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Cut-Throat

In Reply to: RE: Lol posted by raingerz on October 27, 2023 at 14:22:10

I've gone the other direction, as you know. I am now running the same DAC as Abe Collins. SMSL D400EX. And for sure there is much more 'Bang for your Buck' in Amplification than in DACs.

And, one thing to keep in mind.... There is more distortion and jitter in the average audiophile than the average DAC.

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RE: "SMSL D400EX" - Ivan303 08:22:24 10/29/23 (3)
"It adopts the 3rd generation XMOS XU316 USB Processor along with 9 high-end OPAMP chips for unprecedented audio performance."

What's the point of driving horn speakers with SE 45 monoblocks WITHOUT feedback if you're gonna add BUCKETS of feedback to the audio chain of your DAC's?

You must HATE music, says Ivan! ;-)
- it sounds Great! - Cut-Throat 08:30:40 10/29/23 (2)
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  - RE: it sounds Great! - morricab 05:08:51 10/30/23 (0)
    find a used Skylla 2 and you might decide the switch is worth it. At 2500 bucks its not a big risk and you can sell it pretty easily for what you paid if you don't agree with my assessment.
  - No, no, no.... - Ivan303 11:04:20 10/29/23 (0)
    The goal in High End audio is NOT great sound.
    
    The goal is for your system to NOT sound BAD.
    
    Components never sound GREAT, at best they don't sound BAD.
    
    YMMV and all that.

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