Yep... And increase the price of $500?room calibration via microphone. Input for mic and so on. Why not Rme, put it to next one...
Yep... And increase the price of $500?room calibration via microphone. Input for mic and so on. Why not Rme, put it to next one...
Does the Sabaj have a variable line out? Is the volume control digital?
So is there any reason for this website to even exist then? If all DAC's have reached the point where we can't hear a difference, then the objective measurements are worthless. In fact, manufacturing new chips is worthless as they already make chips that sound as good as we can hear.In the case of sonic superiority, yes. Once measurements get to a certain point (and the $9 Apple dongle is at that point!), the differences lie elsewhere. If someone tells you that DAC A sounds much better than DAC B, I will almost guarantee you that their evaluation was not done blind and level matched, and is hence worthless. And yes, there is much money wasted chasing fairy tales, and that's the value of independent measurement rather than relying on unsupported but confidently stated opinions.
There's often some differences in the headphone amplifier portion, though, and here we might want to explore a bit more deeply.
Well, not exactly.If all DAC's have reached the point where we can't hear a difference, then the objective measurements are worthless. In fact, manufacturing new chips is worthless as they already make chips that sound as good as we can hear.
I was following SIY's logic. He says even $9 Apple DAC is at the quality point where it will sound as good as anything else, so if he's right, it's hard to believe that there is any DAC being manufactured that is not up to the task.Well, not exactly.
Quite a few DAC are just not up to the task.
Or way too expensive for the (questionnable) benefit they actually propose.
And as for headphone amps and so on, there are significant (probably audible) differences.
This is still worth testing, isn't it?
So is there any reason for this website to even exist then? If all DAC's have reached the point where we can't hear a difference, then the objective measurements are worthless. In fact, manufacturing new chips is worthless as they already make chips that sound as good as we can hear.
So is there any reason for this website to even exist then? If all DAC's have reached the point where we can't hear a difference, then the objective measurements are worthless. In fact, manufacturing new chips is worthless as they already make chips that sound as good as we can hear.
I have one and I absolutely hate how terrible the UX is. I read the manual and still find it to be so damn annoying to use. Also not sure why it doesn’t come with a remote. That’s such a pain in the ass if you mount it to a rack that’s across the room. So, I’m returning mine and getting the non-Pro with a remote for less.The ADI-2 Pro is German and laughs at your attempts to discover all it's features and use them correctly without reading the manual first due to its complex menu structure.
RTFM at its finest.
Which is why I love mine.