Hmm.. it's very strange how these supposed high-end ADDA converters have way worse frequency and phase response (most of them) than my very much mid priced RME Babyface. Just for shits and giggles I did a loopback with the Babyface and compared it to Daisy and it's completely night and day. Way less harmonic distortion, much flatter frequency response and absolutely 100% pristine phase response. I didn't even bother to hook up the Prism Orpheus which to this day could kind of be called "high end".
I'm smelling BS with this plugin. Not sure how they've captured these things but whatever they've done doesn't at all seem to be the correct way to go about it.
I can definitely confirm that various AD/DA stages will have an impact on the sound (especially the subtle impulse response and tiny variances between channels) but this plugin seems like it was either exaggerated or it was driven through some desk or other outboard to increase the enhancement.
In short: It sounds way over the top. Some of the DAC models have huge frequency response cuts in the highs.. up to -6dB at 14kHz. Anybody trying to sell such a DA converter would immediately be crucified by the target audience.
For instance the Bricasti M1 which seems to be one of the DA converters in this list.. it has a really bizarre frequency response. I'm tempted to email Casey and ask him about it just to get his always insightful, dry and funny answer.
EDIT: Oh and as always, this release is quite buggy, as is tradition. Input - output link/lock isn't working. Also the INIT preset, when loading the plugin, shows FRS (Forssell) models as the default ad and da.. yet when you open the list it's the VIVI version, so if you click the arrow buttons and think you are going to the next model, you aren't. This seems to work correctly in PD but not in Reaper.
I'm smelling BS with this plugin. Not sure how they've captured these things but whatever they've done doesn't at all seem to be the correct way to go about it.
I can definitely confirm that various AD/DA stages will have an impact on the sound (especially the subtle impulse response and tiny variances between channels) but this plugin seems like it was either exaggerated or it was driven through some desk or other outboard to increase the enhancement.
In short: It sounds way over the top. Some of the DAC models have huge frequency response cuts in the highs.. up to -6dB at 14kHz. Anybody trying to sell such a DA converter would immediately be crucified by the target audience.
For instance the Bricasti M1 which seems to be one of the DA converters in this list.. it has a really bizarre frequency response. I'm tempted to email Casey and ask him about it just to get his always insightful, dry and funny answer.
EDIT: Oh and as always, this release is quite buggy, as is tradition. Input - output link/lock isn't working. Also the INIT preset, when loading the plugin, shows FRS (Forssell) models as the default ad and da.. yet when you open the list it's the VIVI version, so if you click the arrow buttons and think you are going to the next model, you aren't. This seems to work correctly in PD but not in Reaper.
Statistics: Posted by bmanic — Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:38 pm