Review and Measurements of Totaldac d1-six DAC

[SIY]

One of the Sunday Lunches to start?

Delightful stuff.

 

[garbulky]

I want to know how @amirm could have heard the "accented high frequencies" in a blind test. Looking at the distortion levels, is that even humanly possible?
BTW, good review. I appreciate the detail and time you took.

 

[DSJR]

Delightful stuff.

That's one way of putting it Totally bonkers pair they are, and I luv 'em to bits.....

 

[oufloued]

I agree with you but not most of the hifi fans on THIS site, somewhere else yes indeed

As the reviewed gear measures different isn't it quite expectable that there are also hearable differences? And for me it's exquisite audible differences I experience using different gear as headphones for example which let me enjoy this hobby so much.
Thank you for this site and discussion!

 

[Jimster480]

As the reviewed gear measures different isn't it quite expectable that there are also hearable differences? And for me it's exquisite audible differences I experience using different gear as headphones for example which let me enjoy this hobby so much.
Thank you for this site and discussion!

You are correct; things that measure like shit typically sound like shit and so on and so forth.
There are rare exceptions where tubes can have "smooth" sounds because the performance is so bad that all micro details are lost. I can understand how it is a experience that some people might like, but it just isn't for me. I like details.

 

[SIY]

As the reviewed gear measures different isn't it quite expectable that there are also hearable differences?

No. If two pieces of equipment measure differently, but the differences are well below any reasonable audible threshold, there's no reason that they can sound different. For example, if DAC A has 0.004% distortion and DAC B has 0.0004% distortion, then ceteris paribus they will not sound different even though the measurements differ by a factor of ten.

We can measure FAR more precisely than our ears can distinguish.

 

[oufloued]

this just looks like a really strange test condition to me, do people really send 96 kHz signals down their systems?

unless I’m reading this wrongly that is.

96khz sampling rate, I suppose.