garym wrote: > > > Of course to some audiophiles the above can be summarized by simply > reporting that "my system is not revealing enough"
In fairness, this can be a valid point. My system is exceptionally revealing, but I'm well aware that merely reducing ambient noise would make details even easier to hear. I could have better acoustic treatment. I've not addressed component vibration. All that said, the room isn't terrible, the listening and speaker positioning is pretty good, and the speakers are borderline extraordinary. Makes it likely to hear any meaningful detail. If you can't hear an obvious, clear and convincing difference in a supposed upgrade, then no scientific testing is going change that. My CD player, for example, sounds so different in my system than a Transporter that it's as if there are completely different speakers. If I thought that I needed ABX just to be sure, then I'd have never bought it. Cary Audio 306 SACD Pro | Cary Audio SLP-05 | Cary Audio SA-200.2 | Focal Diablo Utopia III __Acoustic treatment: DIY Cylinder Bass traps | "Rule of Thirds" for speaker & sweet spot position __Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval | Shunyata Venom series power cords and power conditioning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jh901's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18175 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103842 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
