servies wrote: > zanash;238647 Wrote: >> to think that all digital sources sound the same is at least odd if not >> flying in the face of reason and in my case, experience. >> >> try this get one of those cheap multi dvd players in the uk I've seen >> them for as little as £29.99 [thats not going to break the bank] then >> feed a decent dac [not necessarily expensive] the digital output of the >> cheap dvd and a top notch cdp .... >> >> in my experience and others the differences are absolutely clear >> leaving no margin for indecision. >> >> As I recall this was the same argument raised about amps in the 70's >> it was wrong then and wrong now. >> >> If your unable to distinguish between digital sources the issue lies >> elsewhere and not with the digital sources. > Well, if the cheap DVD player is reading 11101101101111011 iso > 11101001101111011 (which it should have) because of some checks it's > not doing because of it's cheap hardware and the top notch cdp is > reading it correctly because it DOES do those checks, then you can > argue that the digital source is not the same...
I don't really understand what you're saying here, but it sounds like the tired, old "bits is bits" argument. It's not as simple as that, as has been discussed many times here on this forum, and on countless other forums/lists. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
