Could someone delineate the differences between the following terms in relation to DACs, because they are all conflating and/or simply overwhelming me:
What does it mean to be "balanced," but not actually balanced because it's a double monoblock? Or that a DAC is non-simple parallel? Yet there are dual-chipsets vs single-chip dynamic detail? What are the advantages vs disadvantages? Are these all academic at this point, turning conversation into dogma soon? Are (have) we approaching a point where most chipset(s) and PCB designs are extremely fine-tuned to a point of diminishing return?
Thank you, I am extremely overwhelmed. Gone are the days when a salesman/audiophiles could scoff at research-driven sound lovers for having a small 0.1lb Khadas DAC, citing lack of weight and chassis, or expansive PCB real estate, allowing for superior energy distribution, thus esoteric sound.
What does it mean to be "balanced," but not actually balanced because it's a double monoblock? Or that a DAC is non-simple parallel? Yet there are dual-chipsets vs single-chip dynamic detail? What are the advantages vs disadvantages? Are these all academic at this point, turning conversation into dogma soon? Are (have) we approaching a point where most chipset(s) and PCB designs are extremely fine-tuned to a point of diminishing return?
Thank you, I am extremely overwhelmed. Gone are the days when a salesman/audiophiles could scoff at research-driven sound lovers for having a small 0.1lb Khadas DAC, citing lack of weight and chassis, or expansive PCB real estate, allowing for superior energy distribution, thus esoteric sound.
