My Audio System

suniil · #21 10th July 2008, 03:23 AM

Thanks for deeper theory

, i was just checking would I able to gain any further quality if I use external DAC with SB3.

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Originally Posted by reignofchaos

Err burr brown just makes the converter chip. The Odeon is a standalone external DAC which receives digital input using SPDIF and converts it to analog. How it finally sounds depends on a lot of factors in addition to the DAC chip - the power supply, the jitter rejection circuitry, the circuit topology, the output stage etc.

reignofchaos · #22 10th July 2008, 03:32 AM

Obviously you will be... the one inside is very very basic. However the rest of the chain has to be capable to resolve the difference.