Message from @bentech
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placebo in that most dacs of sufficient quality are virtually indistinguishable from each other i guess
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and any "improvement" is actually a perversion of the original recording and hence less "pure" <:tipsfedora:383326576609329162>
Aren't dacs placebo in the first place?
no and no
chances are whatever is baked into your device is mediocre anyway
dacs definitely arent a placebo since without them you couldnt listen to any digital formats other than using weird pwm decoding shit
some poeple like the entirely digital amps on diyaudio
I mean, some days just straight up can't power shit
The dac in my chink phone can barely power zst's ffs
Dacs*
my s9 is fine
mi a1 was noisy af
Properly driven earphones do sound a lot better than having to Max out the volune on a weakass phone
I think customs lost my TRN V20
```I directly compared the DAC-01A to the Bricasti M1 SE and Chord Dave. There was a difference and for me it is worth the mega Β£ for the mega dacs but I came to the conclusion that if I had to live with the DAC-01A then I would be very happy indeed with it in my main system.
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wtf is this thing
having the inputs on the side looks so ugly
oh wow that pre-amp might be something legit
i forgot how long <#365921969004216320> has been going
not sure if i want to go <#365921969004216320> or not for my next dac
Mother texted me, guess those TRN V20's finally arrived.
I'll get them after my shift ends
I'll update you guys with pictures and shit once I get home, and see how they sound.
that's the amp
the dac doesn't power anything
what
oh
you mean what nitro said
yeah
Yeah, my bad
These earphones sound weird.
I'm struggling to get a proper seal with any of my silicone tips
@HEKTIK So, with your TRN V20's, did you ever get a fuckton of sibilance with a lot of vocal tracks?
Because I'm getting it big time
Like, this is worse than my ZST's
i hate sibiliance
I'm using small KZ ear tips with them since they give me the best seal
Wonderful, KZ cables don't fit these