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Jay’s Audio DAC

Looks like Jay’s Audio entered the DAC market. 

Here’s the link:
https://www.vinshineaudio.com/product-page/jay-s-audio-dac?utm_campaign=5a78dc3c-c914-463b-9b5e-6a4b...

I see it uses the same CRYSTEK Femto clock technology as their Transports.

AK4497EQ multibit chip decoder 
https://www.akm.com/akm/en/product/datasheet1/?partno=AK4497EQ

How does this compare to R2R decoding from the likes of Denafrips, Lab12 and others? Anyone have ideas or experience with the implementation of their technology from either their unit or related units?
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lordcloud
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@alvin1118 I know it's early, but do you happen to have any user feedback yet?
lordcloud
154 posts
 
Anyone bite the bullet and purchase the DAC yet?
fluffers
78 posts
 
So it s been awhile anyone have any feedback on the new Jay Audio Dac??
tjkurita
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I will chime in here as well. I am looking to upgrade from a many years old EMM LABS dcc2 SE to a new dac that can handle higher bit rates. The problem is that if the DAC can handle oversampled but doesn’t sound good what’s the use. Any one have any direct comparison between emm labs of years ago and Jay’s of today?
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georgehifi
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The JA Dac2 may sound better doing DSD as it’s got Delta Sigma D/A converters, but my bets still on the Denafrips R2R ladder dac when doing RedBook PCM 16/44, 24/96 or DXD. It good marketing to cover all the bases 

From Mojo Music
When a PCM file is played on a native DSD single-bit converter, the single-bit DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real-time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit (Delta Sigma) DACs do a poor job of decoding RedBook PCM.
Cheers George
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