This, and the 'Top 20 DACs' chart has 15 DACs in it.Can't read the SINAD chart anymore. Maybe time to divide into separate colors?
There are so many DACs at the top of the chart. It's deceiving how close they really are.This, and the 'Top 20 DACs' chart has 15 DACs in it.
An off topic question: What measure indicates the so-called stage size of a dac here?
What is "stage size" of a DAC?
It’s a silent “t”.
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Gotcha.It is fair bit of pain as I have to export and import them. Klippel software makes this easy for speaker measurements but AP graphing is not that friendly to use.
What's the SINAD though?Listen to your wallet.
Sooo this vs Gustard X26 Pro?
This.
I made that decision after reading the reviews on the D90SE. And I promptly ordered the Gustard X26 Pro.... A friend brought over the X26 Pro last week and it had more Authority and 'Body' than my D90.
I already own the D90. It is a great DAC, but here is the 'deal' with the X26. From the Review:
"For the current to voltage conversion (I/V conversion stage), Gustard used only discrete components, not a single op-amp is found in its signal path. Its analog Low-Pass Filter (LPF) also uses only fully discrete components biased into Class-A. Again, no cheap op-amps are found in its signal path. This is a crucial part of any DAC, this is the reason it uses two toroidal transformers and this is why it dissipates so much heat."
I made that decision after reading the reviews on the D90SE. And I promptly ordered the Gustard X26 Pro.... A friend brought over the X26 Pro last week and it had more Authority and 'Body' than my D90.
I already own the D90. It is a great DAC, but here is the 'deal' with the X26. From the Review:
"For the current to voltage conversion (I/V conversion stage), Gustard used only discrete components, not a single op-amp is found in its signal path. Its analog Low-Pass Filter (LPF) also uses only fully discrete components biased into Class-A. Again, no cheap op-amps are found in its signal path. This is a crucial part of any DAC, this is the reason it uses two toroidal transformers and this is why it dissipates so much heat."
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If you're going to buy, do it now. ROHS Complain units will be a collectible.
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So what we need now is a companion review of the usability and functionality of the device. Maybe a member can do up such a review.
Are there switch on/off thumps/noise or noises when changing sampling rates etc?
How useful is the remote or is it too small/big has poor range etc?
Is the display readable in bright light?
How does the volume control perform? (speed of adjustment- does it remember settings and for how long does it remember)
Is the three button system painful for setting up/menu/filters etc?
Does it get hot?
The default should be F3 as shown in the graph.There appears to be a discrepancy on this in the manual, the graph says F3 is the default, but the menu description text says the Mode1 fast roll off apodizing is the default. I hope F3 on the graph is not the same as the Mode1 in the text, as it would be very confusing.