PS Audio DirectStream DAC measurements by ASR

@mtrot Wow, you think the SGC lacks bass and impact? If there’s one thing it does have it’s bass and impact, in spades. I have owned many DAC/preamp combos like the SGC and it betters all of them, regardless of measurements. With more than 45 years of audiophile experience there’s one thing I can tell you with absolute certainty: Never get mislead by measurements. Great measurements do not guarantee great sound. And, bad measurements don’t necessarily equate to bad sound. Some of the best gear ever made measures like crap. Forget Amir and ASR, he has no ears, only eyes.

This generation of audiophiles know nothing of Stereo Review and Julian Hirsch. Sheesh, here we go again...

The DirectStream DAC has been the Stereophile magazine A+ recommended component for five years. The beauty of this DAC is that it is based on FPGA and can be constantly upgraded with firmware. There are tons of reviews and discussions about the improvements of every firmware upgrade.

It had a good run but the firmware updates are now no longer on the DSD. Have to wait for a DSD 2...

Enstien, quote

"Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted"