耳机网-耳机大家坛

标题: SPL的新DAC768v2,终于出了一篇对比评测 [打印本页]

作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-5-21 17:21
标题: SPL的新DAC768v2,终于出了一篇对比评测
英文原版,我就不翻了,大家自己翻吧,对比对象是新旧两版水星。

We are always very happy when we get positive feedback from our customers. Daniel Scholz from drumasonic recently got the SPL Mercury with the new integrated DAC768v2 and has sent us this great feedback. Of course we don’t want to deprive of it. We hope you enjoy reading!

Dear SPL team,

I received the new Mercury today and would like to give you some feedback after some listening comparisons with the predecessor version.

With the same wiring at the rear and identical settings at the front I only replaced the converter. This is integrated into an optimized setup with very high-quality cables and clocking devices so that there were no other limiting factors; Input via AES1, clocking via Word (Rubidium Atomic Clock), sample rate 192 kHz, uncompressed Hi-Res reference tracks.

The old Mercury has been my highly valued reference monitoring converter for several years now and had prevailed against several other converters in many listening comparisons. I therefore tried to keep my expectations of a further increase in sound quality within limits.

I was all the more surprised after the first few seconds by the very clear, lively and “distinct“ sound of the new Mercury. The bass is somewhat slimmer, but above all “tidier” and less diffuse. Very noticeable is the more distinctive low-mid range, which makes voices in particular sound very coherent and independent. This reminds me of the Crescendo duo, where I had a similar impression in terms of the solid low-mid sound image compared to other preamps.

The phantom center is even more focused and has an additional depth dimension. The stereo stage is overall even more vivid and detailed. The high-frequency range appears somewhat more finely resolved, more open and more precise.

The sound is so clean, uncolored and direct that there were two small, initially irritating phenomena: Firstly, the listening level. I was somewhat surprised that my ears reacted more sensitively to high listening levels than I was used to with the old Mercury. I blame this on the merciless mid-range presence and the “unrestrained” impulse fidelity, which, however, allow for quieter and gentler listening overall without losing any details.

The second observation was that I heard certain distortions here and there, especially on vocals, which I hadn’t noticed with the old Mercury. In other places everything sounded clean again, so I didn’t assume a fundamental converter problem, but rather suspected the specific compression and limiting processes of the respective tracks. To get to the bottom of this, I reconnected the old Mercury to listen to the specific passages.

Before I could concentrate on the artefacts, my attention was first drawn to the very noticeably different sound character of the old Mercury: everything sounded more diffuse, duller, the bass more fuzzy and uncontrolled, the impulses less dynamic; although overall with a supposedly “more pleasant“ sound, this cannot hide the fact that it sounds more colored, weaker and “as if packed in cotton-wool“. The bass is more powerful, but less tight, or as my wife aptly put it: “all over the place“. And this despite the fact that the bass on the old Mercury sounded already so good!

Back to the artefacts: Having been sensitized to those prominent sound spots by the new Mercury, I could now actually hear the same distortions of certain tracks through the old Mercury, although they were less exposed due to the more “foggy” sound character, and thus I apparently hadn’t noticed them before.

This fact has far-reaching consequences for decisions that have to be made when mixing or mastering: How much compression, limiting or loudness maximizing can I put up with without degrading the signal? With the wrong DA converters, many wrong judgments and decisions could obviously be made here, which only become apparent with better converters.

It’s hard to believe, but the comparison between the new and old Mercury leaves me with a similar aha-experience as I had previously experienced between the old Mercury and other converters. Even though the two versions are identical in terms of looks, switches and buttons, functions, connection possibility and the 120V technology, they are very different in terms of sound and character, with a clearly audible positive evolution. I wouldn’t have thought it possible that the chip and/or the adapted electronics would make such a clear difference to the sound, especially as I already had the feeling with the old Mercury that there wasn’t much more that could be improved or that there was still something to be desired. Fortunately, your team of developers striving for perfection has proved me wrong!

A big compliment and congratulations to the whole team on this great development! The dream for the integration of analog devices would now only be: two times the new Mercury and a, hopefully soon available, equally good SPL Mastering AD converter, preferably already starting in version 2!

作者: AlexZodiac    时间: 2024-6-3 09:49
这不还是以模拟味换细节嘛,要是维持原有的模拟味提升一档素质,价格翻两三倍不是问题。
作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-6-3 10:04
AlexZodiac 发表于 2024-6-3 09:49
这不还是以模拟味换细节嘛,要是维持原有的模拟味提升一档素质,价格翻两三倍不是问题。

这个月应该能到货了,届时去AB一下看看效果

作者: 音乐之贼    时间: 2024-6-3 15:26
大家要听V2版本高码率DSD的效果,这特么来个192K pcm测评。牛逼死了。

水星是SPL内部定位高档,AES1加上外部时钟播放192K, 妥妥的录音室工作机。

大部分烧友不是干活型的,HUFI多一点。



作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-6-3 15:31
音乐之贼 发表于 2024-6-3 15:26
大家要听V2版本高码率DSD的效果,这特么来个192K pcm测评。牛逼死了。

水星是SPL内部定位高档,AES1加上 ...

是的,专业机和娱乐机侧重不同,个人更关注新版的MK2

作者: 哥德堡    时间: 2024-6-29 14:23
大佬有没有新旧钻石的对比测评?
作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-6-29 14:25
哥德堡 发表于 2024-6-29 14:23
大佬有没有新旧钻石的对比测评?

没有呢,我也在等,本来说是这个月DAC768v2的相关型号到货的,但现在还没消息乐观地想,德国人在做“严谨”的测试,悲观地想,就是纯墨迹...
作者: 哥德堡    时间: 2024-6-29 16:27
阿灰灰 发表于 2024-6-29 14:25
没有呢,我也在等,本来说是这个月DAC768v2的相关型号到货的,但现在还没消息乐观地想,德国人在 ...

在北京上海各大实体店里对比高端解码耳放,可能对比的不多,XE听古典还真是最准确的,希望新的解码给力点,就不用到处搭配了,期待大佬分享,这个月还有两天,留给德国队的时间不多了。

作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-6-29 17:13
哥德堡 发表于 2024-6-29 16:27
在北京上海各大实体店里对比高端解码耳放,可能对比的不多,XE听古典还真是最准确的,希望新的解码给力点 ...

下个月能上架就不错了

作者: lyxskycover    时间: 2024-7-18 21:34
阿灰灰 发表于 2024-6-29 14:25
没有呢,我也在等,本来说是这个月DAC768v2的相关型号到货的,但现在还没消息乐观地想,德国人在 ...

兄弟,现在在售型号一万九的那个是768v1?还是v2
作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-7-18 22:19
本帖最后由 阿灰灰 于 2024-7-18 22:20 编辑
lyxskycover 发表于 2024-7-18 21:34
兄弟,现在在售型号一万九的那个是768v1?还是v2

总代本来说上个月到货,现在说这个月到货目前还没接到任何一个店有V2版本到货的情报,市面上现在全部是4490的老版

作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-7-21 18:17
lyxskycover 发表于 2024-7-18 21:34
兄弟,现在在售型号一万九的那个是768v1?还是v2

上海V2有店到货了

作者: 哥德堡    时间: 2024-7-25 13:21
阿灰灰 发表于 2024-7-21 18:17
上海V2有店到货了

听了吗?如何?

作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-7-25 13:24
哥德堡 发表于 2024-7-25 13:21
听了吗?如何?

还没,上海这边只到了XE,其他还没到,我等Diamond、MK2到了再去听
作者: ruike    时间: 2024-8-3 17:12

SPL.. 一般
作者: 阿灰灰    时间: 2024-8-3 18:14
ruike 发表于 2024-8-3 17:12
SPL.. 一般

VU灯挂了一个

作者: 哥德堡    时间: 2024-8-9 14:09
ruike 发表于 2024-8-3 17:12
SPL.. 一般

XE听800S非常难听,我甚至一度想除掉这个耳机,发现太亏忍住了,现在想想也许搭配有问题,800就很好听。

作者: AlexZodiac    时间: 2024-8-11 21:49
ruike 发表于 2024-8-3 17:12
SPL.. 一般

你用什么作音源
作者: ruike    时间: 2024-8-12 11:39
AlexZodiac 发表于 2024-8-11 21:49
你用什么作音源

CD 和电脑

作者: zhaoming1qaz    时间: 2024-8-30 09:06
ruike 发表于 2024-8-3 17:12
SPL.. 一般

请问古典交响表现如何呢




欢迎光临 耳机网-耳机大家坛 (http://www2.erji.net/) Powered by Discuz! X3.2