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Stewart Pinkerton wrote in
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:45:20 GMT, "Rich.Andrews"
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What I mean by parallel is that the data stream for one channel
feeds 2 dacs at once and the resultant output of the dacs are tied
together. Many of the high end CD players and D-A units use that
circuit topology as it lowers the distortion levels.

Thinking back for a while, I remember the days when doubling up DAC
chips was sorta popular.

It is still done today by at least one manufacturer.

Down from how many at the peak of this particular weirdness?

I don't believe the count is relevant. The point is that putting two dacs
in parallel lowers distortion and I feel that if I am going to spend some
money, I might as well spend a bit more and get the best.

r