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Beer
Moar beer! *gets urge to go to fridge*
Beer
Not really. The first half of the videos are all SMPS for various consumer devices. It's possible to shield the transformer too. Both can have high interference or low interference. It's a matter of the care and effort to deal with these.This video from Benchmark, shared earlier on another thread here, convinced me that my bias against switching power supplies in favor of linear power supplies was flawed.
Also you can see that once the charger is a few inches away there's essentially no noise.
Okay. I understand.Apologies that my edit happened before your response registered in my thread. My only point was that I was wrong in thinking that all switching power supplies produced more noise than all linear power supplies. The Benchmark video and article debunked that myth for me.
D90 non mqa version.@amirm
question: topping D90MQA or Chrodette and 2Qute DACs
totally different taste but , if base on data, which ones batter
I meant I recommend standard version which saves a few bucks for you.
MQA logo as a feature, hahaaa
Power supply doesn't matter at all. As Rob Watts said himself countless times.Still a huge step up from the chord mojo.
comparable to rme adi 2 dac, with or without a linear power supply.
Yep. I didn't notice at first, but yes: this is stellar performance. The "BAD STUFF" marking is a bit misleading considering it happens around - 130dB.That multitone is extremely clean compared to other dacs in that generation.
But also look at the offset from 0dBV.Yep. I didn't notice at first, but yes: this is stellar performance. The "BAD STUFF" marking is a bit misleading considering it happens around - 130dB.
No, it's often not needed that's true. But the retail price of the Qutest is USD $1895. I would kinda expected a 2.5mm/4.4mm or XLR output in this price range. You have sub $300 DACs that have proper balanced XLRs in addition to the RCAs...Balanced is not a deal breaker for some combos. In others it is essential. My 2 systems are examples
Or similar performance with D10s. Ground loop is an issue tho.Would it be stupid to get this for $1100 new? I kinda like the design in some ways but I am worried about ground loops somewhat and the D30Pro will be cheaper by a significant margin.
I guess the novelty of Chord stuff is the FPGA tech.Or similar performance with D10s. Ground loop is an issue tho.