Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts
@crymeanaudioriver @amir_asr You are sitting there worrying if this or that other useless tweak like a cable makes a sonic difference.
I don’t worry about my equipment unless it fails. I never worry about tweaks or cables. The last time I had to choose a cable was after I purchased my first DAC and transport in 2019. I auditioned six and chose one, the Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria. Why would someone with as fulfilling a life as me worry about cables or tweaks and it is in YOUR mind that they are USELESS.
@prof "would it be safe to say you are not an electrical designer or electrical engineer? If so, under what authority do you make the following comment" - concerning creating a high end DAC out of a mediocre DAC.
Well, I have such a DAC, built by a manufacturer of equipment and cables for his and my use. It beat out a $9,000 COS Engineering D1v and $5,000 D2v by a longshot. It is comparable to an $23,000 Meridian Ultradac. Because I tried all the latter three in comparison I say this with some authority, the authority of a recording engineer (me), a manufacturer (friend) and many audiophiles who have heard the same and came to the same conclusion.
Another DAC with excellent design engineer and inferior execution is the Emotiva XDA-2. No new audio board but 7! audiophile quality regulators instead of the computer grade junk inside, similar high end power and filter caps, resistors, etc. to make this into a high end DAC on the very cheap ($400 new plus about the same in added parts).
@russ69 We must be neighbors. I frequented Woodland Hills Audio Center back in the 70s and 80s. I heard several of Arnie’s speakers including a the large Infinity speakers in a home.
Will all the posters with the IQ as mentioned above please post your systems with pics and measurements in your profile? Please share, it will be really interesting to see how you have applied your knowledge and experience in real life, not just in a chat room. Looking forward :) If you want to post data from your components, blind listening tests, etc. that would be a bonus.
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@thyname like @djones51 I very much enjoy @prof’s posts as MH at ASR. Speaking of identities, I recall someone posting as audio2design at ASR (they’re on my ignore list there, probably not a big surprise). @fleschler thanks for hosting the afterparty ... |
Based on your previous response, I have a hunch you aren't that interested in data and blind tests, and the request for an equipment profile is often a distraction from the arguments. It's been quite typical when discussing these issues that some audiophiles say "Well, I don't know whether to take you seriously until I see that you have Audiophile Certified High Priced Gear." None of the arguments rely on whatever gear any of us have. (And it NEVER matters what gear you have anyway, because the same people dismissing you will still find a way to dismiss you. See for instance posting Amir's clearly high-end system, that didn't make a dent here). I've posted many times about the various gear I own and have owned. I don't care to make it a distraction in this particular thread.
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@prof I am very interested in your data, if you got it, post it in the system page in your profile. Otherwise I will let you go back to your rants. I really thought you could showcase something unless...... |
@noske I am very interested in your system and data too, please post something. I hope you aren’t simply exaggerating either about your system or your IQ unless.... |
