arnyk wrote: > Umm yes, Ecclesiastes. > > > > If you follow the relevant scientific argument that a DAC can only have > 4 kinds of technical problems, all of which are readily measurable and > for whom we know quite a bit about the audible thresholds... > > > > Confirmed. > > The TP's internal DAC was tested pretty comprehensively by Archimago in > his blog. If I ever get around to writing that article about > understanding technical measurements in terms of sound quality, the > executive summary can be expected to say that the TP is vast overkill. > Of course people say they sound different, but as you say good listening > tests confirming that are harder to find than rooster teeth. > > There are 400 or more different makes and models of audio DACs, each > selling to Audiophiles on the grounds of "Better sound". Technically, > there aren't that many significantly different designs. The vast > majority are based on less than 20 different DAC chips with just a few > using proprietary parts. Almost all of those chips are very good and > can't be logically expected to audibly change the sound of music > conveyed by the analog signals they output. People hoot and holler > about differences in power supplies and buffers, but they are even less > likely to affect sound quality.
Hi Arny, Thanks for your prompt & helpful response. At least I for one appear to have bothered to actually ingest your posts! Relaxing into the music now (Emmylou Harris + Mark Knopfler today, All The Roadrunning + live tour album) then heading into highlights of Spanish GP. Alonso managed to put his hopelessly underpowered McLaren-Honda in 7th on the grid. He's looking like a good prospect for the Indy 500... All the best, Dave :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Golden Earring's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71464 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
