No hdmi arc, no trigger, no streaming ,no go
Although one could probably replicate many features with a notebook-foobar-plugins-combo and a cheap DAC as well, the RME DACs interestingly are way less under suspicion of being overpriced due to the EQ functions alone.Very expensive for "just a DAC", even if it is a very well measuring one. I think other features like parametic EQ need to be added if you're gonna charge $700 for a DAC.
Although one could probably replicate many features with a notebook-foobar-plugins-combo and a cheap DAC as well, the RME DACs interestingly are way less under suspicion of being overpriced due to the EQ functions alone.
Agreed. All DACs at this price should have a trigger in and out.This DAC looks great. It gets a 3, due to lack of a trigger out that is not sensible on a DAC with volume control and a remote.
- Rich
That's just SMSL regurgitating MQA's description.So they call it "musical origami"
Because he changes the volume while measuring SINAD.Apologies if you've explained this chart elsewhere but why does a SINAD vs volume control position chart have an X-axis with time as its unit?
I didn't understand, so I didn't reply.Isn’t about adding a (super clean!) HPA to the D1se2 and using its output to drive an amp output stage?
That would likely be a lot more work for little benefit. I’m guessing here, but the AP analyzer doesn’t know the volume position. So you’d have to enter everything into a spreadsheet. But the analyzer can tell you to steadily increase the volume while keeping track of the time. Any red flags will still be apparent.But wouldn't the volume position as a unit then make more sense? After all, each gain setting itself should be quite constant over time SINAD-wise.
Which dac did you buy?I'll be honest, I've had a lot of good digital converters over the past 20 years. I now have new DAC with ES9039Pro, and it's the best DAC chip I've heard so far, its audio performance is so good that it outshines the older multibit chip or even modern R2R DACs.
I would be very happy if there were more different devices with the new Hyperstream IV series from ESS.
We could have a DAC/ADC with a programmable DSP. Then we could try to make it Turing-complete using the audio output as state and looping it back through the ADC. Then use it to solve Advent of Code challenges.Where should we go from here? What's left in DAC improvements, facilities aside?
The output voltage is measured and is a good proxy for volume position. It might be clearer to plot SINAD vs output voltage.That would likely be a lot more work for little benefit. I’m guessing here, but the AP analyzer doesn’t know the volume position. So you’d have to enter everything into a spreadsheet. But the analyzer can tell you to steadily increase the volume while keeping track of the time. Any red flags will still be apparent.