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Snoo46975 OP t1_iu26rrv wrote

Reply to comment by ku1185 in Need help new to this hobby by Snoo46975

the motherboard was just a budget motherboard at the time so i doubt it is is a asrock z390 pro4 and i think if i move the logi dac to the usb on the front of the case it would lessen the interference. if i wanted to compare the on board dac, logi dac, and modi what measurements would i want to look at?

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ku1185 t1_iu286ai wrote

Hmm, dunno, all of the measurements, maybe?

I personally stopped trying to tie measurements like SINAD and THD to sound quality, as some of my favorite sounding gear measure poorly (Soloist 3xp, OG BF2) and some of my least favorite gear measure very well (THX 789). I reckon some correlations exist but I couldn't figure it out over the 2 dozen or so stuff I've cycled through over the years.

That said, I like Schiit stuff. I don't think you'd necessarily be making a mistake with something like the Modi E, though lately I've been more into stuff like the Modi multibit.

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Snoo46975 OP t1_iu28gyl wrote

ah okay so pretty much there isnt a golden standard thats perfect for absolutly everyone. its kinda like cars and keyboards where everyone likes different things. And are more expensive cables better? i just bought the amazon basics rca to 3.5 cable?

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ku1185 t1_iu29a6k wrote

Haven't messed too much with cables. I went through a few professional ones (a few Mogami's, Canare, Gotham, etc.) and ultimately found Mogami 2534 to be the most preferable for me across different gear. Amazon stuff is probably fine. I have monoprice 3.5 to RCA and while not great, don't really have a problem with it either.

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