darrenyeats wrote: > My opinion is that as long as a signal is digital or electrical a > component doesn't have to "achieve" anything other than passing the > signal along without distorting it.
[snip] > For me binding posts and sources are the same in that I expect them to > have a minimal distorting effect on the signal (even when Dr. Hook is > playing). Of course taste comes into home audio but tweaks should be at > the speaker or room end (or with EQ facilities) not with sources or > binding posts. Alas, it's not that simple. A "good" source will sound much more musical than a "bad" source. My view, as usual, lies somewhere in the middle, i.e. between the source vs. speakers camps. I think the ear/brain is much more able to hear "through" a less-than-perfect frequency response than it is able to discount the effects of a poorly reconstructed digital source. Sure, a less-than-ideal frequency response might be more immediately obvious but, on long-term listening, the poor digital source is much more tiring. Well, to my ears anyway. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
