Redbook Keeps Surprising

I was a Best Buy to get a memory card reader for my computer. Looked at the CDs and saw a few in the bargain bin that I would like to have, only a few dollars. Came home, ripped them with DB power amp, picked the best cover art. Transferred to my Aurender through the NAS and played away. WOW, impressive sound and I really enjoyed them both. I like the High Res downloads and my SACD collection but am often really impressed by good Redbook CD. It really is the music that counts.

davt06-05-2016 1:01am

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georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,966 posts 06-06-2016 at 10:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You believe what the dac manufacture is selling you, that a hybrid dac can deliver "bit perfect" Redbook PCM??? You been suckered sunshine. Why do you think dacs like the YPsilon,Total,Trinity Dac, Flagship MSB's and many others have designed their top dacs with hard to get R2R Multibit converters for Redbook only conversion, when they could of used Delta Sigma at 100th of the price and got DSD replay as well?? Some can't see the forest through the trees.
charles1dad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,996 posts 06-06-2016 at 10:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jon2020, You are making a very rational point. The type of chip or conversion (Delta Sigma vs R2R ladder ) is just one aspect of what determines the final sound quality of a DAC. Implementation of either method is the more important issue. I’d make the argument that I/V conversion, power supply quality and the output stage quality and execution are of greater influence on the sound quality. You can not overemphasized one isolated aspect and then attributes that this is the only explanation. I’ve heard numerous examples of both approaches to DAC design and there’s considerable overlapping between them. Based on listening I don’t believe that one is " inherently" superior to the other. I'd encourage people to just listen and come to a decision based on what you hear rather than dogma concerning isolated design /part choices. Charles,
jon2020 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 913 posts 06-06-2016 at 12:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks, Charles, for chiming in. I guess we should leave the dogmatic one well alone. Rgds. Jon.
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15,679 posts 06-06-2016 at 01:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nothings perfect. Glad to see a thread praising CD sound quality. I’ve been using Dbpoweramp to my own homegrown PC based music server and couldn’t be happier. I haven't actually played a CD in years. Alll CDs are ripped to music server and backed up immediately up front. CD playback like everything can only be as good as the weakest link in teh chain, but many ways of assembling a robust chain these days.
milpai Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,341 posts 06-06-2016 at 02:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Redbook Keeps Surprising.... What is more surprising is that the thread gets hijacked and becomes which "type" of DAC is better - DS or R-2R. I love the CD playback on my simple Teac player or even the good old Oppo 970H. Yes, the Teac sounds better than the cheap old Oppo. But that happens only when you are comparing the equipment, and not listening to the music. CDs now-a-days sound damn good.