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Basically yes, but in many cases it can be deliberate or unavoidable. For instance, an Airport Express doesn't sound as good from its Analogue Output as the best DACs, but it only costs £65 and is tiny. It has a an awful lot of technology packed into a tiny space (RF ends up on the analogue outs) and the digital output is, as shown by Stereophile Magazine (see their website), Bit perfect so it's as good as the best CD transport.
I expect you could buy Dem boards from DAC manufacturers if you asked, but they usually need some sort of power supply, nothing complicated though.
Ash
I expect you could buy Dem boards from DAC manufacturers if you asked, but they usually need some sort of power supply, nothing complicated though.
Ash