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What about all those Chinese DACs?

It seems like everywhere I look, there are DACs from China that have these amazing specs on paper. SNR: >133 dB; THD: 0.000004%;

Dynamic Range: 124dB. If you really think about it, these were specs that almost didn't exist outside of pro-audio gear. A lot of these units have chips from ESS, Cirrus Logic, Texas Instruments and very sophisticated conversion circuitry.

So, my question is, what do you all think?

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willywonka
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@goodlistening64 This isn't a political forum! It's a discussion on Chinese made DAC's.

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mahgister
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I deleted my own post answering political propaganda. You cannot correct stupidity and blinders with sarcasm, or underlining his one sideness...

For Chinese dac, it is the only low cost product i disliked when i tried it three times...

It seems my French battery dac NOS TDA 1543 beat them all ....

Perhaps the Wiim ultra will do better but i dont need to know it because i am happy ....

 

 

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goodlistening64
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@willywonka 

Dynamic Range: 124dB. If you really think about it, these were specs that almost didn't exist outside of pro-audio gear.

I used to think specifications are what mattered the most but changed my mind over the years with my own observations. While some specifications matter they don't tell the whole story!

The amazing specs you are here to talk about are imperceptible to human ears.

You are right, they don't tell the whole story!

If a Chinese DAC specifies an inaudible sound, does it exist?

I stop listening when I can't hear it. 

 

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