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What percentage of gain in sound quality would i expect to hear between the qutest and khadas tone board ?
What percentage of gain in sound quality would i expect to hear between the qutest and khadas tone board ?
This may be controversial
@Ron Texas @flipflop @andreasmaaan = +1
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Both the Chord and Khadas are good DACs and ruler flat and thus there is no 'has stronger bass and highs' in any of them.
The one that plays louder (has a higher output voltage) will definitely be preferred as 'better sounding and have stronger bass and highs' for certain in any non-level matched comparison or AB-test.
Hellohttps://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-8th-generation-digital-copy.6827/post-151656
8th generation copies here. Along with the original.
Blind tests are supposed to be level matched.
Two tracks have zero compression applied at any point. I think that is true of a third one, but am not certain. Two have compression and many more types of processing done to them.Hello
Edit
I first had some preferences on the sounds of the tracks and after retry with another headphone what's the more abvious about the tracks is that it's tipically the kind of mastering i don't like.
As i don't like the original sound it was difficult to choose.
Then i say they all sound ugly
I think it's too much compressed music.
@solderdude
they have totally different output stages. I believe it can make differences of how it adapts to the amp or preamp and changes in volume listening.
Also filter technology is totally different and as no one did a/b tests on these filters we cannot conclude too fast.
Arguing the louder one will be feeled the better is not a good argument.
Usually i find music more enjoyable at low levels. And in my tests i didn't always prefer the louder dac.
Maybe the ones that like highly compressed music with low dynamic range will like the louder sounding dac but i don't think they have credibility.
Yes but by how much ? Should a dac convert data not change it.You are absolutely right... they have different output stages, different filters, different output voltages, different output impedances, different chips, different processing, different brands, different looks, different power supplies, different PCB"s, different layouts, different inputs, different enclosures, different capacitors and resistors, different test results, different subjective reviews.
They ARE different... so they MUST sound different as well.
A DAC is converting from digital to analog so by definition it is something of a change. So question is can a DAC do this well enough with low enough change from the input signal that you can't tell the difference? The two you ask about in your original post are both very good. Both do such a good job of doing digital to analog conversion it is very unlikely you'll hear any difference at all even though both use different methods to accomplish the same goal of putting out accurate analog signals.Yes but by how much ? Should a dac convert data not change it.