Pat Farrell;186352 Wrote: > P Floding wrote: > > In addition I don't think cranking out DACs is such an impressive > thing > > compared to a lot of electronics engineering. It's a bunch of > standard > > parts, after all. > > Isn't that where we were in the late 70s, all amplifiers sound alike > because they all have the same parts and same gross ratings (power, > THD, > etc.) > > :-) > > Audiophiles, by definition, believe there are differences. > > The art of engineering is not to make the best possible thing, > it is making the best things at a specific price. It is not a lot of > challenge to make, say an FM radio, but to make one with under $1.50 > worth of parts requires thinking. Doing it under $0.75 takes far more. > > And don't discount layout quite so quickly. How you arrange the parts > makes a big difference. > > > YMMV, etc > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html
Yes, but the issue here was the difficulty of understanding the fundamental operation of a DAC. That is not a big issue, and credibility is not an issue in this case. Anyone with the right engineering skills can verify John's claims. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33304 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
