Laser DAC survey

[jors]

Done .

[Draco]

I think i got mine in right, it would be so nice to have a non home made DAC that does not cost more then my car is worth....ok, both of my cars combined and i will throw in a few pounds of rust and parts that fell off for free

[ronhip]

Done too!

Someone is actually asking what people want BEFORE producing hardware? Glad I was sitting down!

[Grix]

Thanks a lot for the responses everyone!

Does anyone have anything against publishing the results (the respondents are anonymous of course), in case anyone else would find it interesting?

[rodman1369]

I Would Like to see the results myself...as long as we don't get any spam as a result...

[JohnYayas]

I'd be interested in seeing the results. You can already get an analog XYRGB DAC for $100 so I'm curious to see how many people want one but haven't bought one.

[Grix]

Here are the results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OZ_.../viewanalytics

tl;dr:
Around 75% of respondents are planning on buying a DAC
Out of those around 50% would potentially be interested in such a product, seems like around $100 would be the most effective price point
Most important gotcha was that the software support is probably more important than the DAC itself

@JohnYayas: Would that be a sound card DAC or something similar, or is there a plug-and-play solution for that price? Maybe surprisingly, the number of people preferring DIY solutions according to the survey was very low (actually 0 at the time of writing)

[catalanjo]

....ok, both of my cars combined and i will throw in a few pounds of rust and parts that fell off for free

Usual advertising method in UK for old bangers is "Experienced Vehicles, RUST FREE!" ... rest £25..
Cheers

PS. @ John ......" You can already get an analog XYRGB DAC for $100 " .....link please !

[JohnYayas]

Usual advertising method in UK for old bangers is "Experienced Vehicles, RUST FREE!" ... rest £25..
Cheers

PS. @ John ......" You can already get an analog XYRGB DAC for $100 " .....link please !

I am currently selling RiyaLite DACs for $100. These are 12bit XY 8bit RGB dacs.
I don't have a link set up on my website but I have plenty of them. PM or email me if interested.

[JohnYayas]

@JohnYayas: Would that be a sound card DAC or something similar, or is there a plug-and-play solution for that price? Maybe surprisingly, the number of people preferring DIY solutions according to the survey was very low (actually 0 at the time of writing)

Nope. RIYA Lite, as mentioned above.

I can't remember the last time anyone mentioned a sound card DAC to me. Lot's of iShow users, though.