser degree, Sam Tellig, in the full > review, which can found here: > > http://www.stereophile.com/content/musical-fidelity-v90-dac-da-processor > > It's all quite amusing as they try in vein to justify having to spend > mega-bucks (more than $5,000) to get performance that barely outpaces > that which can be had for mere fraction of the cost. Ah, it must be > those $500 USB cables that put the mega-buck DACs over the top.
Thanks for that link. Indeed I see what you mean about getting "tongue tied". Interesting response and quote from "Scorpio69er" regarding that review. Of course anyone daring to bring out DBT is prone to get spanked by those folks. Good for J. Gordon Holt for saying the truth even if he didn't "practice what he preached". Well, at least John Atkinson did indeed put the V90-DAC as a Class A component in the latest "Recommended Components" list October 2014. I'm still amazed that the Lector Strumenti Audio Digitube S-192 makes it to that Classe A level, though! Guess they paid their dues... :rolleyes: Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102270 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
