In Reply to: Re: Hey, who is "cheapo" and who is "premium grade" in ths analogy? Huh? :-) posted by Christine Tham on May 1, 2006 at 13:52:45:
Gosh, things are hotting up!>> But it's clear to me (and many, many others) that op-amps, particularly in the I-V stage after the DAC, are the biggest single contributor to "digital" sound.<<<
Bill Thalmann said as much in an email last year, something like "if only we could come up with a gung-ho I/V converter." My reaction at the time was - "he has put his finger right on THE problem."
BTW Chris, the player you heard here has progressed beyond what you experienced and is now a mature development.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Hey, who is "cheapo" and who is "premium grade" in ths analogy? Huh? :-) - Joe Rasmussen 04:57:19 05/02/06 (7)
- The problem - Ozzie 12:48:25 05/07/06 (0)
- Re: Hey, who is "cheapo" and who is "premium grade" in ths analogy? Huh? :-) - Christine Tham 23:55:07 05/02/06 (5)
- )I think focusing on the analog stage after the DAC... - Allen Wright 06:42:51 05/03/06 (4)
- Upgrading vs completely different platform - Christine Tham 16:45:53 05/03/06 (0)
- Allen, you overlooked something on the Pioneer - Charles Hansen 08:34:06 05/03/06 (2)
- That's right, a cheap op-amp! - Allen Wright 04:52:50 05/04/06 (1)
- That's right, a cheap op-amp! - MSG TO CHRISTINE - Mark Hoepfl 22:27:38 05/04/06 (0)