Probably dependes on the system.
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It does tie in with my view that the M2Tech DAC is nothing special. ;)
But maybe not. :D
I think it depends on who is doing the listening!
I had a Young DAC ages ago and quite liked it, it got replaced by my first Audio Note DAC but memories are quite fond. I bought one again recently for the study system which had an Avondale PSU rather than the original wall wart, and to my ears (albeit based on a memory from about 7-8 years ago) it seems appreciably improved, of course all my other bits have improved as well since then so who knows.
I'm convinced the actual digital to audio conversion chip selection makes very little difference to a DAC's sound, it's pretty much all down to the output stage, in which case it makes sense that PSU can potentially make a huge difference.
There was a reason it was considered a giant killer...
as they say...back in the Day.
Look up the big Dac bake off on Pinkfish, Young had more than a few positive comments compared to the competition.
If your interested, look it up its educational.
Still use mine in the Office system, way better than I’ll ever need in that application, Happy to know though it’s better than I’ll ever need.
The Young seems to be one of those Marmite products - you either love it or hate it.
Took a quick look on that Pink Fish forum and could conclude one thing.
There is no better dac and the price tag is something that depends more on the manufacturers plan than on the product.
If the test had only been done without knowibg what dac was being tested...
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