tpaxadpom wrote:
Thank but I may want to hang out here for a little while, I have my
doubts :o.
BTW did you ever A/B transporter and touch with single ended cables in
your system (volume matched or not)? Did you hear any difference?
I once did a very informal A/B test of the Transporter
ralphpnj wrote:
I once did a very informal A/B test of the Transporter with balanced
cables versus the Touch with RCA cables. I found the sound of the analog
outputs of the Touch to be very good although not quite as good as that
of the Transporter. Since, as I said, the test was very
Jeff52 wrote:
Gee Ralph with that kind of a test, how could you form any conclusion?
I thought you were the resident keeper of the Holy Grail of objectivity,
but maybe you have changed. :)
Which is exactly why I clearly stated that it was a very informal test.
The reasons for the lack of a
Jeff52 wrote:
Gee Ralph with that kind of a test, how could you form any conclusion?
I thought you were the resident keeper of the Holy Grail of objectivity,
but maybe you have changed. :)
He he there is a milewide difference informally trying stuff vs telling
the whole world that you know
Mnyb wrote:
He he there is a milewide difference informally trying stuff vs telling
the whole world that you know the truth of these things using these
methods.
Like Raplphy put it ,as the clowns do it .
Another way to put it is that the error term in a TAS tests is
magnitudes larger
ralphpnj wrote:
Now I have to come up a nice phrase for which CLOWNS is an acronym. I
have the end, With No Science, now I just need the C-L-O part. How about
Carefully Laid Obfuscation With No Science? Any other suggestions?
I think this nails it.
Lighten up Ralph, I was just having a little fun with you and knew you
weren't conducting a test. I just connected a Wal-Mart two-prong 16
gauge extension cord to my amp and I could tell a difference. The sound
seemed to open up, but it wasn't a test, just an informal comparison. :)
Jeff52 wrote:
Lighten up Ralph, I was just having a little fun with you and knew you
weren't conducting a test. I just connected a Wal-Mart two-prong 16
gauge extension cord to my amp and I could tell a difference. The sound
seemed to open up, but it wasn't a test, just an informal
ralphpnj wrote:
Don't worry I wasn't upset however it was and is worthwhile to point out
the differences between a real test and an informal comparison. By the
way, what color and length extension chord are you using because
different colors and lengths can both make a night and day
Jeff52 wrote:
No I'm not in Bratislava...that's a long story but I'm in the US. I'm
currently using a generic brown six feet extension cord but I have a
white one I might try too. I had not considered that the color might
also influence the sound but that stands to reason as I have read a
Playback Designs MPS-3:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/playback-designs-mps-3-cd-player
The founders, Tinn and particularly Koch, are no lightweights in
digital. This would be a fantastic DAC for those of you looking to
upgrade (assuming you don't require SACD).
Archimago wrote:
Anyhow, in March my day job is going to get a lot busier so I likely
won't be around as much. I've got a couple other measurements I'd like
to finish up on - adaptive vs. asynchronous USB through the same DAC is
one...
Speaking of companies taking an Oppo and modding
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