Dac Sounds Like Vinyl

If you are hearing warbling where it sounds like the music is being played on a slightly warped vinyl record you may be having clock issues we ll get into what exactly these.

Dac sounds like vinyl.

But is it better than digital music. Now that you know the why of dac let s delve into the how. My vinyl goes through an adc dsp phono stage dac amplification none of which is r2r. Like the theta dacs of yore the yggy has a bold assertive vibrant even vivid presentation.

My dsd library is large enough at this point that i d prefer all my dacs support it the lm does not but if this type of sound were my particular goal i d just take solace in the fact dsd converted to pcm still. A rega p3 24 fitted with a dynavector 10 5 cartridge which like the rega carbon mm cartridge offers a voltage output of 2 5mv. All audio whether it s stored on vinyl or in an mp3 is a compression wave when it s played back. I guess the implication of the reverse would be that r2r isn t transparent.

With the ds dac 10r sucking on usb power only and therefore easily transported the same korg ripping rig was setup across town with the same record meeting with a different turntable and cartridge combination. That question depends entirely who you ask. As long as you re using quality ingredients you re not going to be disappointed with your meal. The new tranquility signature dac does a pretty darn good job of delivering a sound with a lot of vinyl like characteristics imo extremely smooth lush detailed nice dynamics and presence.

Since i haven t had a turntable in my system for about a decade i can t really say if either sounds much like vinyl. On the other hand i ve been living with a ps audio directstream for about a year now and i am very happy with the sound of that. Because of this startling clarity individual musical. But it still sounds like vinyl.

The analog format stokes the passions of many music lovers and it s an enjoyable experience. Schiit audio yggdrasil 2399 designed by industry legend mike moffat the yggy dac sounds very much like the famous theta digital dacs that moffat designed in the 1980s and 1990s but better. So steve s comment is asinine because vinyl through good digital conversion sounds like vinyl i e its transparent. If you ask me it s just like trying to figure out how you want your pizza.

Based on that brief first impression it seemed like a real contender for dac bargain of the decade. Doesn t necessarily deliver the sheer weight momentum and huge soundstage you re going to get with a high end vinyl rig but i haven t heard another.