I think this or that filter may sound better just like tone controls can sound better. For me, accuracy IOW transparency is more important for long term listening. It may not make every track sound as good as it can but it minimises the sameness of the sound. I don't want to hear how great my digital source makes music sound...after three or five hours of listening I don't want to hear my digital source at all. I want just to hear what's playing.
There are several ideas about what makes a "good sounding DAC" but only one idea about what makes an "accurate DAC". This sums up my attitude to line level equipment. Loudspeakers and to some degree power stage is where design trade-offs are necessary. Here, opinion on pyscho acoustics will influence which balance is struck. Much more "black magic" at the loudspeaker end I feel. But for me digital playback has been solved, for all practical purposes, with currently available technology. IMHO, Darren -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. SB3, SB Touch SqueezeControl for Android ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87290 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
