It is not in the chip, it is in subsequent analog filters that are necessary and are specific to each chip type. DAC output requires brickwall filter, Nyquist is only true for time unlimited signal.
Maybe it IS all in the DAC chips
I’ve often pushed back against the idea of purchasing any piece of audio gear based on the parts contained, especially DAC’s. While the Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) itself is the key component, so much goes into making a good sounding product, like stream buffers/jittter removal, power supplies and analog output stage that I thought this could lead buyers astray.
Still, having done that, and still thinking that I correctly warned others to avoid buying just on DAC brands alone, I have found myself after many years, returning again to vintage Burr Brown based DACs and home theater processors.
Color me changed with experience.
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@mahler123 , we’ll if it isn’t broken 😆. I have a handful of rock concerts on Blu-ray and I read the the Oppo limits the resolution due to licensing. Apparently the Dbob defeats the resolution restriction allowing full resolution to be sent in the digital domain to your DAC. Unfortunately I have a Yiggy and they don’t play together, so I never investigated further. I like Bryston gear as my buddy had a full suite before moving on to Mac. I live off his hand me downs. Regards , Mike B. |
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