Am I alone in the world using a 1997 high end pro sampler as a DAC?

Samplers are essentially a ADC/DAC on steroids.

I have blind tested it against some 2025 DAC units over £1500 retail, and this beast came out on top.

tpt02-03-2025 2:17pm

jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,910 posts 02-03-2025 at 11:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Audio Note Dac-3 Signature was built in 1995 and sounds fantastic to my ears. A recent power supply overhaul and it's sounding even better.
larryi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,100 posts 02-04-2025 at 07:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jond, You DAC-3 measured poorly back in 1995 as would a current DAC-3. It doesn’t matter. Audio Note DACs are among the most natural sounding DACs around. I really like them a lot.
tpt OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 02-05-2025 at 03:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete trying to give you the image that was intended.