DAC 'Scam' Vid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sg1nYLmLCw

The TL:DW is that any well made Dac should not be more than $200 and anything above that doesn't sound any better since they all use similar cheap chips to do the D/A conversion. Anything above $200 for a DAC is basically snake oil and theres no improvement in sonics.

Appreciate your insights.

smodtactical

Many hate when i spoke of the importance of acoustics over any dac  or gear upgrade at any price...

There must be a kernel of truth in your post....

 

Mostly these kinds of threads tell me more about what wealthy hobbyists think about their money than what they think about equipment.

 

 

If you spent less than$1000 on your entire system, you cannot tell the difference between a $200 DAC and a better, more expensive DAC. 

@strawj 

"Mostly these kinds of threads tell me more about what wealthy hobbyists think about their money than what they think about equipment."

Interesting take on this thread.  Can you provide an example?

Here we go again, evaluating DAC's soley based on the DAC Chip that it uses.

The most important factor for buying a dac is buying one which price will be commensurate with the others gear pieces value...

If not, evaluating a few thousand  bucks dac in a low cost system as mine makes no sense...

There is good dac at all price level... Thanks to an improving technology...

And evaluating costlier dac in a living room or in a showroom means nothing...

Acoustics control must exist for any evaluation...

And  if the design of a dac and  not only his chip matter,  the way we install it in our own system matter as much...