I've always tried to be an enlightened audiophile. I won't do double blind tests myself because I'm too lazy, but I usually trust those tests and I think they are a good way to find out if something is audible or not.
I'm 36 years old and here is what I claim to be able to hear and what I don't: Not audible to me: - LMS running on different OS (Windows, OS X, Linux) - different S/PDIF cables (as long as they meet the specs) - different ethernet cables - TT3 pimping (buffers, WLAN, screen,...) - FLAC vs. WAV - FLAC vs. 320kbps MP3 - 24bit/48kHz vs. higher resolutions (same master, properly downsampled) Audible to me: - RCA cables - speaker cables - power cables and power supplies - differences between DACs - differences between sampling rate conversion algorithms > native 192kHz with EDO sounds different than downsampled with SOX to 96kHz (either on-the-fly or not) > SACD ripps with different DSD->PCM settings sound different (POW-R3 vs. TPDF) - differences in digital source > Touch sounds different than my average CD player NAD 514 (S/PDIF into same external DAC NAD M51) > Touch and NAD 514 sound different than Digital Music Player NAD M50 (S/PDIF into same external DAC) > HDMI out of my Laptop into same external DAC sounds different again (WASAPI event). What strikes me the most is the last point, differences in digital sources. Are there any good reasons for that? I can't see any. All of them are bit perfect. Unfortunately I can't compare Touch USB vs. Touch S/PDIF. Thank you for a civilized handling of this topic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98374 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
