Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do all lossless file types sound the same? (MEASUREMENTS)

2013-05-31 Thread Mushroom_3
Archimago, The cheapest cable was QED Performance @ £18/m. The best value for money was Chord Silver Plus @ £55/m. The other prices were: £48; £139; £182; £60; £95; £70; £125 From what was stated the slowest was 13.5. There were some graphs that I couldn't understand that may have shown other

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do all lossless file types sound the same? (MEASUREMENTS)

2013-05-31 Thread Julf
Mushroom_3 wrote: Maybe he writes for Hi-Fi News and Record Review (the self proclaimed oldest hi-fi magazine in the world). This month's issue has a group test of USB cables. Needless to say the most expensive cable, Crystal Absolute Dream (a snip at £6480/m) came out top. Indeed - I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is louder always perceived as better sounding?

2013-05-31 Thread Waldo Pepper
I cannot see the point of releasing the likes of any Beatles recording in 24 bit. At least 8 of those bits are wasted on a 1970's recording as noise from the original tapes along with inherant non linear element of tapes. As for the volume issue, alot of it is down to the A weighting curves of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Do all lossless file types sound the same? (MEASUREMENTS)

2013-05-31 Thread Archimago
Mushroom_3 wrote: Archimago, The cheapest cable was QED Performance @ £18/m. The best value for money was Chord Silver Plus @ £55/m. The other prices were: £48; £139; £182; £60; £95; £70; £125 From what was stated the slowest was 13.5. There were some graphs that I couldn't understand