I don't "personally" cut vinyl noHehehe.
Just for curiosity, do you cut vinyl on a studio or something. Great nickname.
I don't "personally" cut vinyl noHehehe.
Just for curiosity, do you cut vinyl on a studio or something. Great nickname.
hahahaha.Not a chance. There is something called trained listeners. @amirm will love to talk about that.. The average audiophile will most likely do terrible scores during blind listening sessions vs trained listener.
But we're going far off-topic.
That's the problem with audiophiles, they're not trained how to listen to sound & they all believe they can hear things that are just not there!hahahaha.
I guess there is good and bad professionals everywhere.
Here's an example of a good Dac that was tested today https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/soncoz-la-qxd1-balanced-dac-review.13459/...If all DACs sound the same, i'll choose the cheapest one, correct?
Here's an example of a good Dac that was tested today https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/soncoz-la-qxd1-balanced-dac-review.13459/
It looks to be awesome at it's price point & you would be more than happy with it, but the problem is that to keep the price down, somewhere in the chain they would've used cheap caps or whatever, so you will find that it would probably go out of spec & die relatively quickly.
Ok. Now, you completly forgot features...The simple philosophy I hold is `Look measurements, and then price to buy`. RME is clearly not strong against these two habits. You can always find out a better alternative to ADI for less.
Whatever you're happy with is what you should buy, that's what it's all about! Just be aware that things like this go out of spec VERY quickly, so it won't measure the same for very long at all. It's a common problem, especially with AVR's.Ok they might be cheap and have cheap components, but if it stops working in 3 years, you just need to buy another one as cheap and as good!
And it scored better than the ADI-2 DAC v1.
It willl still be far from the price of other more expensive DACs with almost the same measurements.
I liked this part:
"Usually balanced output comes at a cost of higher price as it is considered a premium feature. Not the case here."
I'll try to demo the RME.
Ok. Now, you completly forgot features...
Tell me, which device can do all these things in one package? DAC, Extremely precise Preamp up to 7V output (with Auto Ref Level), powerfull and clean headamp, very clean IEM out, DSP (double EQ, crossfeed etc), very good screen and firmware updates, perfectly stable USB, all fitting in a 20 X 13cm enclosure and costing 989€?... Not only there's no "better alternative for less", but no alternative at all.
Sure, if all your needs are only a fixed 2V RCA out, then get a Topping E30 and be happy. If you use all the features of the ADI-2 like some do...
Anyway, lets shut the discussion down. Himm! BTW i would like to say (to all RME users) please do not use an external amp cause your rocket science implemented RMEs sounds cleaner then everything . LMAO
Himm! BTW i would like to say (to all RME users) please do not use an external amp cause your rocket science implemented RMEs sounds cleaner then everything . LMAO
Nothing tastes as bad as unrequited love ...Anyway guys, love you all! Who knows? When RME decides to go for AK4499, i might be one of lovely commenters and comment-likers here. Wish you all best experience...
Ok they might be cheap and have cheap components, but if it stops working in 3 years, you just need to buy another one as cheap and as good!
Are you saying Amirm measurements are garbage?I can‘t resist: Yes, what we need in these times is a lot of cheap garbage which does not last long and has to be replaced with new cheap garbage. Great! I can support you with lots of comparable ideas which similarly exploit nature, people, society, etc.
No.Are you saying Amirm measurements are garbage?
Ok. Now, you completly forgot features...
Tell me, which device can do all these things in one package? DAC, Extremely precise Preamp up to 7V output (with Auto Ref Level), powerfull and clean headamp, very clean IEM out, DSP (double EQ, crossfeed etc), very good screen and firmware updates, perfectly stable USB, all fitting in a 20 X 13cm enclosure and costing 989€?... Not only there's no "better alternative for less", but no alternative at all.
Sure, if all your needs are only a fixed 2V RCA out, then get a Topping E30 and be happy. If you use all the features of the ADI-2 like some do...
So, you do measurements in REW and do the correction on the RME DSP?I'll echo that, using the ADI-2 DAC as a pre-amp, I benefit from its lower distorsion at higher levels instead of paying for a preamp that'll probably just add noise instead. And whenever I get to it, I'll also do some measurements and dial in some crude room compensation. (I tried one of the standalone room correction solutions and it was a piece of junk.)
Most importantly, it does all I need (and more) and it sounds great. Sometimes, less is more (no additional preamp device, no external dsp, etc.).