The Best Dac on the Market

Bonsai · 30th August 2007, 11:24 PM

Guys, In your opinion, what is the very best audio DAC available today

I'd like to hear your views.

Thanks

gaetan8888 · 31st August 2007, 05:34 AM

Hello

Not an easy question...

Some say it's the PCM63 and TDA1541, other say it's the PCM1794 or AD1955 .

Gaetan

tvicol · 31st August 2007, 12:13 PM

Others say PCM1702 or PCM1704.
Even is hard to implement I personally prefer TDA1541A.

regards,
Tibi

Bernhard · 31st August 2007, 04:05 PM

And one says it's the PCM56.

dddac · 31st August 2007, 04:49 PM

or tda1543

it is like asking "what is the best car" or where does the nicest girls come from ?

SunRa · 31st August 2007, 05:18 PM

I think this is a marketing induced preconception. I think it is more important to understand the design of each piece of hardware and to implement it as best as possible.

to get in the trend though, you may want to look at this page. There are some other vesions on the same site, including tda1541, 1543 and even pcm63.

oshifis · 31st August 2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dddac
...where does the nicest girls come from ?

It is no question :-;

Cauhtemoc · 31st August 2007, 06:18 PM

Most DACs can be made to sound good. The implementation is often more important than the chip itself.

Oh, and the AK4396 is the best.

gnuZ · 31st August 2007, 06:20 PM

There's also the just announced AK4397 from AKM.

AK4397

NVD33 · 31st August 2007, 09:05 PM

Hi,

I can say that I know nothing about DAC design but I agree with Cauhtemoc that the implementation is often more important than the chip itself. I own two different CD players build around the same DAC but they sound completly different. The one which sound the best IMO does not use Blackgate, Oscon capacitors, etc... and other very expensive components ! For me implementation and choice of components are more important than the chip itself.

Vincent

For dddac: the nicest girls come from Italy for sure!

30th August 2007, 11:24 PM	#1
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31st August 2007, 05:34 AM	#2
gaetan8888 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Hello Not an easy question... Some say it's the PCM63 and TDA1541, other say it's the PCM1794 or AD1955 . Gaetan

31st August 2007, 12:13 PM	#3
tvicol diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bucharest	Others say PCM1702 or PCM1704. Even is hard to implement I personally prefer TDA1541A. regards, Tibi

31st August 2007, 04:05 PM	#4
Bernhard diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich	And one says it's the PCM56.

31st August 2007, 05:18 PM	#6
SunRa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Romania	I think this is a marketing induced preconception. I think it is more important to understand the design of each piece of hardware and to implement it as best as possible. to get in the trend though, you may want to look at this page. There are some other vesions on the same site, including tda1541, 1543 and even pcm63.

31st August 2007, 06:18 PM	#8
Cauhtemoc diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	Most DACs can be made to sound good. The implementation is often more important than the chip itself. Oh, and the AK4396 is the best.

31st August 2007, 06:20 PM	#9
gnuZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: n/a	There's also the just announced AK4397 from AKM. AK4397

31st August 2007, 09:05 PM	#10
NVD33 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bordeaux	Hi, I can say that I know nothing about DAC design but I agree with Cauhtemoc that the implementation is often more important than the chip itself. I own two different CD players build around the same DAC but they sound completly different. The one which sound the best IMO does not use Blackgate, Oscon capacitors, etc... and other very expensive components ! For me implementation and choice of components are more important than the chip itself. Vincent For dddac: the nicest girls come from Italy for sure!

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