Do DACs matter for Real? : r/audiophile - Reddit

DACs matter, the DACs source matters, 1fs 16bit minimum data stream matters, the mixing and mastering of the recording matters a lot. That last part you more than likely will not pay …

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Are Modern DACs Actually Worth It? This Audio Expert Says 'No'

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It’s way way cheaper than the premium speakers of the time, and audiophile magazines that were touting the grail-like qualities of $50k speakers had plenty of ad room at the low end for …

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Do Amps/DACs/PreAmps Actually Make A Difference?

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The speakers are the real black voodoo magic and are 90% of the problem or solution imho. If you have poorly designed speakers, your amp, DAC and preamp won't matter that much. You …

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Do DACS sound better?

DACs sound different, better is a matter of opinion and whether price and performance are correlated can be debated. In the end but what makes your systems sound best to you. Sound quality can’t just be assigned a value, so asking what percentage better the sound will be doesn’t make sense. ...

Do DACS matter?

They do not matter. If a signal is flat, has no distortion, and has low noise. Then it will be perfect, good thing is, this is 90% of dacs. As long as you dont get a real stinker. DO NOT GET AN EXTERNAL DAC FOR YOUR MAC. It will make your life inconvienient, waste money, and make no sound difference. ...

Do different DAC designs produce different sound profiles?

Since the digital conversion to analog has the biggest impact on what you hear and since it’s not all 1s and 0s it’s not hard to believe different converter designs produce different sound profiles. I’ve owned the Cambridge Audio DAC Magic, the Topping E50 and the SMSL DL 200. They all sound different. ...

Does a good DAC make a cheap system sound good?

A great DAC won't make a cheap system sound great; source + amplification + speakers gotta work in harmony, otherwise you are hearing your weakest link in the playback chain. The "weakest link" theory sounds great until you realise that in the modern digital age the weakest link is always the speakers/headphones, placement and room. ...

Should I buy different DACS?

Possibly, but no one should be buying different DACs for "sound differences". Input/output connectivity, form factor, aesthetics are all much better reasons. Personally I feel the days of standalone DACs are numbered; you'd need to combo with either a streamer or amp. ...

Are DACS a mystical thing?

DAC's are not some mystical thingy where even the manufacturers weren't sure what actually happens in the circuit, they're just devices meant to convert digital signal to analog signals. As long as the DAC does not introduce (audible) noise to the output analog signal they are pretty much the same. ...