HiFi Untangled : An Easy / Beginners Guide to DACs

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This is an easy to understand guide to DACs for audiophiles and beginners.

If you want to advance to the relevant sections, see below;

1) What is Digital Audio? : 2:02
2) Analogue Waveforms : 3:40
3) Sample Rates & Formats : 5:03
4) DAC Connections : 8:18
5) My DAC Index : 12:54
6) DAC Types : 13:28
7) The Biggest Neglected Area of HiFi : 15:18
8) KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid : 16:51
9) Album Recommendation : Hookworms (Microshift) : 17:52
10) The Conundrum of Formats : 18:23

Some DAC Products featured in this video :

RME ADI-2 DAC FS :    • RME ADI-2 DAC FS - Chord Qutest Killer?  
Chord Qutest :    • Chord Qutest DAC - Best under £/$2000!  
dCS Bartok :    • dCS Bartók - does a DAC get much better th...  
Chord DAVE : A DAC Behemoth. I present the Chord Electronics DAVE review ! (13thnote.net)
Musical Fidelity MX DAC :    • DAC of the Year 2019 ? : Musical Fidelity ...  
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt :    • Audioquest DragonFly Cobalt  
Chord Hugo TT2 :    • Chord Hugo TT2 - the best DAC at this price!  

Please don't ask me how X compares to Y if I haven't reviewed both as I only answer on products I've reviewed.

Music Used in this Video - in order (from Epidemic Sound);

1) Reversed Beginning - Luwaks
2) Thermal Mood - Brendon Moeller
3) Mode of Transport - Brendon Moeller
4) Saib - Spring Waltz
5) The Vaal - Brendon Moeller
6) Nite Glo - Molife
7) Smoothest Blue - Beck and Call
8) Midwest Diner - Frook
9) Hookworms Live from Bluedot Festival 2018
10) Barradeen - Emotional