
Bad models can introduce unwanted noise into the sound due to poorly designed PCB designs or cause distortion due to jitter. To begin with, they may not support all file types. Today, almost any digital component is equipped with its own DAC, but not all DACs are created equal. The advent of the CD paved the way for the digital revolution. However, the unwanted noise and unreliability of these media stimulated the search for new formats. The sounds that we constantly hear – traffic noise, working instruments, a crying child in transport – are acoustic waves that propagate in the air to our ears in an analogous fashion.Īnalog recordings were published on vinyl discs and cassettes. If you want to make sure of this, read our material.

A good and properly connected DAC can dramatically improve sound quality.

Sadly, one cannot but admit that digital-to-analog converters are one of the most widely ignored Hi-Fi components by the general public.
