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Possibly the worst DAC/amp. (yet)

Veri

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Saw this new review by @WolfX-700 and had to laugh a bit. This may have been the worst result I've ever seen.

Bad linearity, bad THD/N, worst multitone ever, likely audible amounts of jitter, odd frequency response, unstable output, odd phase shift, lousy crosstalk, and the amp distorting in the 10-20percent range :D

We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen!

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DSJR

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Fortunately, the page translator did a good job this time. Wow - how much is this thing?
 

JSmith

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This may have been the worst result I've ever seen.
Apart from the Furutech GT-40 and the xDuoo TA-20 measured here, I think this review of the Audionote DAC-1 takes the cake as one of the worst measuring DAC's ever;

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... "high-end" this is not.


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Chester

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Trust your ears!

On a serious note, I would love to hear it out of curiosity.
 

theREALdotnet

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Perhaps this is aimed at vinyl lovers? Could be their gateway drug into digital
 

JSmith

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Ok... there is a new winner, every measurement is terrible;

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