The DAC's you list are very well made. They should continue to work for many years to come.
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If using them for Redbook cd (pcm) replay, then yes if they have true Multibit d/a converters inside. As Multibit converters have "Bit Perfect" conversion for PCM (Redbook) They will give better sound if good ones, than todays Delta Sigma based dacs can. You can do searches to find if they have Mulitbit dacs or Delta Sigma Cheers George |
Had to kill some time so I did it for you. TIMBRE TT-1 CS4328 – CS8412-CP is Delta Sigma SONIC FRONTIERS SFD-2 Mk II 2x UA D20400A – PMD100 – UA AES21 is Multibit THRESHOLD DAC 2 2x UA D20400A – PMD100 is Multibit WADIA 25 4 x PCM1702-K + DSP is Multbit Altis Reference is Delta Sigma MARK LEVINSON No 36 4 x PCM1702-K – PMD100 – CS8412-CP is Multibit MERIDIAN 566.20 CS4329-KS is Delta Sigma EAD DSP-9000 PRO 2/4 x PCM63P-K – SM5803APT – CS8411-CP EAD DSP-9000 PRO SERIES III 2/4 x PCM63P-K – PMD100 – CS8412-CP are both Multibit Kora Hermes tube dac is Delta Sigma My pick of these from working and listening to some of them. For PCM RedBook CD is the MARK LEVINSON No36 Wadia25 Threshold Sonic Frontiers Then both EAD's. Cheers George |
I think the Vimak DS-1800Mk2 dac still holds up well even today. It is the one of the best Delta Sigma dacs ever made & was designed as an incredibly complex and heavy, all-discrete Delta Sigma architecture designed by the company which invented the Delta Sigma converter, as opposed to the current crop of miniaturized Delta Sigma chips. It was really a sight to behold, wrapped in a thick, heavy copper-plated aluminium chassis with copper-clad C-core transformers in a separate shielded compartment. It was also known to have expensive taste in transports ;) You can see photos of the Mk1 version here. |
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