Digital Drive

Posted by morricab (D) on November 02, 2023 at 10:08:56

In Reply to: RE: "certainly one can do better than a topping...." posted by Dawnrazor on November 01, 2023 at 14:43:58

THe discrete ones seem to be "coarser" and less refined. They have the grunt and drive of the discrete R2R but don't sacrifice the delicacy that the best new sigma/delta or FPGA DACs do well. That earthy grunt and dynamics from R2R sounds more realistic but only when coupled with refinement...this is where chips like the BB PCM-63 and PCM1704 and AD1865 shine. Also, the late great UltraAnalog D2400A 20 bit DAC module was otherworldly when used correctly.