Spin wrote: > The Soekris DIY R-2R DAC > (http://soekris.com/products/audio-products/dam1021.html) will > apparently resolve 24 bits and is around $200 (you'll need a case and > transformer to complete it though!)
Are there any independent technical tests that confirm these exceptional claims? For example, transformers are susceptible to creating quite a bit of noise, distortion and frequency response errors by the standards of even mid-fi audio gear. Any equipment that needs them to operate is therefore automatically suspect. For example R-2R DACs generally have linearity errors that are large compared to 24 bits. If built using discrete parts there are problems with temperature tracking which is a leading reason why most modern examples such components are not built out of discrete parts. That's 3 strikes... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105769 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
