darrenyeats wrote: > In defense of jh901 and others. > > http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/head-of-marginal-gains-helps-gb-gold-machine-stay-in-front-8010110.html > > I believe the same principle could apply in audio ... an improvement may > be unnoticeable but improving performance (even inaudibly) is always a > good thing and might add up eventually to an aggregate improvement in > performance which is audible. > > Another way of thinking about it, is that distortion X is transparent > and distortion Y is transparent but distortion X+Y might not be > transparent. > > Discuss (as if you wouldn't!) > Darren
Julf wrote: > The problem with that approach is that it leads to "everything matters", > and then you suddenly start wondering if you should purify the air in > your listening room - and change your sweater to an acoustically more > absorbent one.... darrenyeats wrote: > That may be a problem but it doesn't mean it isn't true ... > > Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk 2 Julf wrote: > Well, it might be true but it might not make any sense. Everything > matters - even the flutter of the wings of a butterfly in Brazil. But > should I worry about it, or spend money to avoid it? Remember the opposite is also true, i.e. each imperfection may be unnoticeable but it degrades performance (even inaudibly) which is always a bad thing and adds up eventually to an aggregate drop-off in performance which is quite audible. So for example this morning I tried to play a song on my Touch and because of this chain of imperfections the resulting music/noise was totally unlistenable: 1) Used a flac file instead of a wav file 2) Used 16bit/44.1kHz file not high resolution file 3) Flac file was encoded using PCM not DSD 4) Flac file stored a standard, i.e. non-solid state, hard drive 5) Hard drive connected to computer running SBS via standard, i.e. non-audiophile, USB cable 6) Computer with SBS has standard power cord and power supply 7) Computer with SBS and Touch both connected to router by standard, i.e. non-audiophile, Ethernet cables 8) Touch has stock power cord and power supply 9) Touch display not disabled 10) Digital output of Touch connected to DAC using standard coax cable 11) DAC/preamp connected to subwoofer and power amp by single ended cables not balanced cables. 12) Energy bookshelf speakers have MDF panels instead of aircraft grade aluminum panels and internal bracing 13) Energy bookshelf speakers have grill covers on 14) About 100 other small but important factors End result: pure and very painful noise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98249 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
