It’s been a hot minute since I’ve talked about Audial and their D/A Converters. In fact, I’d say this review is long overdue. I had so quickly accepted the Audial S5 as my new reference that the notion of writing something about it quickly vanished as I turned my gaze elsewhere. As mentioned before, the […]
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New in the system is the successor to my reference Audial S4 D/A Converter, aptly named the S5. While I never had a doubt that a newer model would, eventually, be released, I often considered the S4 as my reference converter and the last that I’d ever buy. Here I am though, listening to the
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How often do you come away completely baffled by a piece of equipment that you’ve heard? Even with the number of components that I’ve had the pleasure of listening to, it happens a fair bit. That’s saying a lot, especially in this day and age where amplification technology has progressed to the point of being
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It’s been an exciting last month or so. Some would think that an international pandemic (in the form of COVID) would slow down the release of new products, but instead it seems to have had the opposite effect. On the same front, I can easily say that the next few months will be incredibly exciting
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It should be no mystery by now that I’m an avid fan of the TDA1541 monolithic D/A Converter. Despite its inability to keep up with the latest and greatest in absolute resolution, it still manages to impress due to (what people describe as) its innate musicality. The manufacturer, MHDT, makes a variety of DAC’s. There’s
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The audio world is an interesting hobby to be in. In no other industry could subjective opinions weigh as much or more than objective. And yet, that’s where I often find myself. Sometimes, it’s almost infuriating. D/A Converters are one of those hotly contested topics within audio. As I’ve pointed out in previous posts, I’m
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This is a small follow-up to my previous post. I’ve had some time to reflect. The question we need to be asking is “gut feeling or measurements, what’s more important?” This of course only applies to electronics. I don’t think anyone would disagree that all well-engineered speakers should sound the same. I honestly think there
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