APL Hi-Fi DSD-MR DAC and DNP-SR Streamer Full Review
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Randy Myers
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Excellent review and both the designer and reviewer appear to agree with what I have been saying for a while now... That DSD is special, and more analog sounding. In fact, as the reviewer stated, except for the pops and clicks he doubts any audiophile could tell what is playing, a top end turntable or the digital file.
"The DSD-MR design is inspired by the sound quality of our reference Kuzma/Dynavector vinyl playback system. After many years and countless experiments, it was clear to me that DSD most closely approaches the sound of analog. We also performed similar tests using respected reel-to-reel machines to the same effect. Not that PCM cannot sound good, it does. But, managed properly, DSD produces a fatigue-free sound that is natural, smooth and effortless, just like pure analog."
I also like that the DAC converts whatever is sent into it to DSD... similar to what I am doing with HQPlayer.... Awesome... at over $45,000 it is a little, how did the reviewer put it... "expensive"...
The review makes me very happy with the route I have taken in my digital setup... converting whatever I play to DSD512/48, and having a DAC that does it justice...
Thanks for sharing the review... it looks like a wonderful machine... of course out of most of our's price range...
"The DSD-MR design is inspired by the sound quality of our reference Kuzma/Dynavector vinyl playback system. After many years and countless experiments, it was clear to me that DSD most closely approaches the sound of analog. We also performed similar tests using respected reel-to-reel machines to the same effect. Not that PCM cannot sound good, it does. But, managed properly, DSD produces a fatigue-free sound that is natural, smooth and effortless, just like pure analog."
I also like that the DAC converts whatever is sent into it to DSD... similar to what I am doing with HQPlayer.... Awesome... at over $45,000 it is a little, how did the reviewer put it... "expensive"...
The review makes me very happy with the route I have taken in my digital setup... converting whatever I play to DSD512/48, and having a DAC that does it justice...
Thanks for sharing the review... it looks like a wonderful machine... of course out of most of our's price range...