What makes a good DAC?

Quite often I see people seeking for the cheapest digital to analog converter using a given DAC chip. For they think that the DAC chip is the only factor influencing the sound quality. Well, they couldn’t be further from the truth….. Related videos: Networked music players quality part 1: the filtering:    • Networked music players quality part 1: th...   Networked music players quality part 2: jitter:    • Networked music players quality part 2: ji...   Review SOtM sMS-200 Ultra:    • SOtM sMS-200 Ultra network bridge   Connecting your DAC #2: how digital can go wrong:    • 016 Connecting your DAC #2: how digital ca...   If you like my work, support it using Patreon or Paypal: My Patreon page:   / thehbchannel   Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/theHBchannel My book:   • File Based Audio aka Streaming Audio V2   My site: http://www.theHBproject.com/en My channel:    / thehansbeekhuyzen   My Facebook page:   / hansbeekhuyzen   My Google+ page: http://www.google.com/+TheHansBeekhuyzen My Twitter:   / hansbeekhuyzen   My reference sets: About Questions:    • About questions   What DAC is the best:    • What DAC is the best?