Review: Audio Research DAC9 Digital-To-Analog Converter (DAC)

Audio Research’s DAC9’s rendering of the vocals and string sound was second to none, as the bass, upper winds and cymbals were not only stripped of any stealth digital nasties, but these instruments and vocals were brought into my listening room as for all intents and purposes real-sounding instruments and voices, to the extent that any high-end audio system can. No, my reference DAC’s treble does not sound like it has any digital artifacts in its treble. It does expose any of these types of sounds that may be lurking in the background due to the recording it is processing.
—> Read our review of Audio Research’s DAC9 digital-to-analog converter (DAC) here.