When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached?

and he just...MADE IT ALL UP???

Man, if so, that dude is a piece of WORK.

Yup!

I can confirm that DACS can sound different.  The one in my Onkyo 7030 is warm and somewhat polite,  If I go coax into my high end - ahem - Fosi Audio DAC 05 the sound becomes more clear with better highs.

I also just had a SMSR and Topping DAC in the five hundred buck range, and returned them both.  No better than the Fosi 05.  

Personally I would rather spend the money on records.  They sound better and are just more fun for me. 

Wait, THIS guy is all over the audio Facebook groups saying he has some long history of commercial audio experience, former director at Sony Electronics, went to Harvard, Berkeley, Tufts, and Rensselear...and he just...MADE IT ALL UP???

Man, if so, that dude is a piece of WORK.

bingo -- pathetic loser defined

I'm not in 'The List'. so I'm pissed.

As a 'resident loon' with no dog in the show, DACs' v. ducks, I'd rather the latter for dinner....;)

As for the former(s)....those with 'dog whistle' ears can spend to their hearts', ears', and minds' content and contentions...

Meanwhile....*munch*....popcorn 'n beer, cheers 'n jeers.... *L*

Do carry on.....😏

...'cus I know y'all will....

Have a good week, J

A DAC by nature needs to fill in (guess) the gaps between the digital sampling rates, so a higher rate per second (aka Hz) will produce a more accurate output. That's why, when available, I prefer my source to have a 192k sample rate.

A comparison might be to consider the difference between a standard signal and a 4k signal when both are displayed on a 4k screen. The up scaling might be decent, but there's no real comparison.