In Reply to: Do all R2R DACs sand off the leading edge of notes? posted by MylesJ on December 31, 2021 at 11:20:42:
I don't know exactly what you are hearing but I have heard systems with that sharp leading edge... which at first sounds impressive and "high end". But if you listen to live music, you really don't hear that quality. What you hear is super fast dynamics across the bandwidth. And to get that in hifi you need big, quality components... especially in the Power supplies and analog output stages. In my opinion, the best way to get that is w transformers. Those little pea shooter DAC's from Schitt and PS Audio etc.. just don't have the iron to create an unforced natural dynamic sound. They sell you the algorithms with more complicated chips and that crispy leading edge. Once you live with an Audio Note, for example, you wont even be able to listen to that without cringing.
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