Master Index of Measurement Comparison Charts [Defunct]

[pozz]

Thanks for the works. This summary thread is very helpful.

Is price/performance charts available somehow?

Thanks.

About the charts, I have no plans to make them currently.

 

[martijn86]

Is price/performance charts available somehow?

Only if you normalize the performance value where maybe -120dB would get a rating of 100 and -85dB would get a rating of 50. But that wouldn't factor in other measurements and ofcourse there is more to a product then straight measured performance. I see what you're getting at though but I don't think shopping advice is what ASR is intended for.

 

[AndrewDavis]

Tell my family I'll see them next Wednesday after I go through all this.

 

[bobbooo]

This is great, just what I was looking for to compare measurements, thanks. One thing that would make it even more useful though was if the text was searchable instead of images, so I can just use my browser's 'find on page' function to search for any particular device. Would this be possible? Maximum frequency response deviation from flat between 20Hz and 20kHz would also be a nice addition.

 

[pozz]

This is great, just what I was looking for to compare measurements, thanks. One thing that would make it even more useful though was if the text was searchable instead of images, so I can just use my browser's 'find on page' function to search for any particular device. Would this be possible? Maximum frequency response deviation from flat between 20Hz and 20kHz would also be a nice addition.

Thanks @bobbooo

I'm in the middle of assigning links to device names/measurements. See Post #2 above.

In most cases the deviation from the audible range is very slight. There are only a few measured devices where it's a significant factor in performance.

Edit: Like the iBasso DX120

 

[RayDunzl]

These charts will also make their way off the site, which makes it pretty likely that they'll be viewed out of context as well.

Yup...

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=s...r_kAhWBiOAKHaCsAbEQ8NMDCJoB&biw=1306&bih=1203

 

[pozz]

Yup...

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=s...r_kAhWBiOAKHaCsAbEQ8NMDCJoB&biw=1306&bih=1203

Oh dear.

Edit: Some of the repostings on other websites are pretty funny, I have to say.

 

[vkvedam]

Comparison of DAC SINAD Measurements

Number of Entries: 199
Date Updated: 7 September 2019

poz, I think you have got some numbers mixed up. For instance Topping D50 was -109 dB where as you have got it down as -106. Let me look at the others just to make sure that we have got the database right.

 

[pozz]

poz, I think you have got some numbers mixed up. For instance Topping D50 was -109 dB where as you have got it down as -106. Let me look at the others just to make sure that we have got the database right.

I got the numbers from the SMSL SU-8 review. I'll change it to the figure Amir posted in the updated Topping D50 review.

 

[frogmeat69]

@pozz , thank you very much for all the work you have done here!!!

 

[DeepSpace57]

Dynamic range chart can also be prepared for DACs.

 

[pozz]

Dynamic range chart can also be prepared for DACs.

I'll get to it at some point.

 

[M00ndancer]

Is price/performance charts available somehow?

That's not easy to do. many of the products have different prices, availability depending on what market (EU, ASIA, US)
Taxes and import duties also play a big role. So you have to find a retailer in your part of the world and compare prices.
There are other criteria that you have to take in account. Like build and functions. Doing a price / performance chart is not necessary.
Best amp = Atom. Best DAC = Khadas board if you use the SINAD as the only measurement.
Do they have the features I need? No.
You'll have to do the legwork yourself.
It's a sum of the features, quality, performance and the price you're willing to pay.

 

[pozz]

Is price/performance charts available somehow?

That's not easy to do. many of the products have different prices, availability depending on what market (EU, ASIA, US)
Taxes and import duties also play a big role. So you have to find a retailer in your part of the world and compare prices.
There are other criteria that you have to take in account. Like build and functions. Doing a price / performance chart is not necessary.
Best amp = Atom. Best DAC = Khadas board if you use the SINAD as the only measurement.
Do they have the features I need? No.
You'll have to do the legwork yourself.
It's a sum of the features, quality, performance and the price you're willing to pay.

What @M00ndancer said about assessing a product's overall performance and features is absolutely correct. Showing the true cost of obtaining a piece of gear is also beyond what I can do.

However, I did make scatterplots of original MSRP vs. SINAD and other measures in this thread: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/sinad-vs.9329/

 

[confucius_zero]

@pozz, can you update the DAC sinad chart plz?

 

[pozz]

@pozz, can you update the DAC sinad chart plz?

I'll do it as soon as I can. These haven't been touched in a while because, hopefully soon, we'll have something better for comparison.

 

[AndrewDavis]

Do tell????

 

[pozz]

Do tell????

Hooooooopefully

 

[Rja4000]

Comparison of DAC SINAD Measurements

Number of Entries: 203
Date Updated: 16 September 2019

Hi

In the list, RME ADI-2 is actually confusing.
That's RME ADI-2 DAC, not to be confused with RME ADI-2, ADI-2 fs, ADI-2 Pro or ADI-2 Pro fs

https://archiv.rme-audio.de/en/products/adi_2.php

 

[Rja4000]

Hi
Isn't it possible to run those lists from a DB and show in a datagrid ?
Some filtering/sorting criteria could be included, like cost (category), type of inputs, outputs, volume control, supported freq rates, HP amp, "Recommended" or not...
That would be very useful, I think.

As an example:
I'm looking for a cheap DAC (<$300€) with 192kHz support, USB in and SPDIF out.
What are the options and how do they rank by SINAD ?