jh901 wrote: > Your transparency mantra is hilarious. I'm not sure how you convinced > yourself, but I can see where it is convenient for you. Note that when > I "hit play" that the reproduced sound is extraordinary. None of the > gear is broken or otherwise deliberately designed with flaws. What you > hear at home is mediocrity if you are lucky. Transparency and all. And > science.
I'm sure the sound at your place is extraordinary. You seem to have better speakers plus a larger and more treated listening room. In fact I would like to check out your system first hand, but unfortunately I live half a world away. But speakers and room are mainly the reasons that you have such a great sound. Since pissing contests obviously are very important to you, I quickly checked the published measurements of our respective gear that I could find. I easily conclude that, except for your speakers (presumably), my system actually measures better. This is because of your tube preamp, which colors the sound. Even J.A. was "a little disappointed". SOURCECOMPONENTS http://www.stereophile.com/content/cary-audio-design-cd-306-sacd-professional-version-sacdcd-player-measurements http://www.stereophile.com/content/slim-devices-transporter-network-music-player-measurements AMPLIFIERS http://www.stereophile.com/content/cary-audio-design-slp-05-preamplifier-measurements http://www.caryaudio.com/products/sa-200-2/ My integrated amplifier Thule IA252B measures better than the tube preamp, but I can't find a published measurement (though I have a broschure on paper at home). SPEAKERS http://www.stereophile.com/content/audio-physic-scorpio-loudspeaker-measurements I can't find a published measurement for the Focal Diablo Utopia III. I'm sure it's a much better speaker than mine, though. Please tell me if you find it. OOPS I won't even mention the designer speaker cables, or the power cables. Best Regards, Gandhi not often enough well recorded and mastered cds *|* dbpoweramp with accuraterip *|* flac *|* fanless asrock z77e-itx intel i5-3570t *|* ubuntu 12.04.1 lts 32-bit *|* lms 7.8.0 *|* brutefirdrc 3.0 (rewv5) *|* transporter (balanced out) *|* thule ia252b *|* audio physic scorpio *|* no fancy cables. *+* also some booms. *+* harmony 525s for them all, including waking the server from s3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gandhi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58909 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
