wakeride74
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That is an amazing statement as to the quality from the Pico's dac. Comparing it to a $1000 worth of iPod/iMod/V-cap upgrades and having a hard time picking a winner.
Originally Posted by stevenkelby /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Pico is silent it's true. With the USB DAC it sounds flawless and almost dead silent, only the very slightest of hums when the music is paused and the volume cranked to the max. First "silent" PC source I've ever heard, apart from optical. Through the imod the standard background ticking of an ipod/imod is faintly audible at max power with music paused. The background noise during "silent" parts of any recording is massively louder than the ipod ticking anyway though. If you don't pause the music you won't hear it, no way. Listening to music: There are differences in the sound between the Pico DAC and the imod/v-cap combo. I need to listen a lot more to reach any conclusions though. I suspect there won't be a winner, just differences but I could be wrong, one may do something better than the other. These things take time to discover for sure. So far, both sound top shelf to me. |
That is an amazing statement as to the quality from the Pico's dac. Comparing it to a $1000 worth of iPod/iMod/V-cap upgrades and having a hard time picking a winner.