Why do I love my Burr Brown DAC's?

[liquidice]

what is so great about Burr Brown DAC's?

[Headphone Czar]

Originally Posted by liquidice

what is so great about Burr Brown DAC's?

Minus a few of their upper tier dacs, nothing really. I would say cost is the main factor very cheap. There are so many better DACs out there. I'm getting the 83SE this week, with cutting edge SABRE 32 dacs..4 for each analog channel. I use 2 channel only, so the SE is the way to go for me.. But a good dac is just one part of the picture.. A good dac won't magically turn your system into audio nirvana if the other components are not up to the t task. Alot of external DACs like the DAC1/Larvy/GD19 etc, are better then a lot of highly priced receivers with 'ok' sounding BB dacs.. But all external DACs support 2 channel stereo only, so it really defeats the purpose of taking advantage of digital audio with 5.1 to 7.1 of discrete channels for movies and HD audio support. How immersive is 2.1 stereo when watching blu ray? Not much. That why I own both a receiver and external DAC. My TH system is headphone based anyway's... Part is preference, other is living situation.

[Halcro 1]

Ring DACs rule

[PootieThang]

I'm not sure but going from the Onkyo TX-SR806 to the TX-NR5007 it's like day and night. The 5007 with the 192kHz/32bit Burr-Brown DACs sound like I got new speakers (when I had the Polks).

[Headphone Czar]

Hmm... that big a difference.. Must be more then the DACS.. beffier PS?

[nismo604]

Originally Posted by PootieThang

I'm not sure but going from the Onkyo TX-SR806 to the TX-NR5007 it's like day and night. The 5007 with the 192kHz/32bit Burr-Brown DACs sound like I got new speakers (when I had the Polks).

While I think the better DACs did make a difference in the sound, most likely the majority of the difference is from the much better amp section of the 5007. The 806s amp section was gutted compared to the 805 it replaced.

[mr.hidef]

The Onkyo 805 is much better than the 806. 806 had NO BURR BROWN DACS.That's why everyone is looking for 805's. Everything after the 805/875, had some other dacs in them. GLAD I got an 805 on launch day in 2006...tons of power, just ask my 4 blown sub amps! The 5007 doesn't hold a candle to the 805.

[mr.hidef]

Originally Posted by liquidice

what is so great about Burr Brown DAC's?

If you really knew about them why would you be asking? are you fishing for an argument from other members? j/k

[TKNice]

Originally Posted by Halcro 1

Ring DACs rule

O'doyle Rules!

[wolvesinferno45]

I'm thinking of getting a Pioneer Elite SC-27 which boasts Burr-Brown DAC's and was wondering the same thing. I'n a newbie when it comes to being an audiophile and have alot of questions. Does anyone know if Blue-Ray Players can play SACD's?

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by wolvesinferno45

I'm thinking of getting a Pioneer Elite SC-27 which boasts Burr-Brown DAC's and was wondering the same thing. I'n a newbie when it comes to being an audiophile and have alot of questions. Does anyone know if Blue-Ray Players can play SACD's?

Some Blu-ray players can play SACD. All Oppo models play SACD, and certain Sony models. The early iterations of the PS3 also play SACD.

[DCunited]

Wolfson DAC Kill Burr Brown, That It was Integra had and the old Onkyo's and Some Pioneers, HK's, They Sound Better.

[kingofgrills]

It really depends on the model of DAC, within the manufacturer's line, as well as all other components within the chain. There are multiple versions of Burr Brown DACS and Wolfson DACS.

[Lord_Lemon]

Originally Posted by mr.hidef

The Onkyo 805 is much better than the 806. 806 had NO BURR BROWN DACS.That's why everyone is looking for 805's. Everything after the 805/875, had some other dacs in them. GLAD I got an 805 on launch day in 2006...tons of power, just ask my 4 blown sub amps! The 5007 doesn't hold a candle to the 805.

What? I have an Onkyo 805 and was considering upgrading to the 5007. Are you saying the 805 is better?

[neos_peace]

ok after reading this I want to know something. What does this Burr Brown thing do exactly I have the 805 but I have no idea what exactly this technology does for me if anything.

[Lord_Lemon]

Originally Posted by neos_peace

ok after reading this I want to know something. What does this Burr Brown thing do exactly I have the 805 but I have no idea what exactly this technology does for me if anything.

From what I gather is it's a DAC (digital to analog converter) that gets put to use when you are listening to a digital signal with your speakers in stereo mode. The quality of the DAC supposedly has a big influence on sound quality.

When a signal is in it's digital form, it remains clean and untouched so to speak. But once it gets converted to analog, some DAC's are just better than others and not much quality is lost when a high end DAC is doing the job.

Someone correct me if I'm mistaken or if it can be elaborated on more.