AP Mastering on DAC's

[Soundbaron]

I came across an entertaining fellow who's a professional mastering engineer on a channel called "AP MASTERING" recently, and if nothing else two of the videos he's put up called "The DAC Delusion," and "The DAC Scam" are informationally provocative to say the least. Anyway, he puts forth notions on High End DAC's that for some might be a little shocking, but for which he provides quite a bit of evidence. I'd be personally interested in what some of the more technically inclined among us think of these two specific videos, after watching them of course. I'm new on this site so I don't know if this would be considered a contentious subject, but if so please lets not have any unpleasantness over it if it is.

 

[Mr Peabody]

Maybe you could provide links to be sure we watch the exact video you are talking about and to save time.

There is much more that goes into a DAC than just the chip. In fact, some now have discrete circuits and no DAC chip. There's clocking, jitter and noise reduction, filtering, the analog circuitry after the digital conversion. And, arguably most important power supply.

There's always those trying to build a following by bashing high end and "audiophiles". Please don't fall for the crap all DAC's sound the same and my cheap DAC is just as good stuff. If you enjoy what you have that's great. I guarantee unless you are a hermit you will find something that sound better eventually.

It's like if I told you once you've had vanilla ice cream it's all the same. Hopefully your ears work or learn to discern as well as your taste buds