Robin Bowes;264736 Wrote: > 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.
Robin - I agree, but when was the last time you (we) heard a truly poor digital source. For me it was probably pre-1990. To be clear, I think the SB is a good digital source and can go head-to-head with v expensive competitors. However, we haven't quite got our head round the big paradigm shift here - namely, that we expect high fidelity to require serious (ie visually expensive) engineering, and yet we should really know by now that digital technology isn't like that. You could build a Ferrari-like computer, but it won't crunch those numbers with any more style or elan than my HP laptop... I'm not sure this perception will completely change for at least 3 more generations. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38815 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
