[strangedaze39]

Does anyone know the quality of the Alien Dac compared to other ones on the market in the 100 dollar area. Specifically this one,

Onkyo SE-U55

ONKYO USB Processor review- Sept. 01 AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

I could pick that onkyo up at a hefty discount but I have a feeling that the Alien Dac might be better in sound quality. That Onkyo has A TON of inputs which is sexy though.

Sorry this is kind of a tough question.

 

[joe_cool]

IIRC the Alien DAC is an NOS (non-over-sampling) type. This will have a different sound signature than an over-sampling DAC (I think this includes the Onkyo).

 

[cetoole]

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Originally Posted by joe_cool /img/forum/go_quote.gif IIRC the Alien DAC is an NOS (non-over-sampling) type. This will have a different sound signature than an over-sampling DAC (I think this includes the Onkyo).

Nope, PCM2702, which is the heart of the Alien DAC, has an internal 8x OS digital filter.

 

[brainsalad]

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Originally Posted by strangedaze39 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does anyone know the quality of the Alien Dac compared to other ones on the market in the 100 dollar area. Specifically this one, Onkyo SE-U55 ONKYO USB Processor review- Sept. 01 AUDIOPHILE AUDITION I could pick that onkyo up at a hefty discount but I have a feeling that the Alien Dac might be better in sound quality. That Onkyo has A TON of inputs which is sexy though. Sorry this is kind of a tough question.

Are you asking about this because of the Ebay add for one of these? If you are, I'm AudioVoodoo. If you are the winner, shipping's on me. I don't mind helping out a fellow Head-Fier.

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