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Old 13th June 2009   #2795
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Originally Posted by marsnal View Post
Been checking the specs of the units the n12 is being compared to--Rosetta, RME, Lucid, etc--and these all have significantly higher A/D numbers than the n12. Are the A/D headroom specs really that unimportant to the sound of the converters?

Convertors are only part of the story. You should look at the head amps as well
Combine the head amp and A/D and the quality of the clock. All of the ones you mentioned are top of the line. Considering the price of an n12, it's an amazing value
for top drawer sound.
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