Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mark Waldrep vs. "CD Illumination"

2015-06-09 Thread arnyk
Archimago wrote: > Ah yes... The old "bits is (not) bits" pithy statement. > > So, why would anyone call "objectivists" flat-earthers?! > > I'd love to hear under what philosophical principle a subjectivist feels > it's justifiable to call objective thinking "flat earth"... Schoolyard style n

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] AKM4420 vs AKM4396

2015-06-09 Thread jkeny
Can someone tell me how Sean Adam's statement about the graphs "if we look closer at *some of the characteristics that we think will determine subjective sound quality*, there are some pretty substantial differences between transporter and any other DACs I've tested." can gel with what most here c

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Mystery Solved - The source of this forum's crazies

2015-06-09 Thread netchord
rgro wrote: > I tend to agree with a good part of what you say, Ralph. For good or > bad, I happen to own a server that has only analog and usb output. So, > for me, USB out it is to the dac. Honestly, I think the sound of my > music system is extremely good--at least to my ears---and I've been