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(15-03-2021 16:45)skeptic Mike Wrote:  All competently implemented renderers should produce exactly the same digital information for the DAC. It's a straightforward programming task. I'd also expect all competently implemented DACs to sound the same; the key component in all your devices will be a single chip Sigma-Delta DAC. Their design and operation is well understood.

My personal experience is that different DACs sound different. I can't say whether this is because of the DAC chip itself or surrounding circuitry.