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| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? @ghdprentice Sounds great according to them. You would wonder how they assess what sounds great. If it’s done by swapping components and then blind testing that would be most interesting. Then of course I’d re-test to see exactly what changed be... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? So it seems this thread is coming to the conclusion that better sounding DACs don't meet any objective engineering requirements better than cheaper dacs. It's not that they produce the signal more precisely, but that they add some special sauce th... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? I really wish all SQ elements are measurable such that, like I mentioned in other topics, a matrix can be established as a basis to more objectively assess the performance of speakers and other gears. But, so far, other than decay, SPL and relate... | |
| The Law of Accelerating Returns The notion that the potential of a $10,000 integrated is wasted if fed with a $400 DAC suggests that the $10k integrated is doing something correctly that the $400 DAC is not doing as correctly, but perhaps a $10K DAC could do as correctly. It’s t... | |
| The magic of outdoor listening The outside setups look dreamy! My neighbors have a big yard and once in a while they will put on a concert out there with their sound equipment. They are musicians, and pretty good ones. Some of what they play is pre-recorded popular music too. I... | |
| I am so happy..... There's upgradeitis, and then there's experimentitis. I have been very happy with my systems many times, but I can never get over the question "I wonder what it would sound like if..." And then I wonder "Why am I so fascinated with this audio thin... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? If I think I hear something different, my inquiring mind wants to know more about what is going on. I know some just want the result and don't care to know the technical differences about the soundwave that is actually reaching their ear, but I wa... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? What I want to know is if the left channel of my dac sounds the same as the right channel? Do two copies of the same design always sound the same? If your hearing is acute enough to be bothered by differences between samples of the same design you... | |
| God doesn't need to know what time it is. Thanks everybody for the feedback about my watch. I'll look in to having it serviced. I'm still wearing it daily and it is in great shape overall. I don't have any intention of getting rid of it. I just had this idea in my head that it that it was... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! I don’t think about it too much. I do try to be gentle with cables because they certainly can suffer from wear and tear if they’re moved around a lot, mainly from the casing or insulator getting worn out. If a copper or silver strand is thin enoug... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! @mrskeptic This video explained it IMO. Jump to about 11 minutes in to speed it along. At about 24:30 minutes in, he explains break in. What this video is suggesting to me is that cables are a terrible idea. Every time you move them at all... | |
| God doesn't need to know what time it is. My dad left me a very basic Breitling watch before he died. He suggested I sell it because he knew I wasn’t interested in watches. That was the plan, but 5 years later I’m still wearing it. I grew fond of its qualities such as; self winding, doesn... | |
| Limited soundstage between speakers Treat your room. Suppress early reflections more, or find a way to enhance them? | |
| Amir and Blind Testing The interesting experiments are really hard to do. I can imagine a test involving giving some audiophiles long term daily access to a very highly regarded system in an excellent listening room. The trick would be to change things out and see if th... | |
| Limited soundstage between speakers I don’t feel it’s appropriate to think of room reflections as distortion. Ideally they add something nice to the listening experience. Our brain is very adept at discerning the original signal from a reflection most of the time, so distortion in e... |