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.
You really lost me when you say you hear differences in power cables(that really nothing to the music signal), but you can NOT hear differences in FLAC vs MP3/320 that removes over 70% of the original music data ????? It is audible...... Indeed.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98374 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
