mbd2884
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hello Head-Fiers,
Allow me to pick your brains and help me understand some terminology and how they work. I tried googling some stuff, but I don't understand as I have no engineering or electrical background.
So if you have patient can you explain some terminology for me?
As I went through Audio-dg's website and the Compass thread, these are the questions I have.
Is HDAM and Opamp being used interchangeably? I read from Marantz that HDAM is their proprietary technology, so confused me that Audio-dg would sell proprietary Marantz technology.
What is an HDAM?
What is an Opamp? I gather Opamp can be used to increase gain? And try to balance input and output, but I don't really know what that means. I also don't understand how it can affect sound.
If an amp is discrete means there is no Opamp? So what is the difference between discrete and having an Opamp.
Kingwa said the Compass has a discrete amp so no Opamp. But he is selling the Compass with an Opamp. I don't quite understand why or how it will affect the sound. It seems its just another point where sound is processed, and I see a Head-Fi thread saying people prefer the sound to be processed last by the DAC and that is it. Quite confused.
I noticed on Audio-dg's website, it doesn't seem any of their DACs or Amps use their Sun, Moon or Earth Opamps, so why do they sell them?
If you can answer my questions, I would very much appreciate it, and well I will have learned a lot of new stuff today.
Thanks.
Allow me to pick your brains and help me understand some terminology and how they work. I tried googling some stuff, but I don't understand as I have no engineering or electrical background.
So if you have patient can you explain some terminology for me?
As I went through Audio-dg's website and the Compass thread, these are the questions I have.
Is HDAM and Opamp being used interchangeably? I read from Marantz that HDAM is their proprietary technology, so confused me that Audio-dg would sell proprietary Marantz technology.
What is an HDAM?
What is an Opamp? I gather Opamp can be used to increase gain? And try to balance input and output, but I don't really know what that means. I also don't understand how it can affect sound.
If an amp is discrete means there is no Opamp? So what is the difference between discrete and having an Opamp.
Kingwa said the Compass has a discrete amp so no Opamp. But he is selling the Compass with an Opamp. I don't quite understand why or how it will affect the sound. It seems its just another point where sound is processed, and I see a Head-Fi thread saying people prefer the sound to be processed last by the DAC and that is it. Quite confused.
I noticed on Audio-dg's website, it doesn't seem any of their DACs or Amps use their Sun, Moon or Earth Opamps, so why do they sell them?
If you can answer my questions, I would very much appreciate it, and well I will have learned a lot of new stuff today.
Thanks.