The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype

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GOOGLE POLL: https://forms.gle/wAQopiwNp8xmYX8c7 WAV OF BLIND TEST: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JY8x0Vx7eL3KMoupVK1EAgHmeUJ6njxd/view?usp=sharing ▶ MY PLUGINS: https://apmastering.com/plugins ▶ MY COURSES: https://apmastering.com/courses SHOPS I USE AND RECOMMEND: ▶ Sound Imports: http://soundimports.eu ▶ SchneidersLaden: https://schneidersladen.de GEAR I USE AND RECOMMEND: ▶ Squarp: https://squarp.net ▶ Reaper: http://reaper.fm ▶ Hypex amplifiers: https://hypex.nl STUDIOS I RECOMMEND: ▶ Studio Wong: http://studiowong.de ========== Video Description ========== Although some viewers have accused me of being too quick to call things a scam in the past, I really feel like there's no better work to describe so called "high end DACs". I mention some DACs which cost many thousands of dollars and in one case, a DAC which costs 160,000 GBP, which is over $200k USD. I discuss R2R NOS DACs and then provide a blind test with a poll. Some converters DO sound bad and I give an example in this video. However, most sensible converters over a basic price level, let's say a few hundred dollars, when well designed, are already transparent.