“HOW FAST DIGITAL AUDIO IS CHANGING! And how little it results ... Or to put it differently: the average quality of digital devices has increased significantly in recent years, especially at the edges of the price list - in inexpensive and top-class devices. At the same time, we are still spinning in the same circle, where the improvement of one parameter results in the deterioration of another. The Merason converter shows that most of the things that are now “discovered” by many manufacturers were at their fingertips already seven years ago .
The Swiss converter uses an unproduced DAC chip for years, which was and is an excellent way to convert ones and zeros into a sine wave. With it we get a smooth, fluid and truly “analog” sound in the sense that it is devoid of digital harshness . The presentation has a great perspective with it, with an extensive sound stage and a large volume. It is also dynamic and fast. It differs from the expensive, latest devices with lower resolution and clarity of sound. However, this does not prevent him from showing what is the best in a given music.
The DAC1 is a converter that can easily stand in the most expensive audio systems, next to devices that cost several times more . And it will still shine with real and not reflected light among them.”
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