magiccarpetride;670316 Wrote: > Why don't we take a breather now and distill this thread into one > crucial question: how is it possible that TT3.0 kicks ass on any > previous mods we've been trying with the Touch? I don't think anyone > has a rock solid explanation, which is why we're wringing our hands and > scratching our heads here. > > Even the most hardened cynics and skeptics cannot help but hear, in all > its glory, how fully applied TT3.0 mods FUNDAMENTALLY alter the very > character of the sound delivered by the Touch. Yes, but how to explain > that? (and if you can produce a hero who insists that he cannot hear > this radically altered sound that now comes with TT3.0, I'll show you a > full blown bullshitter). > > So these radical results are undeniable -- what's not undeniable is the > theory that would explain how's this all possible. I don't think we are > equipped, at this point, to cope with this conundrum. > > Let's assume, for argument's sake, that TT3.0 mods are not delivering > any improvements over the native Touch (keep in mind that some inmates > even claim that TT3.0 WORSENS the sound!) Still, what remains > undeniable is the fact that TT3.0 mods DO alter the quality of sound > delivered by the Touch. That is not to say that the altered sound > quality is an improvement, just a change. Folks, I don't have a > reasonable explanation of how is that possible, given the rather soft > and feeble nature of the TT3.0 mods. I am personally buying Klaus's > explanation (i.e. that each digital bit, as it arrives via electrical > current, needs to be declared as being either 'on' or 'off', and that > often times it's not an easy decision to make, so the more we tame the > going ons inside the circuitry, the easier it gets to declare something > as '1' or '0'). Others may raise their eyebrows at this anecdotal > explanation. > > At the end of the day, who cares. As someone said, our music libraries > are growing by the day (thank you, torrent community;), however the > time available for enjoying music is not growing. Rather than obsess > over the excruciating minutia of bits and bytes, let's enjoy the fruits > of Klaus's labor, which he so generously shares with us:)
It is possible to measure whether or not there is a change and also whether or not the change takes us closer to or ofurther away from the sound as described by the bits. Better or worse are subjective terms and no one can measure those. I won't get time to do any measurements for at least 4 weeks. I do think that ultimately it is important to understand WHY these mods impact the sound, as this may lead us to better sounding systems in the future. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters,VdH Toslink,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
