newest vs older dac

Are all the new dacs such as bel canto dac2 superior (better sounding) to
older popular ones with improved jitter and upsampling?

samuellaudio10-27-2006 5:10pm

sogood51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,157 posts 10-27-2006 at 06:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's hard to say, I'd say it would be more of a case by case basis, ie...if you really like the sound of a certain DAC, and what that sound brings to your system...old or new is a non issue. My old Counterpoint DAC and Kinergetics transport (circa 1992 or so) sound every bit as good as two $3,000 cd players I've owned (at least to my ear). So, I guess I'd say...on a low-mid level budget, no...newer is not always better. I would expect that the new top level ($$$) DAC's are indeed better in every way ...just like the old DAC's were in their day. Dave
arni Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 313 posts 10-27-2006 at 08:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Do a search in the archives, this topic has come up a number of times
mrtennis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,295 posts 10-28-2006 at 04:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete older dacs rule, especially some of the older tube dacs. the problem is partly 24/192. too much reolution is not the solution. older dacs may seem by comparison to sound "less detailed", but they are easier to tolerate over longer periods of time.