docbob wrote: > Other than standards (like red book), there aren't "agreements" for > proper design, and engineers are free to make mistakes... and they do. > I'm not intending to disparage all, most, or even many current designs. > I just point out that design mistakes occur, even when the proper design > is printed in the textbook.
There are widely accepted design rules, but yes, engineers are free to make mistakes, knowingly or not. It is still important to differentiate "wav sounds better than flac" from "this piece of gear is so badly designed that the CPU load affects the sound". "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104227 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
