Archimago wrote: > Oi... I think the numbers do say enough in themselves and support the > opinions. I don't think I overstepped anything and made the case > reasonably clear based on the particular setup. To me all the transport > devices sound essentially the same subjectively and although measurable > differences exist, they are small and most likely beyond normal hearing > abilities to differentiate. Since I'm measuring the analogue out from a > reasonably good DAC (ASUS Essence One), the final output is all I really > care about and specifics about the internal SPDIF/I2S jitter tolerances, > etc. aren't as important unless I can detect the differences with my ADC > which is better than human hearing as far as I can reasonably tell! > > As for "Otherwise we wouldn't have seen any progress in the last 20 > years" - I'd say it's pretty *obvious* the improvements made in the last > 20 years just looking at the "common measurements" like frequency > response, dynamic range, improvements in jitter compared to stuff in the > early 90's... > > Here's a question for you - which "uncommon" measurements do you think > are important to consider then that could have significant impact on > audible sound quality? Which of these have the "serious" audio industry > made major improvements on? I would love to learn about these factors...
Yep. I know. That's why I brought up your "digital" measurement problem first. Something to digest. I hope that's enough as a first lesson. ;) By reading and digesting the Wolfson doc you'll very quickly gain some more background information. Enjoy. ::: ' Touch Toolbox and more' (http://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com) ::: by soundcheck ------------------------------------------------------------------------ soundcheck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34383 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99073 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
