I have read that most properly designed dacs sound alike. What about a dac which uses a beefy analog power supply vs a dac which uses switchmode power supply? Will the dac can using better power supply have better sonics?
Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit?
Schiit says that Yggdrasil is a 21 bit DAC. But the DAC chips that they put in the device ( Analog Devices AD5791BRUZ, 2 per channel) are 20 bit with the error of plus-minus 0.5 LSB.
How can the DAC be 21 bit if the chips are 20 bit? Using two chips per channel does reduce the RMS voltage of the noise by a square root of 2. But how can you get to 21 bit from there?
Can someone please explain.
How can the DAC be 21 bit if the chips are 20 bit? Using two chips per channel does reduce the RMS voltage of the noise by a square root of 2. But how can you get to 21 bit from there?
Can someone please explain.
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