Gazjam wrote: > And they say Americans dont do irony... ;) > > Arny, > Theres better ways to enjoy your retirement as Im sure you know. > > Chill out, put on your favourite music on a good system...or any system > really...cant tell the difference in sound quality without measuring the > kit with a scope and double blind testing. > Only problem is you cant SEE to change the CD over with your eyes shut? >
Comments like "Chill out" are often interpreted as "Talking down". If I haven't learned how to chill in 7 decades, it would be pretty hopeless. If you understand the application of DBTs to audio you'd know that the big message that they deliver is a hearty "Chill out". > > Would you expect it to measure worse or better than the Transporter? > The Transporter DAC is a very fine piece of work the AKM AK4396 multi-bit Sigma-Delta reference DAC - likely to measure better than a very high proportion of the audio DACs in service or on the market. AKM AK4396 - a piece with about 120 dB SNR -http://www.akm.com/akm/en/file/datasheet/AK4396VF.pdf vast overkill for even the highest quality audio. > > And would your expectations of differences between the two systems > affect the outcome of the test? > Not a proper comparison - the Transpoerter is a digital musical player, and the GPX is a complete system. I think we all know GPX's position in the audio food chain - bottom feeders. However, good DAC chips have gotten so cheap that it may well be based on a DAC chip that is sonically indistinguishable from the best. It no doubt measures far worse, but measurements aren't at all the same as listening. Listening has a clear and present law of diminishing returns, and measurements, much less so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106519 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
