In Reply to: Chip vs. discrete resistor R2R posted by morricab on June 17, 2024 at 04:45:39:
R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production today with the same benefits you described in your post. "The fact that it is a monolithic chip makes it both consistent and wonderfully accurate to work with, something that a discrete ladder cannot achieve even with the highest precision resistors.."One of many examples still in production today
Schiit uses these DAC chips or variants in some of their DACs.
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Edits: 06/19/24
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- R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production. - AbeCollins 16:59:50 06/19/24 (11)
- RE: R-2R ladder DAC chips are still in production. - Dawnrazor 09:50:23 06/21/24 (10)
- " I heard it sounded bad though because it has terrible measurements" - Story 11:30:52 06/21/24 (9)
- RE: " I heard it sounded bad though because it has terrible measurements" - Dawnrazor 14:47:00 06/24/24 (0)
- (I think he was trying to be sarcastic) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:09:26 06/22/24 (7)
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- there's too much Voom Voom here - Story 11:38:10 06/22/24 (5)
- Looks like the Voom Voom was actually the truth - Chris from Lafayette 12:40:52 06/25/24 (4)
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- Yes we do all make mistakes, but you seem to try to avoid acknowledging your own - Chris from Lafayette 23:52:16 06/26/24 (0)