Maybe it is possible to build a giant killer DAC for under 10K that takes on anything out there? Ken, do you have any pics of your DACs? Or do you post pics in a DIY forum?
My experimental DACs are very boring to look at. They are simply a PCB mounted on top of a plywood or an acrylic base with no enclosure. This makes it easy to hack around on the PCB to try different circuit ideas and also to conduct measurements.
As it turns out, my experiments have led me to suspect that it's possible to create a giant killer DAC for much less than $10K. I'm exploring a quite promising path that I'm not prepared to discuss at this time. Many of us technical minded audiophiles secretly harbor the dream of someday launching a commercial audio product venture and I suppose that I'm no different .
I will say that following the commonly traveled well established design paths will not lead to a giant killing breakthrough. How can it? Established paths lead only to familiar destinations. A breakthough will require exploring a new, or at least, a little traveled or obscure path. I need to create a new DAC in order to fully test my thinking, which may only reveal that the path leads nowhere. I apologize for needing to be cryptic.
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