garym wrote: > but a FLAC, ALAC, WAV, etc file are all decoded to the same bits as they > enter the DAC. A diet coke and regular coke are NOT bit perfect (my > chemistry colleagues can tell me how the makeup is NOT identical). We > may not typically be able to tell a difference, but if we can tell a > difference there is at least a plausible reason (they are not in fact > identical products as they enter our body).
Don't take the analogy too far. But yes, you're right, it's different. Me for myself I am unable to hear a difference between FLAC and WAV. But I can hear differences between HDMI and USB outputs with otherwise identical variables. They are both bit perfect. I can't give you a plausible reason. The reason I was chiming in was that no matter what anyone tells about differences in the digital domain, a handful of kamikaze pilots immediately talks them down. The same who will tell you that it is not possible to discern different modern DACs. Which - with all my respect - is complete BS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98630 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
