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Enter the modern hifi world. Try this test.

HiBy FC1 vs. just about any modern or vintage DAC out there. 

Cost? Just around 20 dollars or so.

I doubt anyone will be able to tell a difference with their system. 

Let’s assume  the following case scenario: 

1. same speakers

2. same cables 

3. same amplifier 

 

The test:

Use a 3.5mm cable to RCA or balanced in to your preamplifier or integrated amplifier on a spare input. 

basically, it’s 2v plus a little extra mw, designed to drive headphones. 

If anything it’ll be a bit louder than your system, but fundamentally, you won’t be able to hear any difference between it and any solid-state DAC out there in terms of resolution, detail, timing, or instruments/vocals clarity.

Why? Because digital audio has advanced to the point where we are at its limits, and can shrink down the electronics this small, without sacrificing anything. Just look at how far computers and smartphones have come. Audio reproduction is no different in the digital domain.

frank009
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pindac
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Audio experiences are not what they used to be, I've got friends in Vienna at the moment offering almost a time-lapsed commentary on their endeavours with photo records to show the equipment and room set-up.

99% of people conversed with outside of the die-hard enthusiasts know anything about audio as I know it, and as does a dying breed.

Audio today is portable, and TOTR listening is delivered through earbuds.

The Thread is very relevant, but not to those approaching extinction for being the main populous in the world of audio and recorded music replays.

Any coverage of items that belong to very, very portable audio devices has a place on a forum; it will be good to attract new faces and content.

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tomic601

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…
thankfully my tube DAC appears to be exempt from this…. 

why? It doesn’t have a 3.5mm out to do a proper comparison with the $20 dongle? 

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frank009 OP
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So I guess nobody has tried my test.

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ditusa
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@frank009/BOT. Nope!

Mike

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may942399337
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Yours is truly amazing; it instantly reminds me of a vintage stereo—once owned by my great-grandmother—that sat in a rental home years ago. I used to play with it when my family wasn't looking. Even after all this time, it could still produce such a delightful sound—it brings back such fond memories.

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