Archimago;692235 Wrote: > Thanks for sharing your experience with DAC's John! > > Over the years I have played with a cheap DIY 4-chip TDA1543 design > similar to the stuff on eBay as well as a more expensive Mhdt > Constantine (TDA1545 I think). Can't say I was enamoured with the > sound... I found the highs a bit too rolled off for my taste so > happily went back to the Transporter sound. > > Wondering if there was a commercially available NOS DAC you think > represents a good design. I don't have time anymore to fool around with > DIY's. > > As for the slow roll-off filter, any opinions on the Transporter's > AK4396 slow-roll vs. standard filter?
If I were going to buy a NOS DAC today I would get the Audio-gd DAC-19, it uses a pair of 1704K chips (my personal favorites). It also does what I do, it implements its own digital filters in an FPGA (strangely enough exactly the same FPGA chip I use in my latest DAC). You can also set it to NOS mode if you desire. Its not the cheapest DAC nor the most expensive. I think it does a good job all around (except for maybe the USB input). I have not had a change to listen to the Transporter's slow rolloff mode so I can't comment on that. John S. -- JohnSwenson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93483 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
