that does not explain such pure idiotic conclusions that wav-flac-wav should sound different, this is not a real time problem you can copy and move around those files and play them later but still TAS claims that a identical copy (thats the definition of copy, it is really the same and in the computer world a copy really is a copy ) somehow sounds different .
This conclusion are reached with the same methods they used for their other computer audio tests That clearly idicates that no other conclusion reached by their methods can be trusted , they have not accomplished anything but fud . They are a lot of things we don't know why not focus on them. TAS is trying to cast fud on things we actually do know for certain . It's where the honesty comes in to play . A much simpler and straightforward method would be to measure the different outcome via traditional methods and/or ADM discard the nulls and things that should really be inaudible by what we already know about human perception , but keep the dubious cases in the Grey area. The remaining cases could then could be subjected to ABX testing . 99.998 of thier BS would disappear in round one as the connected DAC would have identical output so there is no need to listen if the output is exactly the same . The remaining dubius cases would be impossible to tell apart during controlled listening . If you don't do rigorous controlled testing (ab and abx and similar ) your results is not considered data, they just don't carry any information at all about what you are trying to test, placebo and other kinds of bias is overwhelming any real result even if it's there in the noise somewhere. I'm assuming DAC here no true believer in audiophilia would use the analog out from a PC :) but the result would hold true for the better of todays soundcards -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93549 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
