no trail periods her in Thailand. you buy it, you own it. no refund unless its defective. boy do i miss the States in that regard.
DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R
I have a general question, I am looking to buy my first standalone DAC, right now I have an Azur 851N, which is a streamer/DAC. As I look I continue to see discussions on Delta-Sigma vs R2R DACs.
I am in no way an audio expert nor do I have a good understanding of electronics.
In Laymen terms, Could anybody explain what is the difference between the 2 technologies?
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@mod_asored I recently purchased a Benchmark DAC3 HGC, and am delighted with it. Just passing along a good 3rd party experience, if Benchmark is on your list to consider. I believe one can buy on Amazon Prime w/30 day return period |
Hi Guys, An update for those who gave me the great advice. As I said, I have no audio stores nearby and if I started driving to them I would be wasting a ton of money in gas and still not know what it sounds like with my gear and in my room. I decided the prudent option was to buy used at a fair price and listen for an extended period of time and all transaction fees will be less than gas and travel time. About 6 weeks ago I was lucky enough to score a Denafrips Ares 2 from a great seller, one of the DAC's on my list. I was blown away, now I didn't want to come on and proclaim the win while in the "shiny new toy" phase, so I waited for a while, kept listening, I can officially say I am blown away. It actually caused me to also go get a Innuos Zen Mini and LPSU to pair with it, like I said wow, even better now. What happened is a match to how I listen to music, not so much this DAC better than that DAC. What I noticed is when i am really relaxing and listening, I am 50% brain on whole song and the other 50% just tuned into one specific performer trying to experience the song through their performance. I also noticed that is how I listen to live music. What seems to be the most important to me is not all the detail, but the natural and accurate tone of the instrument I am listening to, if that makes sense. It does to me and I am now in a much better position to know what I am looking for, not just DAC but in all my gear. So is it the Ares 2 or is it just the high quality DAC?, is it synergy, I don't know, but I think I am gonna continue watching for another of the items on my short list and try flipping the Ares to see, but I am in no rush as I am still paying it off and I am loving it. Thanks again for all you guys for pointing me in the right direction. It is very much appreciated. |
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