[BuffaloBill]

Originally Posted by JBT

Ladder DACS

The Ladder DAC or "Bits Ain't Necessarily Bits", Part I

https://audiophilereview.com/cd-dac-...ts-part-i.html

Part 2

https://audiophilereview.com/cd-dac-...s-part-ii.html

As eluded to in Part 2, McIntosh DAC's are firmware based, using the chips in a proprietary way with the goal of eliminating intermodulation distortion. Their exclusive 4DAC/channel balanced digital design is intended to cancel out distortions other designs overlook.