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I am so so glad these guys exist: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php

• unzadunza 5y ago
  Even that site, though, feeds into audiophile irrationality. The DAC reviews, for example, throw a bunch of measurements at you, but there is no way a human could hear the difference in the best and worst DAC.
  • Nav_Panel 5y ago
    > there is no way a human could hear the difference in the best and worst DAC Are you sure? Remember that a DAC in this context is also an audio circuit, not just an IC performing digital -> analog conversion. I can say with certainty that switching to a USB DAC made a big difference vs using the output on my motherboard, no computer noise + I lost an unnecessary amplification stage. Of course, I would never spend $$$ on a DAC, because as you mention it's a very low-impact component of the system. The other thing is that DACs which support high sample rates can play your high sample rate music without software resampling, which is obviously not a useful feature for a lot of people but is definitely audible if you do have high sample rate music for whatever reason.