Just a follow up the Denafrips Pontus and the mhdt Orchid and Pagoda were some of the DACs that the Lotus 5 beat hands down.
Comparison of latest DAC chips
I own a Bluesound Node 2i which greatly improved sound after I added the Cat 6 cable. I do not own a separate DAC but am told it would be the next step improvement. I have done enough reading that it appears the two latest chips are the Sabre or ESS
ES9038PRO
and the AK4499. The brands I have looked at are Sabaj d5($469) and a Topping D90($699). I saw a great review on Audiocircle of the Sabaj D5 which is now a year old. The Topping D90 is newer and I hear the build quality of the Topping as well as customer service are both better. Other brands cost more and most don't use these new chips.
Is there a difference in how these chips sound? I would appreciate any comments.
Is there a difference in how these chips sound? I would appreciate any comments.
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The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel "Quite often I see people seeking for the cheapest digital to analog converter using a given DAC chip. For they think that the DAC chip is the only factor influencing the sound quality. Well, they couldn’t be further from the truth…" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MonWnHnWHTc |
Thanks very much for the suggestions. Since I never owned a DAC can anyone explain R2R, multibit, or anything else that applies. So far the D90, Denafrips(backordered at least 8 wks) and Sabaj D5 all look good at a reasonable price. I have a Schiit amp but don't know if a DAC from them would match the three above(at comparable price) Also, I started out at ASR but found some threads that talked about numbers but don't even mention sound characteristics. |
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daledeee1 OPThis is a good as simple as one could do article, that compares the two hardwares (converters) and softwares (recordings). https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/dsd-vs-pcm-myth-vs-truth/ Cheers George |
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