Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-16 Thread boren
Thank you for the detailed answer, it really makes this an easy decision. I will use the SPDIF connection. -- boren boren's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=51290 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-16 Thread Mnyb
it looks a really cool receiver for home cinema . In recent years those thing gets almost to much functionality . -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-15 Thread boren
Thanks for all the comments. I guess listening tests are the best way to compare the two, unfortunately I'm not so experienced in this. Are there any DAC-challenging samples that are recommended to more easily hear the sound quality differences between models? -- boren

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-15 Thread Mnyb
On thing I cant figure is if there is any real analog pass thru in that reciever I doubth it has it. It's pure audio mode turns of the video circiuts , that i figured. if you are going to use any processing including the subwofer output, digital conection is a given. Most modern av recievers

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-14 Thread Mnyb
1. Figure out if your reciever *really* have a true analog bypass, so that it's not digitizing incoming analog signals to digital . If it have analog bypass your question becomes relevant (otherwise you should use the digital input) . 2. Try for for yourself, most of the sound quality is the

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-14 Thread Lewis Moon
Mnyb;670015 Wrote: 12. Try for for yourself, most of the sound quality is the implementation not the DAC chip itself , a DAC is much more than the chosen chip set. This ^^^ I might also add that better is highly subjective and depends on everything from one's musical tastes, to

Re: [slim] Which Burr-Brown DAC is better - PCM1748 (SB3) or PCM1690 (Onkyo 709)?

2011-11-14 Thread Mnyb
Also all outputs are active in paralell, so just conect digital and analog at the same time. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2