SBGK wrote: > so what will you say when manufacturers start making their dacs with > regen type devices already included and people prefer the sq of those to > previous versions ? will that also be some form of mass delusion ?
See below: Archimago wrote: > What, USB DACs with a USB hub chip in front of the on-board > microcontroller to "reclock" or "regenerate" or whatever? > > We'll see if it happens won't we? What makes you think this could > happen? arnyk wrote: > We already went through one stage of gratuitous reclocking with the > advent of Asynch DACs, and look where that got us - a perceived need for > another stage of reclocking! > > I have no doubt that given the low cost of parts to implement, and the > almost universal gullibility of audiophiles, it will happen. Julf wrote: > Isn't that why audiophiles already prefer DACs with asynchronous sample > rate converters built in? What they said. Julf wrote: > I agree with not drinking and typing, but how can you *read* an > audiophile forum and not drink? How true! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104340 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
