If you had taken a VERY quick second to check my profile you'd see it listed plain as day that I used to have a Lite - DAC83. Though I know you know what that means, I'll clarify that this is indeed an R2R DAC, using 4x Burr Brown PSM-1704UK R2R DAC chips. And in fact, you and I have talked about this before, in the Gustard thread I believe.
When you clip me for not reading through a thread, which I have, does that mean I get to clip you for not remembering talking about something? And if you choose to say that you can't be expected to remember every post you've made, then I'll continue down the path of "how can you reference that someone should remember what they've read in a thread if you're not supposed to remember what you've said?". But that's all just snowballing if you'd continue down this line, which I doubt you'll do because it's pointless and petty.
Back to the thread:
Now, I think you're getting the wrong connotation, but hopefully not definition, of 'blurb'. I didn't want to say 'post' because it was a lengthy entry(post) with a lot of information. Calling it simply a 'post' sent the wrong message, as in it's brevity or shallowness. Calling it a blurb doesn't disqualify it, it was in fact quantifying it. I think that was the first problem and from there you missed what I was getting at.
You're right in the fact that some top tier DAC makers go R2R. I'm also quite aware of this and hear all the time about their greatness. However, just because Ferrari thinks naturally aspirated engines are best, does that mean Pagani's use of a turbo on the Huayra is wrong by default? It's the implementation and the entire package that, in my experience, determines the final result. The use of piece A vs. B contributes to the equation, no denying that, but doesn't define the result. And come on, I'm not talking about being dumb and making 1000% incorrect choices.
The issue I had, and that I have with any reviewer/commenter, is when they get into hyperbole with phrases like "has to be introduced in order to make them
listenable". For the record, I got rid of my R2R DAC and now use a Wolfson WM8742 Sigma Delta based DAC and couldn't be happier. The entire implementation results in a DAC that is better in ever aspect than my previous one. BUT~
Given that I am sticking my nose in this thread, that I already said I'd subscribed to it, and that I was looking forward to the progress and feedback of the other forumer's results, I think you might gather that I'm more than willing to give this DAC a shot simply for it being an R2R DAC
I want this DAC to be a machine. Trounce everything out there, offer billion dollar sound for healthy DIY price. I want a 4x DAC board version, 2 per side, with balanced output. I want it to take a nice R-core for each side and another for the Amanero input. I want to explore a direct I2s input, such that I could use a modded Gustard U12. And I want all that to be cool and doable by me/anyone else who's interested in trying.
So, let's look forward to the progress of this build, of the development of this DAC, and the progressive discussion of choices.
