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In Reply to: Merason Reuss DAC BB1794A posted by scriabin on August 9, 2024 at 14:34:43:
....the discontinued and highly sought after (by some) PCM1704 which is sign-magnitude.I had 8 PCM1704 in my Cary 306/200 CDP back in the day. It was a wonderful sounding CDP/DAC. BUT so are the handful of modern ESS and AKM delta-sigma based DACs that I have owned over the years.
Datasheet for PCM1704 DAC chip
Datasheet for PCM1794 DAC chip
IMHO the analog electronics in a CDP/DAC have greater influence over SQ vs the brand or type of DAC chip. Just my 2-cents worth.
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Edits: 08/09/24
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