Phil Leigh;592375 Wrote: > On the contrary. "GIGO" (which rose to prominence in the flat earth > years of vinyl.. 75-80) had great relevance when vinyl sources were > almost all rubbish. These days, it just isn't as relevant a sales tool > as it was in 1974. > > Good modern digital transports and DAC's are pretty much all > "garbage-free" (compared to pre mid-70's vinyl or pre-1990 digital!). > What's left is mostly minor frequency and transient response > variations, plus the residual impact of noise, jitter etc. > > I'm perfectly capable of hearing differences between sources...and my > system is perfectly capable of revealing such differences, thanks. > > > However, they are 99% just DIFFERENCES. They certainly aren't the be > all and end all of the replay chain. > > The worlds best sources through inadequate amps/speakers - in a badly > or untreated room - will sound mediocre, at best. > > There is a very good reason why some dealers still push the "spend as > much as you can on the source" concept... > > Maybe your dealer might tell you what that reason is - but he probably > won't. You make a lot of sense Phil. My source material is all 44.1/16 bit red book audio (or LPs recorded in that format) so there must be a limit to what a DAC can do with that data other than "present" it slightly differently.
I always chuckle at the first line of your sig. As somebody who has done a bit of (very) amateur recording of (slightly less) amateur musicians I know exactly where you are coming from. -- TheLastMan Matt *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.0 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, B&W 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer UCA202 USB into Windows XP PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82155 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
