ralphpnj wrote: > "Other than as a feature to hype up the new DAC's" - that says it all. > > The best thing about the current DSD craze is just how clearly it > exposed the link between the high end audio press and their puppet > masters, i.e. their advertisers and the manufacturers. So while I > understand that not all of high end audio is composed of worthless > clowns, I am becoming more and more convinced that the 99% of the high > end press is totally corrupt and completely worthless. This is really > sad since there many very hard working individuals trying their best to > improve the quality of their equipment and there are also plenty of > manufacturers offering high quality value oriented equipment, equipment > that is often light years better than most mass market offerings.
The thing that really galls me about SACD is the FRAUD. To take a CD like Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" and basically convert it to DSD and selling it as "Super Audio" is gross misrepresentation. What's even more disturbing/ironic/hilarious is that they used "Come Away With Me" on the Rolling Stones promo in 2003 as an example of "A Better Way To Experience Music"! Of course a few months later, we all learn the truth about that album... The failure of SACD in retrospect isn't all that surprising with these kinds of shenanigans going on. They had it coming and the market ultimately figures it out. As I mentioned in the post, Norah Jones IMO was just the tip of the iceberg. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98482 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
