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| Value for Money | 0/10 |
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| Overall rating | 9/10 |
Full review by
Russell Lichter.
on 24th Mar 2000
User Rating : 9
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The rating I give the Bel Canto DAC-1 is somewhat abitrary for several reasons.
I have had opportunity to compare it with only a couple of other DACs, so there
may well be other units out there just as fine. More importantly, the amazing
performance of this DAC opens up the question of what constitutes a well designed
DAC? Is it the upsampling to 96K? The dithering to 24 bits? The relatively high
frequency of the digital filter (48K)? The very expensive precision components? The
isolation of ground planes? The compactness and short signal path runs? The latest
chip technology? The elimination of the typical PLL and reclocking circuitry? I don't
know, and possibly neither do Bel Canto. They did a lot of things right, and had the
advantage of the latest chipsets. The result is a stunning improvement in definition
and detail and imaging, not the typical subtleties one struggles for with a new
piece of electronics. Highly recommended.
Russell Lichter.'s review and ratings | 159 words | 1 comment added.
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