In Reply to: Why would I want selectable Digital Filters in a DAC? posted by jedrider on August 31, 2015 at 15:05:57:
It's funny because I was pondering that very same question yesterday. It's like these days, you can't buy a machine without selectable filters. It's the latest fad. "Decide for yourself".So I'lI say it: I want designers who have balls and make a statement through their product. I don't want to have a choice other than which DAC I'll end up buying.
Maybe different filters sound better with different CDs, but life is definitely too short for me to determine which filter sounds best with any of my hundreds of CDs.
I have a DAC I adore now, it doesn't allow for filter selection, and yet it's the best sound I've ever heard from digital, and I was a 100% analogue guy at some point.
Filters are for companies who are not sure what to aim for and have no vision, or don't want to have one. Controversial position but hey, people don't have to share it :)
Edits: 09/02/15
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- I stay away from ANY machine which has selectable filters - jbcortes 08:46:52 09/02/15 (8)
- "I want designers who have balls and make a statement through their product. I don't want to have a choice " - Awe-d-o-file 05:08:47 09/03/15 (2)
- RE: "A compromise".... - Ivan303 07:28:00 09/03/15 (1)
- RE: "A compromise".... - Awe-d-o-file 07:39:48 09/04/15 (0)
- "I have a DAC I adore now" - oldmkvi 09:03:36 09/02/15 (4)
- RE: "I have a DAC I adore now" - jbcortes 10:11:03 09/02/15 (3)
- RE: "I have a DAC I adore now" - Todd Krieger 16:54:55 09/02/15 (0)
- We only have 'Smoke'N Grills' here that are Brinkmann's NT - jedrider 10:49:09 09/02/15 (0)
- OK, Thanks. nt - oldmkvi 10:19:33 09/02/15 (0)