PCAVTech ADC's & DAC's Benchmarks Test Summary

Test Summary
ADC-DAC	Frequency Response	1 KHz THD	SNR	IM	Dynamic Range	Jitter	Notes
Baseline (measurement residuals)	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Standard of Excellence and used for measurements of other cards
Denon DA-500 Consumer 16/48 Stereo DAC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Consumer 16/48 Stereo DAC. SP/DIF and TOSlink inputs. Unbalanced outputs.
Holtmods ackDAC-ADC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Consumer 16/48 ADC. 2 RCA (unbalanced) analog switched stereo inputs. SP/DIF digital output. Quite compact, with line cord power supply
Lucid ADA1000 ADC-DAC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Pro Audio 24/48 stereo DAC.TRS & XLR balanced analog I/O. AES/EBU and SP/DIF digital I/O. 19" chassis with level controls and level indicators.
MIDIMan Flying Cow ADC-DAC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Pro Audio 24/48 stereo DAC & ADC.TRS & XLR balanced analog I/O. AES/EBU and SP/DIF digital I/O. Non-standard square metal chassis with level controls and level indicators.
MSB Link DAC 24/96 Stereo DAC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	24/96 Stereo DAC. SP/DIF and TOSlink inputs. Unbalanced outputs.
Perpetual Technologies 24/96 Stereo DAC	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Very good	24/96 Stereo DAC. SP/DIF and TOSlink inputs. Unbalanced outputs.
Technics SHAC-300 Consumer Dolby Digital Decoder	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Consumer Dolby Digital Decoder. TOSlink and SP/DIF digital inputs, 5.1 unbalanced analog outputs. Stereo, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic decoding. Level control and input selector. Subwoofer output, 125 Hz crossover.
ADC-DAC	Frequency Response	1 KHz THD	SNR	IM	Dynamic Range	Jitter	Notes

PCAVTech ADC's & DAC's Technical Benchmarks Test Summary