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I would love to know the answer to this for all the same reasons. Is there some actual special sauce or is the world of 'audiophile DACs' just the new 'Monster
by nsb1 6y ago
I would love to know the answer to this for all the same reasons. Is there some actual special sauce or is the world of 'audiophile DACs' just the new 'Monster Cable' FUD?
- auxym 6y agoI don't think there's any special sauce, at least nothing that justifies stupidly high audiophile pricing. ESS "sabre32" DAC ICs are widely regarded as excellent and even integrated into high end audio products, yet they can be bought in small quantities for 12$ each: http://www.shawelectronics.com/es9018k2m.html http://www.shawelectronics.com/es9018k2m.html
- SomeoneFromCA 6y ago$12 is a huge price for a DAC. You will also need some expensive board design and opapmps and passives, to match the performance of the DAC.