The main reason why ASR exists is to rely on objective selection. Cool is not an objective description.
Nobody so far had been disrespectful to you. All we are saying is without any objective data we don’t trust the product. If you want @Amir to test it, private message him and try to convince him. Otherwise, we don’t care about the product as it has all the tell-tell signs of hubris.
This DAC may dish all others in objective perfomance, we can't predict things without testing it. What's important in the end of the day though is audibility, and what people here are trying to say is that there are much cheaper offerings that are already perfect considering the human hearing, i.e, even if the DA1000TX does get a theorical 24bit DR, full linearity and -130dB or less SINAD, it won't practically matter... You may buy it if you think it's gorgeous and full of good functionalities, but know that the audible sonical perfomance will be the same as a $100 DAC.
What if they do hit those marks?
It is way overpriced compared to others.
We have almost reached theoretical limits and surpassed audible limits.
Really?
It still won't "sound" better.
Okay. But wouldn't it still sound different to other DACs?
Then nothing. We’d have a stupidly expensive product that might raise the bar another 2 or 3dB at best.. in a few months some be Chinese DAC will come along that measures the same or slightly better. Tough luck.
We’d like to keep our brains inside of our skull.
You're new here, however this is not how it works. The majority of items Amir tests are sent in by members of the public and only a small portion are sent by manufacturers. They contact Amir generally, not the other way around, so why don't you contact this company and see if they will send one for testing just so you can buy one... or buy one and have it drop shipped to Amir.
See now you're showing your cards... you wanted best measuring. It's best when attempting to reverse engineer a discussion to ensure the outcome is sound.
I wouldn't care about a few points more SINAD within the top listed DAC's here, moreso features, build quality and price. The unit you are looking at is unnecessarily expensive and heavy. If you're looking for exterior design bling products, ASR may not be the place for it.
Not at all! I’m quite confident that it will actually perform worse. With a bit of luck it will trump the 130 euro E30 though.
The point is functionality, features, variety of inputs and outputs, looks, engineering/nerd fetishes, etc. I stopped believing DACs have a sound signature some years ago, but I still find some overpriced DACs very appealing due to their looks and internal components and design.
Maybe we can find him a mentor. Apprenticeship programs have a great record of success.
