In Reply to: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... posted by morricab on April 15, 2014 at 02:44:46:
You have made a primary attribution error. Its not the older chips that are intrinsically good, its the DIGITAL FILTERING in the newer chips that is bad. Remove or replace these filters and the newer chips will beat the older chips every time IME.
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- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - audioengr 09:56:52 04/15/14 (9)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - morricab 05:34:13 04/16/14 (8)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - audioengr 09:50:30 04/16/14 (7)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - morricab 16:59:04 04/16/14 (6)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - audioengr 09:33:18 04/17/14 (5)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - morricab 06:39:50 04/18/14 (2)
- RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... - audioengr 10:32:27 04/18/14 (1)
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