13mh13
Pi-s Artist
I've seen these DAC chips on eBay for not much $$. ($5USD from China)
I think this chip came out in the early 90's. Naim used them in certain models (Cambridge, too, IIRC), departing from their usual multbit/R2R norm (at the time time, anyway).
Not sure how much this late-model Bitstream DAC impacted digital sound overall. Some reviews (Stereophile?) noted that Naim's characteristic sonic signature (speedy, quick) was, indeed, reduced in Naim models incorporating this chip; other reviews mentioned nothing of Naim's sonic departure.
IAC, Naim continues to use its very-similar tight PSU topology, PCB layout, etc, regardless of DAC.
Bottom line question: are TDA1305-based Naim CPDs (CD3.5, CD5, etc) SIGNIFICANTLY different-sounding compared to their R2R/multibit models (CDX, etc)?
I think this chip came out in the early 90's. Naim used them in certain models (Cambridge, too, IIRC), departing from their usual multbit/R2R norm (at the time time, anyway).
Not sure how much this late-model Bitstream DAC impacted digital sound overall. Some reviews (Stereophile?) noted that Naim's characteristic sonic signature (speedy, quick) was, indeed, reduced in Naim models incorporating this chip; other reviews mentioned nothing of Naim's sonic departure.
IAC, Naim continues to use its very-similar tight PSU topology, PCB layout, etc, regardless of DAC.
Bottom line question: are TDA1305-based Naim CPDs (CD3.5, CD5, etc) SIGNIFICANTLY different-sounding compared to their R2R/multibit models (CDX, etc)?