Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Golden Earring
Julf wrote: > But then there is this: 'Why the Flat Earth Movement is the Best Symbol > of the Increasingly Diminished Value of Truth and Intelligence' > (http://news.nationalpost.com/life/why-the-flat-earth-movement-is-the-best-symbol-of-the-increasingly-diminished-value-of-truth-and-intelligenc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread drmatt
Archimago wrote: > You're reading this forum from the pub!? I guess it's not exactly a > "happening place" this Friday evening :-(. Heh. Not the whole forum, just catching up a couple of subscribed threads.. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receiv

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread darrenyeats
Read the whole thing. Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ SB Touch darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Wombat
darrenyeats wrote: > Real world 16/44 sometimes ends up with various kinds of dodginess above > 20kHz - none of which would matter if we had zero distortion playback > BTW. > > Some roll off starting somewhere below 20kHz could help - MP3 might be > an advantage in this context. See discussion >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Archimago
ralphpnj wrote: > Okay so I'm late to the party. With spring now struggling to arrive here > in the northeastern US I have been busy out riding my bicycles (I have > several bicycles although I can only ride one at a time) rather than > sitting at the computer reading on-line audio forums. > > .

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread darrenyeats
Real world 16/44 sometimes ends up with various kinds of dodginess around 20-22kHz - none of which would matter if we had zero distortion playback BTW. Some roll off starting somewhere below 20kHz could help mitigate - MP3 might be an advantage in this context. See discussion http://www.pinkfishm

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Archimago
drmatt wrote: > It seems to me that MP3 can deliberately "clean up" a complex signal and > make it sound more defined, just because it throws away some of the > subtlety. > > But then, I am sitting in a pub.. > > Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Yes, that was my suspicion as well. The

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: > But then there is this: 'Why the Flat Earth Movement is the Best Symbol > of the Increasingly Diminished Value of Truth and Intelligence' > (http://news.nationalpost.com/life/why-the-flat-earth-movement-is-the-best-symbol-of-the-increasingly-diminished-value-of-truth-and-intelligenc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread drmatt
It seems to me that MP3 can deliberately "clean up" a complex signal and make it sound more defined, just because it throws away some of the subtlety. But then, I am sitting in a pub.. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Some thoughts on the Audiophile Holy Wars :-).

2017-05-19 Thread Archimago
darrenyeats wrote: > 1. It was your MP3/FLAC test that convinced me I CAN distinguish MP3 and > FLAC! It was the metal track - I couldn't establish a preference, but I > could pick out A and B at will for that one track. Once, I randomised > the playlist and tried it 10 times. I got 9 right. Unti