RE: 24/96 Dac line ?

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In Reply to: RE: 24/96 Dac line ? posted by blueixus on January 28, 2013 at 01:38:57:

Bits and kHz are the ultimate criteria in mu opinion...
I have a AD1865 (that came with the DAC4.1) and a DAC based on a more modern Crystal CS4396, both are using the CS8414 receiver.
I am not totally convinced by the AD1865 performance (although I agree it is excellent) : I find that the Crystal is slightly more opened, more detailed and precise (comparison done on CD, 16/44.1).
I have upgraded the AD1865 to the N-K version (this has had no impact at all) and changed the 5687 board caps to Teflon caps (huge increased in dynamics and detail) and changed all the 5687 board resistors to 2W tantalum (slight impact).
After these upgrades, the DAC-4.1 has reached an high level of musicality, but it is still a bit below my reference dac (not a lot but a bit)... But as we all know, the dac chip is also not the only criteria...

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