opaqueice;163145 Wrote: > I'm saying the sound from the CD player went through D-A (in the CD > player), then A-D and again D-A in the preamp. The SB digital out went > through D-A only, in the preamp. It's pretty hard to believe that the > CD sound could be in any objective sense better after going through > such a chain of conversions, and yet he prefers it. Probably because > it's got nice glowing tubes, and it's expensive. > > Are you asking for a definition of better sound? I can think of > several, although none that are fully satisfactory.
Simplicity is the goal for good sound reproduction, as oppose to production, where they already spend millions to capture the music. Unfortunately, one's choice of playback equipment/listening room tend to force one's mix and match to produce desired sound (sometimes with bad consequences). I cannot over emphasize the importance of speakers and room relationship. I suspect his speakers/room sounded bright in this example, which tubed gear will warm up nicely but at the expense of signal purity. SB3>MF A3.24>2Nakamichi PA7s>B&W N802>Nice! -- empty99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ empty99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3488 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30668 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
