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From what I know, the Marantz SA8005 uses Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC. This DAC has a built-in digital volume control. Most probably Marantz...

The document does not state what you have written in the above quoted message and that I have stressed in bold type. The document...

By the way, I ran the same tests with the SMSL PL200 CD Player, since it can be used as a DAC and has a front volume knob too. It does...

I guess you mean that test I invented with shape dither to check how deep a CD player can at -12dBFS. Sure, here you go, with the SMSL...

I did some complementary tests yesterday evening and captured the below results. For those, I used a Topping D50III, kind of a...

By the way, here are some tests using the volume knob vs attenuating in digital domain. When attenuating the digital input by few dBs...

Thanks for the insight. :) May I just make a minor point about the above quote: the 2SK369 used in this Denon is not a dual J-FET. You...

That is merely a rule of thumb. In practice there is a massive spread depending on how much use the unit has actually seen, what...

It is worth pointing out that the XLR inputs of this preamplifier are not followed by proper differential line receivers, as can be seen...

Hello Everyone, This a review and detailed measurements of the Denon PRA-S10 preamplifier. Denon PRA-S10 - Presentation Released in...

Kinda par for the course for a consumer product of the time. (The X779ES got a slightly fancier board with green solder mask.) We tend...

I just compared the pinout of the PCM1716 and CXD8799. The two chips indeed resemble greatly, but are not exactly the same. A "Not...

Thanks! So, there is indeed something to measure. Is it relevant or discriminatory? Only time and more samples will tell. :)

No side bands in that case ;)

The overall layout is unhappy. And why do they use heatsinks with good thermal coefficient if they in fact do not use them for module...