arnyk wrote: > > jkeny wrote: > > > > Jkeny unveils his new deflection strategy - call every question a > > personal attack. > > > > OK, I can work with that. > > > > Let's take a little look at some of jkeny's marketing materials: > > > > https://sites.google.com/site/jkciunas/press > > > > " > > > > > > > April 18th 2014 > > > The Ciunas is a great interface, and a great interface for the price. > > > While its strong jitter rejection can translate in more treble quantity, > > > thus potentially making a DAC less forgiving over certain recordings, it > > > gives several benefits throughout the whole sound spectrum. I dont have > > > a Metrum Octave anymore, but I am sure it would be a fantastic pairing, > > > with the Jkenny being capable of magnifying the Metrums detail > > > rendition, coupled with the DACs warm tonality. > > > In general, apart from the specific case of AMR, I would advice towards > > > using it with any warm sounding DAC around, and then further tune the > > > sound with the coaxial cable if necessary. > > > I would likely avoid using it with more edgy DACs like the Audio-gd > > > NFB-9. > > > In the end, the fundamental phylosophical difference I found between the > > > Ciunas DAC and the Ciunas USB/SPDIF converter, lies in the fact that the > > > Ciunas DAC wants to be an affordable, stand-alone solution that tries to > > > be the best bang for the buck. The Ciunas USB interface, instead, is > > > more interesting for the high-ender audiophile, since it opens up > > > several combinations, and can be used with DACs that dont have the > > > cost constraints that drove the Ciunas DAC design. > > > " > > > > > > > > > So, I can only think of two questions that seem to be easy enough > > for anybody who is reasonably familiar with the product's marketing > > to answer: > > > > Is the above based on a statistically significant number of > > time-synched, level-matched, bias-controlled listening tests or just > > casual audiophile sighted evaluations? > > > > If the latter, what is your estimate of the percentage of false > > positive results, and how was that determined? > > > > Hope you don't find these humble questions to be personal attacks. > > TIA!> > > > I have corrected your post by putting quotes around the piece that you > extracted from my site to differentiate it from your own comments - > otherwise it is somewhat confusing. > > That piece you quoted from my site is from a review of my devices > which you will find '_*here*_' > (http://www.soundbsessive.com/room/review-jkenny-ciunas-usb-spdif-converter/) > > It's a review - so your question amounts to asking me about an > estimate of the number of false positive & false negative results in > this review. > > I honestly couldn't give you an estimate but I guess these statistics > are no different from the reviews of squeezebox devices or indeed any > audio devices I see reviewed, > > Frankly, I don't see the logic in your question although by it's tone > I do sense it as another wild attempt at attacking me or my business > in whatever way you can.
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