restorer-john
Grand Contributor
EL DACO- that's a cool name for a DAC.
It varies but mostly after. My listening tests are blind. I will randomize the AB selector and then play until I have a preference for one or the other device. Once there, I then identify which it is. I will then randomize and repeat again to make sure the difference is repeatable.@amirm do you do your listening tests before or after all the measurements you do?
I just received an answer from owner of EL DAC and it is coming!I had a suspicion the element would not be very impressive. supposedly it has an older (and much lower quality) DAC chip, something from the ODAC era.
EL DAC + EL AMP should be much better.
Correct. It is clipping range. As I noted in the review, at lower volumes they sound the same.@amirm , when you said rHead has more distortion than Element, I assume you were talking about the clipping range, right?
I could be wrong but I believe the EL DAC was designed to perform the same as the OL DAC while offering more connectionsThe EL DAC should be similar to the OL DAC, they use the same DAC chip IIRC.
It's a pretty different build though when you look at internals.I could be wrong but I believe the EL DAC was designed to perform the same as the OL DAC while offering more connections
It is definitely a proper company. They measure everything professionally which means the device does what they say it does. If other companies did the same, I would be out of business!I like the fact that JDS still make good, solid down to earth equipment that offers good performance at affordable prices. And avoid the asinine marketing and flummery of another company that makes its gear in the US. I don't think I've ever really heard anything bad about JDS and everybody I know with any experience of buying and using their products has been extremely positive about them.
I had a suspicion the element would not be very impressive. supposedly it has an older (and much lower quality) DAC chip, something from the ODAC era.
EL DAC + EL AMP should be much better.
They talk about that here;
https://blog.jdslabs.com/2017/05/psa-element-is-not-an-o2/
I'm trying to decide on Element vs El Dac vs El Amp myself.
I have an EL DAC on loan which I will review very soon.I'm trying to decide on Element vs El Dac vs El Amp myself.
Awesome. An El Amp would be good too. Seems a lot of people are trading in their NFB's for that combo.
Well, if you look at the product pages on JDS Labs' site, they list the exact same performance specifications for the EL Amp and the Amplifier section of the Element. Considering they actually measure their own products, I'd assume them to be identical. If you want the surest confirmation, you can always ask them.My understanding has been the main difference in the separates is the DAC but I don't see where in that link it says the amps are the same.
I'd rather have a one piece unit unless the seperate DAC is amazingly better.