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RE: Discrete DAC's

Discrete (full native resolution/non-sigma-delta) core DACs are driven by the lack of such cores in commerical D/A chips in current production. Commercial audio D/A chip vendors have transitioned to sigma-delta conversion some years ago. There really isn't an objective performance argument in favor of full resolution converters (also commonly, and sometimes incorrectly, referred to as ladder or R-2R converters) in audio applications. The argument usually centers around subjective performance. Some DAC component vendors, such as Audio Note, have been utilizing new old stocks of full resolution converters, such as the AD1865. No doubt, dwindling stocks are driving those same vendors to develop discrete core D/A converters.

That said, producing consistently high performance discrete D/A converters are not a trivial design or manufacturing endeavor. Pretty much, all such discrete solutions will perform objectively worse than the out of production commercial IC versions. Those that do perform well are relatively costly.
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Ken Newton

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