That's kind of a red herring. The dithering done to the signal is done while playing the file, regardless of where it came from. He stated it was hard to tell the difference between the two sources after deciding not to use the different settings.
One can go back and read many a review where some could easily hear the differences between dithering settings on other makes of file playback and others who couldn't.
That tells me that some have better hearing acuity, that the dithering does change the sound structure, and that it still measures the same.
Doesn't have to be vastly superior but there is a difference.
It's what I found out having just two settings to choose from with my SACD player. When I first got it, I could barely make out a difference between the two settings. After employing some changes and tweaks, I could hear a big difference in the sound, preferring one over the other.
All the best,
Nonoise
One can go back and read many a review where some could easily hear the differences between dithering settings on other makes of file playback and others who couldn't.
That tells me that some have better hearing acuity, that the dithering does change the sound structure, and that it still measures the same.
Doesn't have to be vastly superior but there is a difference.
It's what I found out having just two settings to choose from with my SACD player. When I first got it, I could barely make out a difference between the two settings. After employing some changes and tweaks, I could hear a big difference in the sound, preferring one over the other.
All the best,
Nonoise