darrenyeats;229859 Wrote: > Not to say I don't believe David when he says there are > differences...anything is possible. But this is one of those statements > which deserves a DBT, IMHO.
Would like to add something: I feel DBT really makes sense only if the minimum number of variables (preferably one only) is different/being changed. This may sound self-explanatory, but read some audiophile reviews, and you'll find it apparently isn't (to some people). Note that audiophiles aren't as a species more prone to making fools of themselves than engineers: I'd love to get a buck each time I hear a truism such as that "costly parts aren't as important as a well-designed layout." Overheard this less than a week ago in a discussion between an engineer and some modder/tweaker, in which the former tried to ridicule the latter for wanting to replace some capacitor with a more expensive one (admittedly a nonsensical choice from a QPR perspective, given the cost of the product to be modded) - definitely wondered if I should let them in on the mysterious secret that the concept of "upgrade" may be be thought of as exchanging parts of identical value in a given layout ;^) Note that "anything is possible" is, although far from laughable, all the same a truism. The fact that if something's changed, there is likely to be an audible difference doesn't mean that difference will be in any way relevant, much less a clear improvement or detriment. Again, this may sound self-explanatory, but read some audiophile reviews, and you'll find that audiophiles, even otherwise respectable ones, more often than not seem obsessed with finding change to always have to be for better -or- worse. Greetings from Switzerland, David. -- acousticsguru ------------------------------------------------------------------------ acousticsguru's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13298 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38637 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
