In an attempt to better understand DAC devices and even the overall process of digital to analog music conversion, I came across a couple of excellent articles. So I thought I would share with the forum, and hopefully gain/exchange some views and observations from forum members.
PCM explained
Mother of Tone - The CD Format
R2R conversion
Mother of Tone - Conversion Techniques
(Such a good explanation!)
24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded!
24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded!
(What a nicely written article!)
The R2R sound and PCM1704 (versus the most popular Delta-Sigma DACs)
dac
(Huge article - needs a ton of patience!)
Note: I really need to read and re-read these articles properly to develop a meaningful understanding of DACs. I thought we could at least initiate a conversation on this subject to make this a little less "dry" so this doesn't feel like homework.
On an interesting note, Audio GD (a company i quite like) makes 2 models of DACs with PCM1704. The Master 7 ($2200) and Reference 10.32 ($1850). To my (limited) knowledge, this is the only option in this (low) price range, barring some no-name Chinese options that can be found on ebay.
PCM explained
Mother of Tone - The CD Format
R2R conversion
Mother of Tone - Conversion Techniques
(Such a good explanation!)
24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded!
24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded!
(What a nicely written article!)
The R2R sound and PCM1704 (versus the most popular Delta-Sigma DACs)
dac
(Huge article - needs a ton of patience!)
Note: I really need to read and re-read these articles properly to develop a meaningful understanding of DACs. I thought we could at least initiate a conversation on this subject to make this a little less "dry" so this doesn't feel like homework.
On an interesting note, Audio GD (a company i quite like) makes 2 models of DACs with PCM1704. The Master 7 ($2200) and Reference 10.32 ($1850). To my (limited) knowledge, this is the only option in this (low) price range, barring some no-name Chinese options that can be found on ebay.