Can people list their top favourite DAC project (that they have personal experience with) along with rationale as to why they think that particular project is the top-notch (for them).
A rough template:
1) Name of project / DAC (along with version number, if there are several)
2) URL if exists (for more information)
3) Pros and cons (price, sound, easiness of building, pickiness with sources, amount of learning required, etc.)
4) Why it's the best for you (your rationale). Can be sound, can be cost, can be measurements, easiness of obtaining parts or something else. It's what *you* decide. Others don't have to agree, but do give some idea of your personal reasons.
And, PLEASE no fights. If you don't disagree with somebody's personal choice, post your own personal DAC favourite.
My reason for asking this?
There are a ton of of DAC projects out there.
Beginners would probably get a lot of info out of a thread that discussed the pros and cons of several projects and people's opinions of them.
A rough template:
1) Name of project / DAC (along with version number, if there are several)
2) URL if exists (for more information)
3) Pros and cons (price, sound, easiness of building, pickiness with sources, amount of learning required, etc.)
4) Why it's the best for you (your rationale). Can be sound, can be cost, can be measurements, easiness of obtaining parts or something else. It's what *you* decide. Others don't have to agree, but do give some idea of your personal reasons.
And, PLEASE no fights. If you don't disagree with somebody's personal choice, post your own personal DAC favourite.
My reason for asking this?
There are a ton of of DAC projects out there.
Beginners would probably get a lot of info out of a thread that discussed the pros and cons of several projects and people's opinions of them.