Quad wrote: > 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.
do different software players sound the same to you ? do different wasapi buffer sizes sound the same to you ? HDMI will use different chips in your dac, so depends on how well it was implemented. I would be worried if I couldn't tell the difference between wav of any resolution and 320 mp3, that's like saying you can't tell the difference between medium wave radio/internet stream and FM radio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98374 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
