[sdiy] Re: Inexpensive 16 bit DAC?

[Mete BALCI]

Will I get enough (or good) performance from a DAC
built with discrete components (high accuracy
resistors and a good vref) ? How do you compare all
-discrete component DAC, IC DAC and oversampling DAC
(sigma-delta etc.)- ?

I have an FPGA board, I think it is very easy to
implement a sigma delta dac on it. Do you consider
using sigma-delta DACs on sound generation ? I know it
is not recommended for audiophile circuits (I dont
know if its reason is actually technical or
psychologic), but I dont know if they are used on
synth circuits or not.

When are 16-bit DACs widely accepted in synth products
? 90s ?

Mete