New or Old DAC

Jmcgrogan2

Not much need to read beyond the first line or two from Po's posts. I haven't been able to either. He is however part of our community and he certainly does take this hobby seriously...

Great! Analog based DC Power exists, the Earth really is flat, the Moon is really made of Green Cheese, the Loch Ness Monster really exists, so does Big Foot, the Land of OZ really exists, and Smoking actually improves your health! Are there any other Myths out there that someone wants to carve into reality? I don't want to be part of a Community that conveniently lives in complete denial of Reality, one that chooses to ignore that Man hiding behind that curtain in the Land of OZ! You just can't make things up as you go along, and then get offended when someone challenges your Fantasy with a healthy dose of reality! Perhaps this is all nothing more than Angel Dust Flashbacks to the Land of OZ. Just one request, can I be there when anyone decides that they can fly, and jumps off a cliff to prove it? I know, I am the idiot for even concidering the downside of this endeavor! How dare I insult anyones attempt at this brave exercise! I am the one who's logic is flawed! I'm not being very nice and dyplomatic about this example of absolute stupidity! I am calling the Men In Black, you have got to be the nuttiest excuse for an Alien from another Planet! No wonder that you will believe just about anything you read and hear, no matter how much Reality exists to the contrary. You don't want to read beyond the first line or two, because it would really upset your existence in a Fantasy World! Analog based DC Power does not exist, it is a Government Conspiracy to get you to buy more expensive Stereo's to help support the Economy! Is that enough Fantasy for you to now believe, I can just as well make it up as I go along! Wait, they have found me, they are pounding at the door! It is the Government, they have come to get me! Make sure more people are informed of the Conspiracy, gotta go!
REALLY!

I am still awaiting an answer! How is A.C. Current that has been Rectified to D.C. Current, and is Voltage Regulated, and now supplies Analog as well as Digital Stages, Analog Based? Direct Current is Direct Current regardless if it is supplying Analog or Digital Stages, perhaps at a different Voltage, but it is still Direct Current! What is your basis of, "Analog Based" in Direct Current?

Seems pretty apparent, at least to me, that all John meant is that the circuitry (or at least most of the circuitry) in most power supplies is analog circuitry utilizing analog components.

Regards,
-- Al

Old DAC's are simply not as good as newer ones, even across price ranges, it's that simple. The underlying technology has advanced so much, it's not even close. The signal processing is so much improved through the new chips sets and firmware, that even the best analog output stage couldn't make up the difference.

BTW, who care, just listen to vinyl!!

Almarg-The Power Supply to Analog circuitry, as well as Digital circuitry, comes from the same source. It is Direct Current from the Rectifying Stage. This Direct Current isn't Transmogrified if it is supplying an Analog circuit instead of a Digital circuit. How do you Transmogrify Direct current anyways? Jmcgrogan2 claims that no-one uses Tubes, fancy caps or resistors in the Power Supply to a Digital Stage as opposed to an Analog Stage. The point is completely bogus, since both Digital and Analog Stages both run off of the same power source, Direct Current from the Rectifying Stage! Hello, Tubes are used for Rectifying AC to DC to supply Analog and Digital Stages! My System does exactly that, and it is certainly not the only one that uses Tubes for the Rectifying Stage. Direct Current is not Analog based, regardless of whatever analog circuitry is being supplied by this direct current. If I must, I will supply a list of Manufacturers and their Model numbers that utilize Vacuum Tubes in their Rectifying Stages. I guarantee you that there will be more than just a handful. This spans Amplifiers, Pre-Amps, CD Players, Digital Processors, you name it! The issue was never Analog Circuitry, it was fancy Resistors, capacitors, and Vacuum Tubes! All of these are used in a Rectifying Stage to supply Direct Current to both Analog and Digital circuitry-FROM THE SAME SOURCE!