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R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production.

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In Reply to: RE: Chip vs. discrete resistor R2R posted by morricab on June 17, 2024 at 04:45:39

R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production today with the same benefits you described in your post. "The fact that it is a monolithic chip makes it both consistent and wonderfully accurate to work with, something that a discrete ladder cannot achieve even with the highest precision resistors.."
One of many examples still in production today
Schiit uses these DAC chips or variants in some of their DACs.

Edits: 06/19/24

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RE: R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production. - Dawnrazor 09:50:23 06/21/24 (10)
Yeah my dac has one of those chips. I heard it sounded bad though because it has terrible measurements.

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- " I heard it sounded bad though because it has terrible measurements" - Story 11:30:52 06/21/24 (9)
  where did you hear that? Please answer this one...
  
  more questions -
  
  1. Did YOU just hear that it sounded bad from somewhere?
  
  2. If so, then why did you buy it?
  
  3. Give us a link about this R-2R DAC
  
  4. Were the bad sound CD's you listened to victims of the Sound Wars?
  
  5. Can you give us one CD where you thought it sounded pretty good?
  - RE: " I heard it sounded bad though because it has terrible measurements" - Dawnrazor 14:47:00 06/24/24 (0)
    Mostly ASR where they don't listen and just go by measurements. Chris was right I was being sarcastic...
    
    1. Yeah I think I saw on ASR or some forum that it sounded bad because it measured bad.
    
    2. I think I bought it way before the measurements. Guttenberg and A youtube reviewer I trust basically said that with an A/B with the Chord Dac, he preferred the Qutest to this dac, but always kept coming back to listen to this dac. He had a good analogy about an HDR photo and how it looks great but how they can also look unnatural. I liked the powersupply and output stages too. In addition, he ended up here because he got some Stax electrostatic phones. I have some electrostatic earbuds so I thought it would be a good match.
    
    3. Here is a link to the measurement part of the dac review: https://www.stereophile.com/content/borderpatrol-digital-analogue-converter-se-measurements
    
    4. I actually like the dac and I am fairly sure the music I listen is pretty much done before the loudness wars. Its mostly 80s stuff.
    
    5. Most stuff really.
    
    Cut to razor sounding violins
  - (I think he was trying to be sarcastic) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:09:26 06/22/24 (7)
    - Guilty as charged! - Dawnrazor 14:47:34 06/24/24 (0)
      nt
      
      Cut to razor sounding violins
    - there's too much Voom Voom here - Story 11:38:10 06/22/24 (5)
      keep it where it deserves to be
      - Looks like the Voom Voom was actually the truth - Chris from Lafayette 12:40:52 06/25/24 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: there's too much Voom Voom here posted by Story on June 22, 2024 at 11:38:10
        
        And I try to keep the truth where it deserves to be! ;-)
        
        I already saw his answer * - Story 14:45:17 06/25/24 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Looks like the Voom Voom was actually the truth posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 25, 2024 at 12:40:52
        
        LOL! Yeah - AFTER you posted your previous comment. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:36:52 06/26/24 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I already saw his answer * posted by Story on June 25, 2024 at 14:45:17
        
        . . . and tried to give him all sorts of grief. I mean, really, you should do some more study and contemplation of Daniel 5:27. ;-)
        
        really...now? You need to pay attention better - Story 15:31:22 06/26/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: LOL! Yeah - AFTER you posted your previous comment. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 26, 2024 at 14:36:52
        
        we all make mistakes here at AA, and you do also. It's all one big melting pot.
        
        What are you inhaling? Whippets?
        
        I like Daniel, BTW. You should try to read up on Revelation
        
        Yes we do all make mistakes, but you seem to try to avoid acknowledging your own - Chris from Lafayette 23:52:16 06/26/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: really...now? You need to pay attention better posted by Story on June 26, 2024 at 15:31:22
        
        Hence, my recommendation of the verse from the Book of Daniel, which seems to have escaped you.
        
        But in any case, sure - I'm always up for reading drug-addled ancient hippie divinations, and I don't mind plowing through Revelation!

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