The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same?


I've been talking to my cousin brother about sound quality. He is a self-proclaimed expert audiophile. He says that Audio Science Review has all of the answers I will need regarding audio products.

In particular, he says an inexpensive DAC from any Chinese company will do better than the expensive stuff. He says fancy audio gear is a waste of money because the data is already bit-perfect.  All DAC chips sound the same. Am I being mislead? 

He also said that any DAC over $400 is a waste of money. Convincing marketing is at play here, he says.

He currently owns a Topping L30 headphone amplifier and D30 Pro DAC. He uses Sennheiser HD 569 headphones to listen to music.  I'm not sure what to think of them. I will report my findings after listening one day! (likely soon, once I get some free time)

- Jack 

 

 

jackhifiguy

Then you obviously don't understand the concept of confirmation bias, nor I suspect cognitive dissonance either.

All the best,
Nonoise

@jjss49 ,

 

Maybe someone needs to put an Echo Dot in an aluminum case ship it with a special power supply and sell it for $2499.99. What do you think the response would be then?

Some of you clearly need to head over to ASR and ruminate there.  Then maybe this tedious troll of thread would die the quick death it should have.

Nonoise even if you are right about the bias question here, and i think you are right, why posting image insults like in "facebook" instead of EXPLAINING why he is wrong?

In another post you described how you hate people here turning audiogon into facebook ?

Is it not a contradiction?

 

 

Gee mahgister.......if you cared to actually read what he wrote, you'd find it very insulting in it's insinuation. I used humor to deflect.

What you should do is stop jumping at every chance to try to get back at me, which makes it clear what your motives are.

For all the pontification you do about being above it all and being kind, you don't practice it so much. Is that not a contradiction?

All the best,
Nonoise