The reason I'm doing this is to identify where real differences do/don't exist. In particular, I'm interested in resolving issues around firmware/sc versions that allegedly alter the sound. By creating a set of reference recordings for each generation of SC/firmware I can easily go back and compare any two versions. This is isn't about better or worse (that's for the brain to decide) - just different.
Every time this crops up we keep hitting the same "bit-perfect" brick wall. By testing the DAC output we can see if anything is really changing the audio (whether the change matters or not and if it is better/worse are different debates). Right now I just want to know if there IS a change. By the way, for those folks who claim to be able to hear detail well below the noise floor, there are some test files you can download from the ADM site that you can use to prove it. Can you hear the full marching band hidden in the noise floor? :) Be honest! However, a spin-off benefit is that the same methodology/tools can be applied to cables, software settings, mains filters - anything actually. Let's put it this way, if putting $200 feet under my SB made no MEASURABLE difference then I'm not going to put them there... A consequence of this is that I may well end up changing my setup. However, it will all be on the basis of listening not just blindly following the software. -- 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 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60041 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
