DACs Deciphered: The 4 Major Types Explained | Moon Audio

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➕ Astell&Kern SP3000: www.moon-audio.com/astell-ker...
➕ Aurender A200: www.moon-audio.com/aurender-a...
➕ Cayin N8ii: www.moon-audio.com/cayin-n8ii...
➕ Cayin RU6: www.moon-audio.com/cayin-ru6-...
➕ Chord Mojo 2: www.moon-audio.com/chord-mojo...
➕ Chord Qutest: www.moon-audio.com/chord-qute...
➕ Chord Hugo TT 2: www.moon-audio.com/chord-hugo...
➕ Chord DAVE: www.moon-audio.com/chord-dave...
➕ dCS Lina DAC: www.moon-audio.com/dcs-lina-n...
➕ dCS Bartok APEX: www.moon-audio.com/bartok-ape...
➕ iFi Audio GO Blu: www.moon-audio.com/go-blu-amp...
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➕ iFi Audio Diablo II: www.moon-audio.com/idsd-diabl...
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CHAPTERS
0:00 | Spoiler Alert: Not All DACs are created equal...
1:50 | Off-the-Shelf DAC Chips
5:42 | R-2R, Ladder DACs
7:38 | Ring DACs
10:10 | FPGA DACs
12:24 | Verdict
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[@jondu-sud274]

Very helpful and above all neutral review of the mysterious world of DACs, thank you very much 😊

[@pistonburner6448]

Walking under an R-2R DAC means bad luck.
If you love an album, put a Ring DAC on it.
Whenever I watch golf on TV, I run the audio through an FPGA DAC.

[@moon-audio]

Love these! 😂

[@joecartwright9221]

Excellent explanation 👍

[@iamtesting3824]

I like teac's discrete DAC (one of the implementations of many FPGA based DAC)

[@carminedesanto6746]

GM ☕️
Currently enjoying the new Denafrips Ares 12-1 DAC feeding the Bryston BHA-1 ..juicing up LCDX 2021 ..and OMG 🥲
Have a great weekend.

[@moon-audio]

Awesome setup. Enjoy! 🎧

[@mikelaguirre]

No measurements to show the differences between this dacs?

[@carlosquijano2827]

Most popular DACs are not mentioned.

[@amanieux]

$200 digital usb cable ? Really come on

[@jayem1826]

Were you reading a teleprompter? No? My goodness. You really know what you’re talking about.
The Cayin ru7 is supposed to be very nice. Wish it had COAX input then it could be connected to a streamer.

[@michaelwright1602]

It is just 1's and 0's, right? ;-)

[@maynardewm]

Until you… convert the digital signal to analog. Yeah.

[@michaelwright1602]

@@maynardewm And then the magic happens... ;-)

[@malcatron]

Rumour has it that at the time of his passing, David Bowie was working on an album consisting entirely of 0's

[@michaelwright1602]

@@malcatron A friend of mine was telling me about a popular device that was invented at the time of the CD coming on to the scene. He called it the "CD Purifier". It was a machine that spun the CD at some ridiculous RPM, it was so fast that it arranged and aligned the 1's and 0's to create a better and more natural sound when the CD was played back. Folks bought these, and many swore by them. I wonder if Bowie was on to something?