New Type of DAC

The Bob Katz review:

https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/imersiv-d1-dac/

The issue here is that Bob did not reveal what "Standard DAC" he was comparing with the D-1

I’m definitely interested in this.  Maybe without the headphone amp it will be a couple of grand less expensive.

*Any* existing 24 bit DAC (theoretically 144db dynamic range) in existence (with (x1) company exception) has 'internal noise' that limits it to no better than about 120db dynamic range due to the noise floor.

If you look at the 'Bob Katz' review measurement comparison (between this 'Standard DAC' and the D-1) look at his figures 6 <-> 9 and read the text in that area, you will see that it has specs (min >150db, closer to +160db) that are many times better than any existing DAC.

I do not know what his 'standard DAC reference' is either...

The argument now could be made that since the best recorded dynamic range (theoretically 144db @24 bit) that has been recorded in the past (and now), why in the world would you want to spend the extra $$ for +150db dynamic range?

@sidewinder1 

How do you get on PF’s mailing list?  I searched their website and found nothing.  
Thanks!

Hi curiousjim,

Have no idea as to how to get on the PF mailing list.

I had simply found the PF link from someone else who was looking at the imersive D-1.