Consul wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 21:10 |
Also, is there any chance you might know of a web site out there that gets into (at least some) detail on how discrete AD/DA conversion is designed? You have me curious now. Thanks! |
Consul wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 22:15 |
So, what you're saying is, somewhere out there, there might be a $600 AD/DA box that actually sounds pretty darned good because of a designer who knew what he/she was doing, just as there are $2000 boxes that are likely crap. |
Consul wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 22:15 |
In what areas of a home studio would you compromise, and where would you definitely not want to compromise? |
Consul wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 22:15 |
I have to wonder how much of that is psychosomatic because they just spent 10 times the money on converters than most people do, and they don't want to consider the possibility that they don't sound 10 times better. I do not mean this as any kind of insult to you or Dan Lavry. |
Consul wrote on Sun, 10 December 2006 07:03 |
Anything else would be appreciated, too. A Google search turned up almost nothing after several tries. |
Consul wrote on Mon, 11 December 2006 11:54 |
Gear Hypochondria. That's a great description. |
Consul wrote on Sun, 10 December 2006 01:03 |
Anything else would be appreciated, too. A Google search turned up almost nothing after several tries. |
Consul wrote on Tue, 12 December 2006 15:51 |
How can we tell what the bargains are? |
Bruno Putzeys wrote on Wed, 13 December 2006 04:51 |
Measure them. Open them up and look at the circuit boards. Check the schematics. |
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At any rate, you'll need to do quite a bit of analysis and tests. Do not trust a manufacturer's verbal claim unless they back it up with hard data. Claiming to pay attention to "low jitter" and "circuit board layout" is de rigueur these days. Nobody will market a product without saying these two things. But do they walk the walk? Only the actual hardware can tell you that. |
Consul wrote on Thu, 14 December 2006 00:06 |
I guess I should point out that I'm not interested in DSD right now. Regular old PCM is where I'm stuck at the moment. |
Consul wrote on Thu, 14 December 2006 00:06 |
A friend of mine suggested making a discrete D/A by trimpotting the output resistors, then wrapping the whole thing in an oven. This would add a lot of current noise, though, right? What would happen if one ran the trimpots in parallel? |
gentlevoice wrote on Fri, 11 April 2008 15:26 |
Could there be problems with this approach? |