garym;493955 Wrote: > Assuming there is truly blind testing going on here, I'd assume the > difference is the typical case created when there is even a slight > volume difference in the playback of the two files. It is well > documented that this preference bias can exist with even tiny volume > differences. > > In this particular case, do the FLAC files have replaygain info and is > the SB player set to use such info in playback? If so, there certainly > could be imperceptible volume differences between the FLAC and WAV files > on playback, but these differences could be affecting your preferences > between the two files.
I think that expectation bias may also play a part... RG (which has caught me out in the past too) would typically give quite large differences in output... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
