i think anyone with any sense realises that a unit like this cannot approach the purity of a dedicated dac
thats just not really realistic
however on a continuum we shouldnt be ok with bottom of the barrel performance because it does "the lot"
we expect better performance, that's all, something in between, say at least better than average?
we all seen the trend these days and its towards the bottom and this unit is no different
as someone who likes Marantz I expect better and yet, knowing modern Marantz, I expected this result anyway and that's sad
thats just not really realistic
however on a continuum we shouldnt be ok with bottom of the barrel performance because it does "the lot"
we expect better performance, that's all, something in between, say at least better than average?
we all seen the trend these days and its towards the bottom and this unit is no different
as someone who likes Marantz I expect better and yet, knowing modern Marantz, I expected this result anyway and that's sad