cliveb wrote: > Was the comparison level-matched? If not, then whichever DAC happens to > output a slightly louder signal is likely to sound better (even if the > difference in level is small enough that you don't consciously notice a > difference in loudness). > > Was the comparison sighted? If it was, then subconscious expectation > bias will overwhelm any slight audible difference there may be. And it's > no good saying "I had no preconceived opinions" - everyone has them, > even when they don't know they do.
Know what your saying Clive, but been in the game long enough to know about abx testing, level matching, expectation bias all that good stuff. Its valid enough, and it was level matched, .but I know my ears and it wasn't a lab experiment ;) I trust my first impressions, then I sanity check it by going back to how it was before. World's for me, improvement was obvious and repeatable. If anything the Transporter being older might have thought the Oppo would have been better. Too easy to over think these things IMO, enjoying music is a subjective experience really. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102852 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
