Amir’s recent measurements have shown that most AV processors suck sonically, in terms of noise and distortion. I was thinking of ways one can separate the sound decoding/processing from the DAC itself.
I came across the Storm Audio ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Digital AES Edition preamp/processor. This unit does all the Dolby and DTS processing, uses Dirac live for room correction, and provides 16-32 channels of AES digital outputs.
https://www.stormaudio.com/en/produ.../7815-isp-3d32-elite-digital-aes-edition.html
This processor can be combined with 2 Okto Research DAC8 Pro units via digital AES outputs. Wouldn’t this eliminate all the DAC implementation issues in the processor? This should result in superb audio reproduction with Okto’s 118db SINAD.
An obvious barrier is the price, of course. The Storm Audio unit costs around $20,000. However, if money were not an issue, this could be the ultimate setup, wouldn’t it?
I came across the Storm Audio ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Digital AES Edition preamp/processor. This unit does all the Dolby and DTS processing, uses Dirac live for room correction, and provides 16-32 channels of AES digital outputs.
https://www.stormaudio.com/en/produ.../7815-isp-3d32-elite-digital-aes-edition.html
This processor can be combined with 2 Okto Research DAC8 Pro units via digital AES outputs. Wouldn’t this eliminate all the DAC implementation issues in the processor? This should result in superb audio reproduction with Okto’s 118db SINAD.
An obvious barrier is the price, of course. The Storm Audio unit costs around $20,000. However, if money were not an issue, this could be the ultimate setup, wouldn’t it?