nscrivener
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Is the review unit the FS version?
"Better" when we talk about frequency response is the flattest possible. So the answer is already in the manual: Sharp and SD Sharp!
About RCA Vs XLR. It is the opposite. Amir first measured RCA out in the first review and then XLR (still, with the old AP) with slightly better results. But nothing audible, IMHO.
Thanks. About the filters, why do several exist if only one is good?
Of course. There is no "non-FS" version of the ADI-2 DAC. That was only the case with the older ADI-2 PRO.Is the review unit the FS version?
It's the AKM chip implementation/feature that is intrinsic to them all(the company provides this for whatever reason, I would take a pure guess in the dark that they had OEM's in mind that may have wanted to choose one and lock it away, but seems some makers are letting you mess with which filter you would like. The issue is, they're all sonically so close essentially, you need to be trained, and know what to look out for to notice any difference.
Personally, I can't notice a difference between any one of them, but then again I haven't really cranked up the volume in some recording studio booth with closed eyes and tried telling them apart.
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That's why I asked if Amir could try it, as he has trained ears.
If Sharp & SD Sharp are both good, which one of them is best?
Sure.Don't know if "best" is the proper question. It's like asking whether Defuse Field or Harman Target is best I would think. Hopefully you get your answer, I'd be interested to see how wrong I perhaps am about what I've stated.
I hope that gives Armir an idea on how to improve his future measurements. I am pretty sure we will see more and more units reaching values that take the AP to the extreme.
This dac is probably the best bargain dac right now. The features and ability to tweak audio are incredible.
Bargain.Call a 1099$ DAC + headphones amp + DSP a bargain, really?
Topping D10 (76$) + a pair of RCA cables (10$) + JDS Lab Atom (99$) + Foobar2000 with Convolver plugin (free) and you'll have the same sound quality.
Replace the D10 + Atom by a DX3Pro if you need a all-in-one.
Good product? Yes. Bargain? No. "Best bargain DAC"? No, rather "worst bargain" or "best expensive".
Can you recommend such a preamplifier, possibly with a Hi-Z option? I'd like to use one with my ADI-2 PRO fs.To be able to measure 'deeper' you need to use a preamplifier (for example a microphone preamp) with a high gain setting (let's say 40 dB), to raise the IEM's output level far over the input noise of the AP. Then simply subtract 40 dB from the measurement result. This way the AP can measure noise down to around -130 dBu!
The choice of colours for fonts & background on this website is absolutely terrible.See here for some thoughts on and measurements of different filter types: http://archimago.blogspot.com/2013/06/measurements-digital-filters-and.html
The choice of colours for fonts & background on this website is absolutely terrible.
Thanks though. Default setting on the ADi-2 Dac seems to be "SD Sharp". It is not linear phase, right?