If all other componentry is equally well implemented, then that SINAD is sufficiently low enough that it's inaudible, as has been repeated to you over and over and over again in this thread.
They like being parted with their money? There's no logical reason.
Equally well ? How does one know that ?
Well, SINAD usually is that measure, so it's mostly redundant.
Now you very well know what I wanted to argue ! It's the measurements and measurements and measurements. For any subjective statements you have to ultimately fall back to objective things just like you already did here. If it's sinad for measuring the "equally well implemented thing " then going by that logic why a dac having more sinad should not have things implemented better than dac having low sinad.
The point that you can't seem to accept is that if it's inaudible, then it really doesn't matter does it?
As per you sinad is measure of well implementation and it's still inaudible ? Now who is going in circles ? In fact my point is also the same. Good sinad means better implementation.
Why would I spend so much on a product when there are better ones at much lower price. Like many I keep following measurements on asr. No way I would spend so much on a not so good measuring products. In fact I recently bought hidizs s8 based on asr review and I can say s8 was a revelation to me. Such a cheap dac when fed through uapp the bit perfect stream could make headphone and iem sound so good that I don't feel like using a desktop set up.
There's better measuring DACs at a lower price but that won't mean they sound any better than the DCS. There's a limit to how perfect any DAC can be and that was reached many years ago.
how ?
noise and distortion below the threshold of human hearing. Well below. Once you can't hear it then it's effectively perfect.
Ok, how many years back that limit was reached ? What was that limit ? How that limit was decided ? If all modern dacs are beyond that limit then does that mean all dacs should sound same ? If not then what are the factors for creating the difference in sound ?
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So you mean with increasing sinad sound quality does not improve ?You're catching on, but asking repetitive questions...
Here's one of many threads where you can read into it a bit more. This has all been covered extensively, so using the search tool can help reduce the repetition.
Audibility thresholds of amp and DAC measurements
Introduction A recurring theme on ASR is whether or not the various measured qualities of the devices are audible. In this post, I'll present some clear and visual thresholds for when those imperfections can be considered a potentially audible concern. I will not explain the basics of amp/DAC...
16-bit, 44kHz standard was made with ~96dB SINAD in mind, maybe a bit over 100 with good dithering to the 16-bit content.
So dacs with over 96db sinad should sound same ?
Added a paragraph about headroom. But yes in reality the features, piece of mind and pride of ownership is what really sets apart the top DACs.
1/ Ok, how many years back that limit was reached? 10 to 20 years ago.
