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

A  two line remark of jessmith  about biases and cognitive dissonance which is also a part of the analysis when we think about biases as LEARNED habits and not only simple prejudices but also cognitive resonant/dissonant  mechanism is not an insult...

Save for someone ego who react by a patent cartoon image insult instead of answering about the question linked to biases and the  cognitive dissonance mechanism related to biases learning histories...

In a word jessmith was notinsulting you but pointing to you something about what  are biases in a more general way...

Wow mahgister, what part of

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

don’t you seem to comprehend as insulting?

Your cartoon is an insult not the two lines of jessmith...What is my mess? my observation about your habit to post cartonnish insult? 😁😊

You have probably not understood the link between biases and cognitive resonant/dissonant behaviour and take it to be an insult instead of going on with this very important point about LEARNED biases positive and negative role and function in perception...

Then take a mirror....

mahgister....what a lame attempt to clean up your mess.

for example this is an insult:

Stupid people dont mind to look stupid because the pleasure associated by the liberation of their anger toward something they dont understand superseeded their self social control and pride...

Wise people are too ashamed to systematically insult someone or about something they dont understand...

I prefer to be "schyzo" instead of writing post like that... it is not a shame at all to be a schizophren, but posting this is a shame...

@mahgister

you do not KNOW ANYTHING. MILLER CARBON! tech him a lesson.

your AUDIO room LOOKS like a crazy persons room or somebody who has skitsofrenia.

psycho-acoustic relation...ya i think you are psycho in relation to acousics

mahgister, the world was a better place when you were arguing with highfijack.