Ive been reading up loads of Dac reviews lately by what hifi - we all know that they love the sound of chord Dacs. Ive also read information about even the most cheap dac chip in a smart phone producing same output/sound as a high end dac?
The Hugo, Mojo and the Dave all award winners and 5stars.
My question: are chord deliberately adding in some kind of tizz, fuzz or hf distortion to trick listeners into believing that they are more 'exciting'
Most other really good dacs are being called boring and needs more excitement etc - just today the poor new leema - sales will be down now for them possibly making a more accurate product.
new mdac plus - a touch more attack would make it better.
Benchmark dac2 - sound could be more exciting
Also - people on here have complained about listener fatigue - HF distortion perhaps -
So are Chord dacs using cheap tricks or are they just much better than the rest.
Ive never listened to a chord dac or tested or done any comparisions between dacs so dont have a strong opinion - I just want your thoughts.
Discuss
The Hugo, Mojo and the Dave all award winners and 5stars.
My question: are chord deliberately adding in some kind of tizz, fuzz or hf distortion to trick listeners into believing that they are more 'exciting'
Most other really good dacs are being called boring and needs more excitement etc - just today the poor new leema - sales will be down now for them possibly making a more accurate product.
new mdac plus - a touch more attack would make it better.
Benchmark dac2 - sound could be more exciting
Also - people on here have complained about listener fatigue - HF distortion perhaps -
So are Chord dacs using cheap tricks or are they just much better than the rest.
Ive never listened to a chord dac or tested or done any comparisions between dacs so dont have a strong opinion - I just want your thoughts.
Discuss