The most important part of auditioning DACs if at all possible, do so without knowing which one you're listening to so you choose with your ears not your eyes or notion of if it costs more it must be better. Well designed DACs whether R2R discrete or chip and Delta Sigma are extremely hard to tell apart when evaluating blind. Some use filters or tubes etc.. in order to EQ the signal and that's fine it just makes more sense to apply the EQ at the speaker level. It's much easier to achieve the same effect for less money and easier to find a sound more pleasant to you. It would be interesting to know what speakers you're using to look at the FR, if it can be found, to see what's going on the the areas the ear is most sensitive to. Another way you can tell is if you have a calibrated mic and REW. Do a FR sweep leaving the mic in the same position switching between DACs. If the FR is the same or within .01% then I doubt the DACs could be told apart.
PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/Roon Nucleus + vs. Auralic Vega G1
I’m interested in upgrading my DAC from a Mytek Brooklyn DAC plus. I can’t easily do a head to head comparison and am wondering what fellow audiophiles think about these two options or what else they would recommend in this price range. I love PS Audio products but worry about the age of their DAC product (ancient in DAC years)
I welcome your thoughts
I welcome your thoughts
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