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RE: Are`DACs with the ESS Sabre the best DACs?

Posted by Bob_C on March 18, 2012 at 17:23:05:

"If you look at most companies flagship DAC's and CD players you most often find the Burr Brown PCM1704...and if the PCM1702 was still in production I'm certain you'd find that chip just as often."

Well you are entitled to an opinion. I would think Burr Brown has a very large or maybe the largest market share, but this fact does not make it the best sounding. There is nothing wrong with BB! I sill think the BB OPA627 is one of the best sounding op-amp available.

To my ears the ESS implementations are better? Although I have not heard every DAC. Have you? My take on the question was: Should he go with ESS, is it the best sounding?

IMO, and many others it is... Have you listened and compared? If so, please give us some listening impressions?

As to manufactures, I would rather not start listing all the manufactures, it is not really a numbers thing,,, And cost consideration also come into play.

I think the conservation is about sound.

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