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01-Jul-2016, 19:38
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(01-Jul-2016, 19:27)thumb5 Wrote: For what it's worth, Devialet's ADH/SAM white paper [PDF] clearly shows the DAC as an integral part of ADH (but it is possibly a moot point).
Yes the DAC is as close as possible to the ADH amplifier as they indicate but the preamp out will be between DAC and amp unless there is another unmentioned DAC just for the preamp out.
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01-Jul-2016, 19:41
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My point was that the DAC is /inside/ the box labelled "ADH amplification".
I recall there is another DAC for the preamp out, but I can't remember from where (and may be mistaken).
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01-Jul-2016, 20:09
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(01-Jul-2016, 19:41)thumb5 Wrote: My point was that the DAC is /inside/ the box labelled "ADH amplification".
I recall there is another DAC for the preamp out, but I can't remember from where (and may be mistaken).
Preamp out is a seperate board. I'm wrong.
f1eng was right their is no point plugging power amps into it then. My bad. The preamp out will be something different sounding completely.
I imagine it a convenience thing for subwoofers not ultimate SQ. Thus BrianT's observation makes sense.
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This made a lot of sense, and saved me probably a weekend of headache. Kind of also made up my mind about selling my mono-blocks.
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To get back to the original question, i've had a brief listen to Pass Labs int-250 on Moon 280D/780D dacs, it was brief but pleasant until I looked at the cost...
I will wait for the new Classe Delta range before I move away from Devialet (or not..), soemtime early 2017.