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Although I appreciate the review, I have to question how good we can hear, and at what point does SINAD not become relevant?
I posted this elsewhere today, but I did and unscientific a/B test yesterday, against one of the most transparent preamps measured here on ASR, and my 9 year old Marantz pre-pro. Yes my out-of-date bur brown 32/192 DACs were written off years ago.
On an XLR switcher, level matched between the two there was no difference, not even a little difference.
That being said, I want my next preamp to measure as good as it can, but I’m not convinced that I can hear the difference between middle of the pack, and 120 SINAD.
I also compared the top and D90s DAC’s on an XLR switcher, compared to the Marantz pre-pro I own, zero difference that I could detect.
I wouldn’t be afraid to buy this new Marantz product, although I am holding out for a different design.
I posted this elsewhere today, but I did and unscientific a/B test yesterday, against one of the most transparent preamps measured here on ASR, and my 9 year old Marantz pre-pro. Yes my out-of-date bur brown 32/192 DACs were written off years ago.
On an XLR switcher, level matched between the two there was no difference, not even a little difference.
That being said, I want my next preamp to measure as good as it can, but I’m not convinced that I can hear the difference between middle of the pack, and 120 SINAD.
I also compared the top and D90s DAC’s on an XLR switcher, compared to the Marantz pre-pro I own, zero difference that I could detect.
I wouldn’t be afraid to buy this new Marantz product, although I am holding out for a different design.