The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype

The idea that the DAC sound is the primary determinant of the sound quality in anything but the very cheapest of DACs is absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely wrong. 

I can't believe we are having this conversation in 2025.

Then the other side of the coin. "This $2000 DAC outperforms that $10000 one.

I went from a Topping D90 to Pontus 12.  There is a difference and it is worth the extra, IMO. 

@tweak1   Actually, as true or false as it my be, none of what the gentlemen in video stated really makes a hill of beans difference to the average audiophile. This hobby is more about what captures your imagination, illusions, stirs ones emotion and passion more than anything else, regardless of price, or, sometime, performance. The equipment is just as important as the music itself. That’s what being an audiophile is all about. I just love gazing at my lovely, expensive audio gear (jewelry) just as much as I do listening to it. This doesn’t make me any less of a music lover. It’s all in the game. Happy listening.

Yeah sure, the DAC in your phone is more than anyone needs.

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