Phil Leigh;250135 Wrote: > > sgmlaw;249843 Wrote: > > > > > > At the end of the day, we're all listening to the modulation of a chain > > of power supplies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very true...and this chain stretches all the way back to the > > > microphone, desk, outboard gear, recorder etc...oh and you'll find > > > plenty of 5534's and 5532's (or worse...Eventide used to use 741's!) in > > > that chain, so the signal is already shredded before it gets to the CD > > > or whatever. > > > > > > This isn't about the search for truth - it's about tuning for personal > > > preference. Analogue stages of DAC's can be modded to taste. Your taste > > > may vary from that of the manufacturer.> > > > > > > > I agree about the sub-par equipment in the recording part of the > > chain. But the issue is the overall effect is a multiplication of > > all elements each represented by a factor less than 1. So if there > > is sub-par equipment in the playback, it is going to matter too. I > > am saying this because I am trying to reduce jitter in my playback > > (I guess you are using an Altmann for this) and thinking about this > > made feel that the actual digital values in the CD itself may have > > jitter (i.e. samples are not evenly spaced per 1/44.1khz of a > > second). Maybe if we know what equipment it was and created a > > jitter opposite to that in the recording chain we will have perfect > > playback. Probably the analog addicts might really have a point. > > Jitter there is not of such frequency (variation in the speed of > > the LP cutter or turntable) that it does not change the character > > of the sound so much. In digital, we get a very fine veil/haze, > > which seems tougher and tougher to remove as it gets smaller and > > smaller.
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