Is this over the top?
I read the ARES review, but was wondering if it's already so good , how much better could the terminator be?
At what point do Denafrips DACS sound the SAME?
@Killingbeans yes I know my question was vague and subjective. ASR being what it is , I should simply ask if measurements are available. ? ? ?
in this forum, any question besides 'are measurements available' is subject to the condemnation of 'subjectivism'. so i'll refrain from asking for audible differences and psychoacoustic comparisonsI think a better question would simply be: What are you looking for in a DAC?
I thought R2R DACs are a fundamental electronic circuit. It is taught in Fundamentals of Digital Circuitry.I see discrete R2R DACs as an over-engineered (or under-engineered?) solution to a non-existent problem.
If not Topping D30, the D10s surely would.Doesnt Topping E30 ruin the Ares II at a fraction of the price? i wouldnt put to much faith in this product.
Its huge and 19kg, lots of unessacery components.
I thought R2R DACs are a fundamental electronic circuit. It is taught in Fundamentals of Digital Circuitry.
https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Fundamentals-11th-Thomas-Floyd/dp/0132737965
This bad boy breaks the rules.They are really great for educational purposes, and if you are prototyping and need a quick and dirty DA conversion, it's nice to know that you can just grab a handful of resistors and get things going. But in audio reproduction they offer zero benefits compared to modern alternatives. Correct me if I'm wrong.
This bad boy breaks the rules.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s/denafrips-ares-ii-usb-r2r-dac-review.11166/
It's still "just" a good DAC though. only priced at $700+ instead of more affordable chip-based DACs.This bad boy breaks the rules.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s/denafrips-ares-ii-usb-r2r-dac-review.11166/
DunnO about your quote but I sure remember "KC" the Chinese instructor for my education nodding that it can be done. If he says so then it can be...lolIs not being crappy really a benefit?
Yes, true that.It's still "just" a good DAC though. only priced at $700+ instead of more affordable chip-based DACs.
DunnO about your quote but I sure remember "KC" the Chinese instructor for my education nodding that it can be done. If he says so then it can be...lol
Can be done Why not.My point being that building an R2R DAC that's audibly indistinguishable from a SD DAC is perfectly doable. You can even make one with a sky high SINAD matching the bedst SD chips, just to make it look good on paper. But there's no point in talking about audible superiority.
Can be done Why not.