> > You might check the actual cost of the DAC in the SB2. > I'll bet it's less > > than $10. > > I might? Apparently you couldn't be bothered to. > > Even if we settled on $5 (probably low) -- that's still over five > times the cost of a $0.99 DAC. There's lots of room for improvement > there. > > *My* point was that the DAC in the SB2 was likely to be superior. > What is your point? >
Okay, so this doesn't need to get out of hand. In fact, I did check the DAC cost and it was $8. But, right, the one in the SB2 is definitely good. Did we ever establish which CD player is being used for comparison? Maybe the DAC isn't $.99 (as if that really matters anyway). In my comparisons, the SB2 analog out isn't as good as a high end CD player's analog out. However, the digital out is definitely comparable. Also true is the idea that different isn't necessarily better. My ears, however, tell me the SB2's digital out to my receiver's DAC has more open sound and more high end detail. Also, when playing a HDCD (turned to FLAC) my receiver knows it's a 20bit signal. When I play the same FLAC through SB2's DAC the difference is very pronounced. Thanks, Phillip _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
