arnyk wrote: > Most interesting plot might be: > > 'Pono Player Measurements at Stereophile.com' > (http://www.stereophile.com/content/pono-ponoplayer-portable-music-player-measurements) > > 18011 > > "Fig.3 Pono PonoPlayer, frequency response at 12dBFS into 100k ohms > with data sampled at: 44.1kHz (left channel cyan, right magenta), 96kHz > (left green, right gray), 192kHz (left blue, right red) (0.5dB/vertical > div.)" > > Probably audible to younger listeners with demanding program material as > a loss of high treble. > > In general it seems to me to be a less desirable device for critical > listening than a Sansa Clip or Fuse due to its high source impedance, > mediocre distortion and poor frequency response @ 44 KHz.
The plot thickens (pun intended). Could it be that Pono's "glorious" sound with high resolution material is due it's less than stellar reproduction of standard resolution material? Just saying. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102976
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