Qeustion:Starting cut off point of a NOS DAC filter???

[Leolabs]

Is that the starting high frequency cut off point of a NOS DAC filter is usually lower than an OS DAC???Would affect the listening esp at around 20KHz???

 

[rfbrw]

Yes and yes.

 

[Werner]

This is the simulated response of the filter of the Audio Note DAC 1.1.

frequency


relative level (dB)

1kHz 0

10kHz +0.25

20kHz -2

30kHz -10

40kHz -17

50kHz -22

100kHz -39

200kHz -57

500kHz -80

1MHz -99


As in

http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/audionote11kit_e.html

 

[dcathro]

If you can hear -2db @ 20KHz, then you have bat's ears!