edwardthern wrote: > > Obviously there are strong feelings about this subject and of course its > been debated for years if not decades or longer.
Actually no circuit designer debates it. Check out http://www.esstech.com/files/1414/4095/2154/ES9018S_PB_v1.7_140916.pdf and tell us what does it tell you? Maybe that the chip is not as important as the "A" circuit design in the backend. Your hangup on the AC chip without any attention to the follow-up circuitry indicates you don't understand where the real magic happens.... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106575 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles