A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
rexp see below link to post teajay started on a transport not too long ago https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/if-you-still-spin-cd-s-their-is-a-reference-level-transport-f... |
I'm using the transport teajay mentioned, along with a notoriously poorly-measuring DAC, and it sounds like magic to me. It already sounded very good from a TASCAM player, operating as a transport, but it absolutely took a few steps forward in imaging, instrument clarity, and weight. No venetian double blinds were harmed in my comparisons, either. |
@nonoise The fact that everyone picked that speaker only goes to show that despite it’s drawbacks, everyone liked it due to it’s flavoring and the ear of the the guy who designed it. Some designers are better at it than others. Kinda grasping at straws there, aren’t you? No, it shows they picked the speaker that was closest to measurably ideal; any drawbacks were minimal compared to every other speaker tested, the “flavoring” added due to the fact that there is yet to be a speaker that measures ideally is of no consequence. Why do you think the new Revel F228Be is getting so much positive reviews? Because it’s Spinorama is superb (granted the measurement doesn’t show impedance/phase, sensitivity, distortion, etc., so it’s not a full comprehensive measurement). |
@mzkmxcv, No. No grasping at straws as the measurements show only part of the story. The only straw being grasped is the one you chose in saying that the measurement is definitive of what an ideal speaker should sound like without being there to hear it for yourself. Hearsay is the ultimate straw man. All the best, Nonoise |
Hey mzkmxcv, I did start this thread, so I'll ask you politely to please start your own post regarding your ridiculous position about measurements being more important, or that they can predicate, how a piece of gear will sound to a listener. You are entrenched in your position, so it's useless to debate with you. My purpose at starting this thread was to share information on the Lab 12 and it was leading to positive sharing until you hijacked it into this meaningless BS. Go start your own thread so you can rattle on about this "dead horse" debate or subject, so we can go back to the intent of my thread. |
