Stereoeditor;580202 Wrote: > You can find this graph at > http://stereophile.com/hirezplayers/cary_audio_design_classic_cd_303t_professional_sacd_player/index5.html > . > > John Atkinson > Editor, Stereophile Dear John It is a great privilege to have you post a reply on this thread (even if not to me!). I wondered if i could try you patience by asking a couple of questions
I. I wonder if you could express a view as to what the cut off threshold for resolution (as you measure it) where a higher level would probably make no discernible difference when playing 24 bit audio files. I note that the AYRE DAC which is regarded by Stereophile as a state of the art DAC was measured by you as having 18 bit resolution. I have noticed that some other devices have measured higher (including the transporter but also as I recall the MF X DAC v3. However i appreciate that you have changed measuring equipment so some comparisons may be invalid )Clearly this is not the only determining factor of sound quality, but do you think it would make any perceivable difference ceteris paribus if the resolution of the Ayre DAC were higher. II. Do you ever measure the outputs of digital transports? (I can't remember seeing such a measurement). If so what do you (or would you) measure. What sort of factors affect the sound quality of a transport outputting to a decently designed modern DAc via SpDIF. III. Many contributors to this forum have expressed surprise at the Log Touch'es class D stereophile rating- this is presumably based on the analogue outs(?) Could you venture an opinion as to how it would compare with a conventional CD player outputting to a decent DAC. Obviously the quality would depend with the DAc, but given the DAC.... Also can you recommend a good book an the basic principles of digital audio. -- adamdea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82050 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
