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Author Topic: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.  (Read 55399 times)

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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #420 on: September 17, 2015, 03:29:56 PM »
The chart is awesome. I wish Marvey did an amp chart of awesomeness.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #421 on: September 17, 2015, 03:51:39 PM »
Quote from: Marvey on June 10, 2015, 09:29:43 PM
Just playing around with stuff. Would prefer a five dimensional arrangement, but collapsed many sound quality aspects down to two dimensions. I would say that I weigh resolution and microdynamics highest, but a combination of many other good qualities may trump the micro-stuff. Moving DAC thread from HF to here.

What you have in the info-graphic works okay.
A "depth" dimension may add other models that share all the other audio metrics (dimensions).
You may also try a variety of a "polar" graph. Here's one a UK audio mag used, decades ago, to present qualitative (subjective) info:



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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #422 on: September 17, 2015, 08:13:29 PM »
I had thought about those spider charts too. The Japanese like to use them a lot especially in the automotive aftermarket.






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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #423 on: September 18, 2015, 02:56:29 AM »
the japanese use spider graphs for ANYTHING though!



you could actually probably use the exact same labels on these graphs for amplifier comparisons =P
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #424 on: September 18, 2015, 04:06:19 AM »
Lol Gatsby ftw. Most cost effective hair wax in my part of town, but I hate how hard it is to wash off.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #425 on: September 18, 2015, 04:10:54 AM »
Quote from: imackler on September 17, 2015, 03:29:56 PM
The chart is awesome. I wish Marvey did an amp chart of awesomeness.


maybe an "Amp chart of Choiceness"...
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #426 on: September 18, 2015, 06:30:50 AM »
Someone posted this link to Stereophile's list of recommended DAC's. Linky.

No mention of the latest Schiit ones, the Light Harmonic ones, along with the Audio-gd that has a few on HF with their panties heated.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #427 on: September 18, 2015, 06:52:05 AM »
Quote from: money4me247 on September 18, 2015, 02:56:29 AM
the japanese use spider graphs for ANYTHING though!

you could actually probably use the exact same labels on these graphs for amplifier comparisons =P
I actually find these graphs *waaaaay* more useful than the "volumizing" or whatever crap we put on our hair products in the US. It's just baffling to try and pick any.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #428 on: September 18, 2015, 03:27:01 PM »
Quote from: money4me247 on September 18, 2015, 02:56:29 AM
the japanese use spider graphs for ANYTHING though!

you could actually probably use the exact same labels on these graphs for amplifier comparisons =P

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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #429 on: September 18, 2015, 04:48:45 PM »
Quote from: aufmerksam on September 18, 2015, 03:27:01 PM
BUT HOW WILL THIS TWIST & STAND UP IN BUNDLES!?

Who cares, if it's BOGOF?
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