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The original hope was to find decent options below $100. Alas, based on a number of issues, I have not found one that I would recommend yet. So perhaps all the good options are above $100.
The original hope was to find decent options below $100. Alas, based on a number of issues, I have not found one that I would recommend yet. So perhaps all the good options are above $100.
True that, but now we're talking about a $600 Mojo?It seems like @amirm has raised the price boundary a bit to a few hundred bucks, unless I'm misunderstanding earlier thread posts.
That's a big 10-4 there good buddy.I have a good $350 DAC. The idea was to see if that same performance can be had at lower price.
Yes. There are any number of DAC's in that price range that should be completely transparent and measure very well but that wasn't supposed to be the focus of this test. I thought the idea was mainly to "measure" what could be accomplished for around a $100 or less? Amir already has hi end DAC's to measure for comparison.
Listening tests are subjective and there are many that do that BS very well.
Stereophile's Recommended considers a $2k Benchmark a bargain.
I have a good $350 DAC. The idea was to see if that same performance can be had at lower price.
Measurement evidence please.Mojo outperforms Benchmark DAC2. Although both would be regarded as transparent for all normal purposes.
Cool. I ordered that one.Hey Amir, how about the Uphoria 204HD? Available via Amazon prime for $79.99 right now. It doesn't have more than two channels of preamps and outputs, but that is all you need anyway.
https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UM...=1491539655&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=uphoria+202
Assuming the 404 hasn't shipped you can cancel that order, substitute this one and have it a couple days. Should be pretty much the same chips etc inside just 2 channels instead of 4. So chances are this will sound the same as a 404HD on stereo material and you save $20. If it performs well that just makes it a sweeter deal.
The key thing I look for is lack of spurious distortion products similar noise floor.What's the threshold for same?
True that, but now we're talking about a $600 Mojo?
Got to draw a line on "affordable" somewhere otherwise what's the point?
What we're really starting to run into here is people wanting their current fav included which is understandable but hey it's @amirm wallet. Break out the Mastercard bud. LOL
So then what about my Emotiva DC-1 and the other excellent and "affordable" DAC we already got into in these earlier threads?
http://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fight-club-i-need-a-dac.211/
http://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/transparent-dac.599/
http://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/what-is-incompetent-digital.79/
Measurement evidence please.
Become a member of the Swedish sound technical society and back order the member magazines in question. Or just trust me.
Bill Clinton asked us to do that once, didn't work out too well. LOLBecome a member of the Swedish sound technical society and back order the member magazines in question. Or just trust me.
Bill Clinton asked us to do that once, didn't work out too well. LOL