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Review and Measurements of Audio-GD R8

WolfX-700

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In past measurements we have confirmed that even discrete R2R can perform very well.

However, many devices using the same type of technology perform poorly, which is why I mentioned in my previous measurements that I instinctively hate discrete R2R.

Today we have ushered in such a unit.

A reader of my website sent me this unit and he wanted me to measure it.

(If you are from China, I believe that by seeing the photos, you can already understand what terrible things will happen later) ;););)

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This is the dashboard:

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All the above measurement results indicate that this is a garbage.

Even more frightening is that the manufacturer is a liar

Here are the measurements published by the manufacturer:

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My suggestion: you should Never Ever Forever consider this manufacturer's products.
 
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What does it look like up to 200kHz or so ?
The grass between the harmonics may be folded back into the audible range due to poor filtering.
Can you measure/make visible the low pass filter (if present at all ?)
 
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What does it look like up to 200kHz or so ?
The grass between the harmonics may be folded back into the audible range due to poor filtering.
Can you measure/make visible the low pass filter (if present at all ?)

This is the NOS 1M FFT measurement made before:

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I'll go to dinner first and come back to measure the filter characteristics
 

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Well they did not lie completely .... the S/N ratio is >120dB, even in the measured one.
They just don't tell you that it drops tremendously when it has to do something (as in play music or test tones).
 
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What does it look like up to 200kHz or so ?
The grass between the harmonics may be folded back into the audible range due to poor filtering.
Can you measure/make visible the low pass filter (if present at all ?)
filter.jpg
 

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