Robin Bowes;293975 Wrote: > tomjtx wrote: > > bigfool1956;293926 Wrote: > >> Well not my review, but I was interested in the comments. > > > > The conclusions are flawed if the comparison was not done with level > > matched sources. and not just level matched "by ear" > > There is no escaping that. > > DBT is somewhat of another matter. > > However one can't rule out expectation bias in a sighted test, > period. > > > > Short term testing does have it's own pitfalls and long term > listening > > is preferable. > > Long term sighted comparo's followed by some blind testing which > > corroborates the sighted testing would be the most convincing . > > > > These blanket assertions of superiority of one source over another > w/o > > some rigorous testing are quite invalid and boring. > > I agree. > > Mainly because the language used is inevitably some thing like "X blows > > Y away", or similar. For example, in this case: > > "Audio Quality is stunning, and blows away the TP in all aspects in my > opinion." > > Now, it may well be that the source in question is very good; I don't > know, I've not heard it. But, we're talking about a digital source > here. > There's no way on earth that *any* digital source can "blow away" > another. Just like the Transporter doesn't "blow away" the SB3; sure > it's better sounding, if you have a sufficiently high-calibre system > that can resolve the differences, but it's not "night and day". Hell, > I've got a v.old CD player (Marantz CD50SE - about 20 years old!) and > yeah, both the SB3 and Transporter sound better, but the difference is > > not massive. > > R. I do not agree with your statement. Digital sources make the most meaningful difference in quality. You can never hear what's been lost. If the source doesn't bring it out, it doesn't matter what the amp and speakers do. I had a Linn Karik-Numerik a couple of years ago. I had friends bring over their CD players and I would leave the room during the comparison. Every time everyone in the room thought that the Karik-Numerik had a much more musical sound. Most of these guys were very skeptical and to a man and woman they were perplexed and amazed at how good a digital source could sound. That was easy money.
I have a Duet and I really enjoy the ease of use and versatility. It doesn't sound as good as my CD player, but it's a lot easier to find the music I want to hear in my collection. I plan to buy a Linn DS player. They sound fantatic and leave you buried deep inside the music. The user interface from Linn is a different story, but I have seen some promising things from some of the third party developers. I have heard the Transporter, it has some very good qualities. It just doesn't get me involved in the music. Logitech has cool products, and they have done a lot to make good music available and easy to use. -- WhatsNext ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsNext's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=24839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38815 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
