If you must know one of the no name Chinese was a nude TDA1541 complete made board from ebay for around $100 all it needed is a power supply added, the owner mounted it all on a block of wood!
R2R Ladder DACs or All in One Streamer Solutions
I am soon to own a Pass INT 25 integrated amp. I also own an Oppo 205.
I am now searching for a separate DAC to replace/improve the DAC in the Oppo.
Budget $2k. Used preferred.
I like the R2R ladder sound and want a tube inside for a little balance with the Solid State gear.
My current source is the Oppo 205.
I am also shopping for a Streamer/Ripper/Storage device. Roon friendly and DSD capable.
Budget also $2k. Used Preferred.
It seems that the few offerings of these all in one solutions all contain a DAC.
My thought is that the DAC included will not be any better than the Oppo so it is of little use.
Has anyone been down this road lately?
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!
I am now searching for a separate DAC to replace/improve the DAC in the Oppo.
Budget $2k. Used preferred.
I like the R2R ladder sound and want a tube inside for a little balance with the Solid State gear.
My current source is the Oppo 205.
I am also shopping for a Streamer/Ripper/Storage device. Roon friendly and DSD capable.
Budget also $2k. Used Preferred.
It seems that the few offerings of these all in one solutions all contain a DAC.
My thought is that the DAC included will not be any better than the Oppo so it is of little use.
Has anyone been down this road lately?
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!
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Get off your racist pulpit sunshine, of course the Chinese are extremely capable, just like anyone, just look at a few these days Holo Denafrips, etc etcT'aint racist to critique Taobao DAC offerings - I've bought plenty and implementations in general are poor. You did specifically say 'no name' and now you've introduced names. I would agree that the named guys do a much better job than the el-cheapo Taobao DACs designed by spare-timers. Early on there was one called 'raindrop_hui' but that was the name of his reseller - he was relatively clueless as regards EE but that didn't stop him selling tons of TDA1541 DACs. |
Even "cheap" no name Chinese DACs. There was never anything remotely racist in what I said. Stop dog whistling to hide you lie. By using the comment "cheap no name Chinese DAC" you are showing yourself to be the real racist. I will go out on a limb and say I have far far more experience dealing with Chinese companies that you ever will. 你说的任何语言都不诚实 |
Actually abraxalito you just jogged the memory, it was a ’raindrop_hui’ one, ok it had very low order filtering and their was a touch of noise on the output the way he liked it, but it punished the the MF A3/24 musically using the same transport. Cheers George |
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