Julf wrote: > Remember the old adage of how the ideal audio component is like a piece > of wire - doesn't add anything, doesn't subtract anything? Well, seems > Synergistic Research (yes, them again) have managed to produce exactly > that. > > The latest Audioxpress magazine has an article about making audio > measurements, and one of the things they use as an example is an unnamed > device described as 'a 0.25" stereo phone jack and plug situated on > opposite ends of a plastic tube', and the manufacturer seems to make > claims about 'maximizing your enjoyment with increased resolution and > smoothness in the worlds most holographic headphone experience'. That > search string leads to the 'Synergistic Research HT Carbon Headphone > Transducer' > (http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/show-newport-2015-synergistic-research-ht-carbon-headphone-transducer). > > > The static measurements show that it is just connecting straight > through, and measurements of frequency response (with simulated > headphone load), inter-channel crosstalk, harmonic and intermodulation > distortion and noise all show absolutely no difference with or without > the device. So if you have $300 extra, and want to 'maximize the > enjoyment' your headphone listening, safely knowing that it won't worsen > sound quality, there you go... > > Any conclusions about the ethics of the high-end industry left to the > reader...
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