The problem lays in common misbelief that the best thing for audio is zero-distorted signal. This is correct for mastering, but clearly contradicts psychoacoustics when taken in context of end-user listening, aimed for enjoyment rather then evaluation. There are certain types of distortion that must be there for music to be listenable and enjoyable. They are not well researched though, but many audio gear makers achieve that in purely empirical ways.
So many audiophiles suffer from trying to achieve two contradictive and somewhat elusive goals: to have reproduction as close to the original as possible in a way of using least-distorting gear, and at the same time to have enjoyable sound. It will be a problem for as long as there's no scientific clarification on the positive impact of certain types of distortion on listening experience. -- 325xi sb3 || simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 on *skylan* stands via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori sb3 >> audioengine 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38902 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
