Thoughts on a bunch of DACs (and why delta-sigma kinda sucks, just to get you to think about stuff)
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How about in terms of the numerical ranks? Is it closer to #8 or #14? Or smack in the middle at #11?
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#13.5, which makes the X-Sabre a much better value. But pretending I liked SABRE, #10.
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Thanks for all the time you put into this, it has been a great resource to me certainly as I contemplate my next DAC.
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If hope this makes sense. Maxvla has an X-Sabre and lives in OK. I know he's organzied meets in Austin or other parts of TX before.
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Absolutely. I don't have any firsthand experience with SABRE DACs, so I don't know if that will be my cup of tea or not. I appreciate that you acknowledge your personal preferences and are up front about communicating them.
Yeah, I have had conflicts with the Austin meets the past couple of years - I think I actually PM'd with Maxvla in years past about it. I plan on getting to a local or national meetup to get some head time with some different dac / amp combinations in the near future. I bought my AGD NFB-10SE without hearing it first based largely on feedback here on headfi, and I have been very pleased with it. This time around, I will definitely be spending a lot of time auditioning equipment before making another purchase - I might find myself satisfied with what I already have.
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Purrin,
Do you think it's worth it for me to get a OPPO BDP-103? I'm going to use it to play CDs & Blu-Rays, as well as using it as a transport.
Do you think it's worth it for me to get a OPPO BDP-103? I'm going to use it to play CDs & Blu-Rays, as well as using it as a transport.
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Changes in cpu and os different sound. I once had a game called NBA 2k14.. out for Xbox One and PS4... different OS and CPU... software maker made the game exactly same specs (or atleast released to public that it was... did the game run differently in 2 systems? Simply yes..
Ps 4 version was alot better even though same specs.. heard sounds (like basketball hitting the basket when missied) crowd clapping... small details i didnt hear with the xbox one version..
So i do get ALs story..
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Ps 4 version was alot better even though same specs.. heard sounds (like basketball hitting the basket when missied) crowd clapping... small details i didnt hear with the xbox one version..
So i do get ALs story..
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Not to mention the gameplay was far more fluid and everyyhing was just easier...cleaner and crisper.
If you relate the gameplay to sound, it is the same thing.. not sure if you can relate it though..
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If you relate the gameplay to sound, it is the same thing.. not sure if you can relate it though..
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That blind test of five or six transports that I mentioned earlier when this thread got derailed by the zealots? One of the transports in question was the OPPO BDP-103. Let's say it wasn't in the top three or four.
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purrin,
Enjoyed a couple for reads in this thread. Just wondering where does the recently released micro idsd rank ?
Enjoyed a couple for reads in this thread. Just wondering where does the recently released micro idsd rank ?
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Can anyone tell me how many taps are in the Rcam Rdac? Don't know where else to ask. the chip is - wolfson WM8741
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