I have a question which someone might be able to give me some advice on.
I've been using DAC'S for nearly 3 years now and there's no doubt about
it in my mind that they do truly enhance the music listening whether it
be through a good pair of speakers or through headphones.
Okay fine so how do you tell someone just how good a DAC actually is
when they're stuck in "The Analogue World" for want of a better description.
You tell them about your DAC and they say something like, "Yep but I've
got this CD player or that Sound Card", fact is though that its still
analogue and - unless you've gone out of your way to buy some top notch
gear - and most people don't as they don't walk into Hi-Fi specialist
shops - then they just have no idea what they're missing so how does one
describe that in words?
The only really good description I can think of is that a DAC enhances
and expands the sound stage - in other words you get far more detail of
the music -, the instruments are heard as you've most likely never heard
them before if you've been listening to analogue equipment.
I went looking for a DAC for someone last night and even I got a shock
when I saw the prices they were selling for, one can buy a DAC which
handles sampling rates from 32-96KHZ for $40 Australian, not the DAC for
me given I have 192KHZ/24 Bit material here but its a good starting point.
I doubt whether it would come anywhere near my Rotel when it comes to
performance and the like but again, a good starting point for anyone who
wants to get into the DAC game.
On 14/02/2016 5:49 AM, John Gurd wrote:
Hi Mary
I think you would notice a massive difference. I haven't heard the Oppo PM3s
but judging by the reviews they are certainly on a par with the P7s and
would sound incredible with the HA-2.
John
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Trethowan
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Subject: Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...
Very definitely
On 14 Feb 2016, at 5:01 AM, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote:
Interesting. I wonder if it would help the sound on my Nexus 6.
Something should!
Oppo makes a pair of headphones that seem to be quite favorably
reviewed, at least by amazon purchasers. These are the pm-3, and they
sell for a cool 400 bucks, so not cheap. One reviewer even compared
them favorably with the P7.
Mary
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