AudioCircle

Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Starting Block / Introductions => Topic started by: rajacat on 10 Jun 2009, 06:53 pm

Title: Most influential interconnects?
Post by: rajacat on 10 Jun 2009, 06:53 pm

 Which ICs' influence sound quality most; DAC>PRE, PRE>AMP or SB to DAC?

-Roy

Title: Re: Most influential interconnects?
Post by: BobM on 10 Jun 2009, 06:58 pm

2 schools of thought.

(1) everything runs through the Pre -> Amp interconnect regardless of the source, so that one is the most important.
(2) inferior interconnects can only degrade the sound, they cannot improve it, so the best interconnect should be from the Source -> Pre.

I say try it both ways and see what sounds best to your ears. Sometimes too much transparence is simply too much, and you may want to tame a strident DAC somewhat.

Bob