Mnyb wrote: > I may disagree with John on the point that many subtle things are > directly audible , but they should be considered if you design a product > and they matter for the complete result . > > ..... > > The expected result with all reasonable good digital interfaces is that > they should sound the same . One can be technically better and that one > should be used on its technical merit . I believe that things add up in > the end so it's still worthwhile . > But it's nothing to get OCD over . > You don't need another DAC because it does not have USB or DSD . >
Very well stated. While it is not obvious from my last post but I do agree that at least in the design phase of a piece of equipment the designer should strive to use components that measure "better" but audio design is not quite as "pure" as many audiophiles would like to believe. What I mean that while the final sound of given piece of audio equipment is important to the designer so is the final cost. So in the case where there are two components, one which measures better than the other and costs much more but what is being measured is in either case not audible well...... So one may end up with a piece of audio equipment that doesn't quite measure as well (on that particular parameter) but does not necessarily sound "worse" than what that piece of equipment would sound like with the more expensive and better measuring component. I always find it amusing how audiophiles tend to have a this giant double standard with respect to measurements, e.g. tubes measure poorly but sound wonderful whereas non-asynchronous USB has slightly more (inaudible) jitter than asynchronous USB so non-asynchronous USB must be bad. Go figure. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101084 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
