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Thread: Which DAC is better? |
    
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1857
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 09:13 pm: |
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I have a NAD 763 receiver and a Cambridge Audio DVD-87 CD/DVD player. Now, I'm trying to determine which DAC is the better?
Any help here?
When playing redbook CDs, the DAC in the Cambridge sounds a little brighter - and the NAD DAC sounds a little smoother and just a bit rolled off on the top end.
If anybody can give me some hints? |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 10075
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 11:12 pm: |
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You're on your own here, Larry. You know how to listen and, if you can do that, you can decide which you think is better. |
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1858
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 12:16 am: |
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Sigh. OK, Jan - I just wish there were some scientific way to show which DAC gives the least jitter, etc. But so be it. . .
thanks, anyway. . . |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1297
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 01:47 am: |
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There's more to the end result than just DAC's Larry. |
Gold Member Username: Larry_r
Naples,
FL
Post Number: 1859
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 10:31 am: |
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MR - You're right - there's Scotch! (grin) |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1299
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 12:48 pm: |
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Sure Larry,for some. My hard liquour days are gone, unfortunately [double sigh]. And hard liquour is good for jitter, until one has too much of course. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 4359
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 01:04 pm: |
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Not this early Lar! Oh that's right your retired... .
I really can't think of a situation in which I would't use the DAC's in my player. If they're not better than what's in your AVR (cringe) then perhaps you bought the wrong player or that receiver is better than I think (since I used to own it I doubt that).
As Jan has said trust your ears, which BTW you should have more confidence in after the cable shootout. You were able to choose, through critical listening the cable that works best for you.....I'm not sure you would have believed that possible not that long ago. |
New member Username: Joe11ee
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 07:52 am: |
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Interesting, this is cool, nearly made my day. 
iPod Converter
http://www.ipodconverter.com |
New member Username: Venishya
US
Post Number: 2
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 04:43 am: |
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Agogee mini-dac is a good ADC converter, i have used. |
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