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digital to analog converter
I get that
What is it for?
Like as opposed to not having one
memes
Ffs
i just ordered a benjie s5
without one you can't play digital audio
I get that
But, why would you want one. Most speakers have one inside.
every phone has one
I get that an external one means that its better
they're just of varying quality
and as such
if people want something that's good quality
most good speakers don't
they use an external one
i can't think of many speakers that do actually
shitty "computer speakers" might
Bluetooth speakers mostly
I need it for my thinkpad
the internal dac suuuuuuuucks
I can hear hissing and whining and everything sounds like it has a vocal fry
@ultimate-drawmaster buy a cheap pcm2704 dac then
theyre decent
@systemxd doesnt even mean its better tbh, external dac is 9/10 times just placebo
only asctual improvement you get is if you have a _really old_ pc with super-shit onboard sound, or if you have some like ultra-retarded motherboard with a super shitty amp section after the onboard dac
any vaguely competently designed computer or phone is gonna have a perfectly fine dac, may need amp but the dac itself you gotta _try_ to fuck up
DAC/amps aren't useful for portable listening, but they're great for when you know you'll be in a relatively quiet room where noise floor is actually noticeable.
noise floor will never be noticeable
16 bit has a wider dynamic range than any music recording i have ever seen
i have seen a lot of music
an awful lot of audiophile hi fi 24 bit and higher music
literally no advantage for listening, the information just isn't there to notice
i'd prolly want one if i were using the dac as a function generator but i mean, i'd just use a function generator
note: i do use an external dac myself, because i dont wanna reach around the back of my chassis or fuck around with extension cords to plug in a different headphone
also because is not a dac it's a whole 2 in 2 out codec with phantom power and all that
does a dac even matter if you use bluetooth headphones
plz no crucify