doctor_big wrote: > > Another question: What's the cheapest amp/DAC combo you can think of > that is transparent and accurate and will sound the same as any other > competently-designed components regardless of price? >
For the DAC part, I am pretty sure the €140 Audioengine D1 that drives my genelecs is more than transparent and accurate enough, and in fact even the €24 UCA-202 combined ADC and DAC that I use for room measurements 'seems to be good enough' (http://matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm). Same goes for the €30 hifiberry DAC I use on my raspberry pi. Cheapest amp? As long as they aren't pushed beyond their comfort zone in terms of power and load impedance, the TPA31XXD2 series class D chips probably give you transparency and accuracy at a reasonable price - you can get a 2x50W stereo amp board for something like €25, but need to add case, power supply and connectors, so looking at maybe €100 for a complete amp. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102632 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
