One reason the DAC60 sounds so good is the use of the Burr Brown PCM1704U-K parallel P2P DAC. This state-of-the-art device was originally developed for super high end applications. Among the most famous units using the chip were the Mark Levinson 30.6 and the $20,000 Linn CD12 CD player.
Note that this chip was designed with audiophile high performance in mind, by the original Burr Brown company before it was acquired by Texas Instruments. This is the only true 24 bit DAC in the traditional (non delta-sigma) parallel architecture. This approach is considered to be superior in sound quality with excellent jitter rejection. Cost cutting was not a consideration in the design. The chip used to sell for around $30. It's replacement (the delta sigma PCM1796), costs around $5. -- crooner SB3 with Custom Linear Power Supply Lite Audio DAC-60 Tube DAC VPI Scout with Benz Micro Glider M2 Audio Research PH3, SP16L and VS110 Vandersteen 2Ce signatures, 2W subwoofer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
