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Cambridge DAC Magic
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<blockquote data-quote="gbyleveldt" data-source="post: 39085" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>In an ideal world, yes, but we all know how far from ideal we really are. A lot of the "sound" of a DAC comes from the conversion method used, the spread of the harmonic components, the Digital Filter used and of course, the analogue stage in use. This becomes rather apparent at higher frequencies, where the old brickwall filters played a big part. Every chip manufacturer has their own ideas how the above 4 points are done, and that does leave the result to be less than perfect. There's also an element of "tuning" involved, to get the sound they want. While, as an enigneer, you want flat and clean - it may turn out that flat and clean does not really sound exciting. I'm just spitballing here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbyleveldt, post: 39085, member: 122"] In an ideal world, yes, but we all know how far from ideal we really are. A lot of the "sound" of a DAC comes from the conversion method used, the spread of the harmonic components, the Digital Filter used and of course, the analogue stage in use. This becomes rather apparent at higher frequencies, where the old brickwall filters played a big part. Every chip manufacturer has their own ideas how the above 4 points are done, and that does leave the result to be less than perfect. There's also an element of "tuning" involved, to get the sound they want. While, as an enigneer, you want flat and clean - it may turn out that flat and clean does not really sound exciting. I'm just spitballing here :D [/QUOTE]
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