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From: djohnson@ti.com (Doug Johnson)
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Subject: Re: Review of Aragon and PS Audio D/A converters
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Date: 6 Jun 90 12:53:02 GMT
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In article <4280@uwm.edu> chowkwan@aerospace.aero.org writes:


 >Capsule review: 
 >---------------

 >The Aragon d2a converter is good at unravelling
 >complex orchestral passages.  Unfortunately, it compresses
 >the dynamic range so I rejected it for that reason.  The PS Audio
 >Digital Link is somewhere in between the d2a and my Sony
 >C7ESD player.  i.e. it helps to smooth out the sound and
 >improve the tonality - but not as much as the d2a.  On the
 >other hand, it doesn't squash the dynamics like the d2a does.

The PS Audio Digital Link has a very different sound between the early
serial numbers (< 1050) and later models.  In particular, it has much
improved tonality and definition.  Violins almost sound like violins.
-- Doug