In Reply to: RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... posted by 13th Duke of Wymbourne on February 12, 2024 at 15:34:51:
I don't doubt that at the product level there are differences - where they come from, though, is intriguing.
Like Abe, I find more audible differences in the "A" part - which is essentially a line level preamp. As such, I like having a separate and stiff power supply with R-core tranny for the analog section feeding hand matched JFETs running balanced without need for corrective feedback. As for the "D" part, it uses four dual mono B-B PCM1792A chips and incorporates separate master oscillators for 44.1/88.2/176.4 vs 48/96/192 sample rates. Doesn't do DXD nor DSD but not an issue for me.
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- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - E-Stat 13:21:28 02/13/24 (16)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - morricab 07:04:35 02/14/24 (0)
- More an audiophile laundry list than insight - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:41:52 02/13/24 (14)
- For the past fifty years - E-Stat 06:32:38 02/14/24 (13)
- A stiff PSU is a good goal but there are no linear circuits that are not also 'corrected' in some way (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 09:46:50 02/14/24 (12)
- Hence the use of the term "minimum" - E-Stat 13:28:59 02/14/24 (11)
- Feedback conundrum - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:29:31 02/14/24 (10)
- Hence the use of the term "applied" - E-Stat 06:21:15 02/15/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - tketcham 04:35:09 02/15/24 (7)
- A nice summary and exemplary non-guruship - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:45:33 02/15/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - Story 06:09:53 02/15/24 (5)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:56:24 02/15/24 (4)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - morricab 07:24:38 02/16/24 (3)
- Sort of-ish - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 14:52:23 02/16/24 (2)
- RE: Sort of-ish - morricab 13:14:23 02/18/24 (1)
- RE: Sort of-ish - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 00:01:37 02/19/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback conundrum - AbeCollins 22:25:53 02/14/24 (0)