arnyk wrote: > Well they don't *all* sound the same, but the vast majority of them do. > > > > All DAC chips don't sound the same, just the ones that are well-designed > and are designed to be sonically transparent. > > > > > The idea DACs need special attention in the power supply or line driver > department to sound right is an audiophile myth. > > It would be fun to set up a good listening test at a high end hi fi show > and watch all the self-important owners of expensive DACs learn the > truth. I doubt that they would let me rent a booth, as the outcome would > be a disaster for the big financial interests.
I think this stuff needs normal attention, the designer knows his EE . In these days pick a suitable op amp for line driver . A typical audiophile design can make life hard for its designer ( and the price high to its customer ) a discrete design trying to complete with ic's is complex and hard pressed to reach the same performance and psrr , more demands on the power supply . Or a no negative feedback design with basically no psrr meaning extreme attention to the power supply . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106519 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
