The HiFi Five Episode 30: DACs and Digital Playback

About this episode

The episode discusses divisive questions in digital audio with experts from MSB Technology and veteran reviewers.

The owners of MSB and veteran reviewers tackle some of the biggest -- and most divisive -- questions in digital audio: Guests: Daniel Francis -- Co-owner and Industrial Designer of MSB Technology Jonathan Gullman -- Co-owner and CEO of MSB Technology Doug Schneider -- Founder of SoundStage! Steven Stone -- Senior Reviewer, The Absolute Sound Topics: Why are some experienced audiophiles still obsessed with “obsolete” DAC chips from the 1990s? Are vintage multi-bit designs hearing somethi...

People in this episode

Guests: Daniel Francis, Jonathan Gullman, Doug Schneider, Steven Stone

Topics covered

• digital audio
• DACs
• vintage audio equipment
• audiophile culture
• digital playback

Keywords

• DAC chips
• digital playback
• audiophiles
• vintage designs
• multi-bit DACs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MSB Technology, SoundStage!, The Absolute Sound

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