[sdiy] uLaw DACs in the modern era?

[Adam Inglis]

> On 19 May 2018, at 8:08 PM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
> 
> Does anything like this exist any longer? It seems to me that the unusual DAC response is big part of the “thump” of these early machines, since it has considerable distortion, but manages to spread it to areas where it’s perceptually less noticeable (so higher level signals have less detail than lower level signals).


“Less detail”? Can you elaborate a bit on that, Tom?
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   On 19 May 2018, at 8:08 PM, Tom Wiltshire <[1]tom at electricdruid.net>
   wrote:

   Does anything like this exist any longer? It seems to me that the
   unusual DAC response is big part of the "thump" of these early
   machines, since it has considerable distortion, but manages to spread
   it to areas where it's perceptually less noticeable (so higher level
   signals have less detail than lower level signals).

   "Less detail"? Can you elaborate a bit on that, Tom?

References

   1. mailto:tom at electricdruid.net