darko

Hey DM - a very enjoyable comparative report. Must've taken a fair while to research and write? Nice one.

Hey wushuliu<br /> <br /> Thanks for the kind words. The DAC*iT was compared to both the JKDAC and the Calyx Coffee because they both deploy the same Sabre chip tech. I thought that pretty damn relevant. All three come in under $1k too, so that loosely sits them in the same animal pen. Comparisons are the key, no? Surely "How does X compare to Y?" is more likely to be uttered than "How good is X?". [OK OK OK, I won't call you Shirley.]<br /> <br /> As such I'm finding (absolutist) descriptors such as "the bass was fantastic" increasingly pointless. At the very least, I tried/try to capture the flavour as much as possible. I thought I was enthusiastic about the DAC*iT - it's certainly one of my budget favs - but....<br /> <br /> ....it's funny - I can never tell how people are gonna read my reviews. Case in point: I thought it MORE obvious how much I love the Audiophilleo (more so than the JKMK3 with *most* DACs). Maybe that's a lesson for me? That what I intend to communicate and what people understand from my words might not always coalesce. Hell, that might even hold true for this very forum post.<br /> <br /> Zu Omen have a wacky frequency response? Where did you see/hear/learn that? I'm keen to hear your thoughts. Either way, the Omen still show differences between DACs. I also use some ProAc mini-monitors AND a Burson/AKG head-fi rig to double-check my findings. <br /> <br /> Cheers <br /> <br /> Darko