Mnyb wrote:
> Oh no , not that :D this lampizator guy also has a tube driven digital
> output :confused: Yes you can use some HF radio tube for such an output
> stage ! and ofcourse it's "sounds better" for unknown or unknowable
> reasons you know it's a tube so it has the pixie dust that makes s
andy_c wrote:
> Don't get me started on non-oversampling DACs!
>
> There's an obsolete chip made by Philips, the TDA1541A, that's become a
> fetish item in high-end circles.
Just in case anyone misinterprets your post as meaning that the TDA1541
isn't capable of oversampling, let's just be clear
andy_c wrote:
> Don't get me started on non-oversampling DACs!
>
> There's an obsolete chip made by Philips, the TDA1541A, that's become a
> fetish item in high-end circles. '_Here_is_but_one_web_page_'
> (http://www.lampizator.eu/lampizator/TDA1541%20corner/TDA1541.html)
> devoted to singing i
Mnyb wrote:
> Let's measure an audio note DAC voodoo design galore:P and also some
> modern home theater amp the complex functionality of those makes
> mistakes likly software bugs etc.
Don't get me started on non-oversampling DACs!
There's an obsolete chip made by Philips, the TDA1541A, that's
and further they risk to upsett more than one brand . one fundamental
myth of high end is that price corelates strongly to soundquality that
you can not get perfection for less than multiple 1000$ . 30k$ dac are
common or 100k$ preamps ?
So i'm surprised that they even dare to say that something
cliveb wrote:
> Forgive me if I've misunderstood your position here, but you seem to be
> giving Stereophile some points for bothering to measure the device and
> publish the figures.
>
> But: having measured this DAC and discovered how catastrophically broken
> it is, the review bends over back
Mnyb wrote:
> To JA's credit he really bash the product but probably holds back a bit
> due to comercial concerns . The truth is any supermarket 50$ DVD player
> outperforms it even the revised performance with the other sample .
> So actually stereophile is doing well pointing out that it does s
Gandhi wrote:
> That thread mentions an absolute goldmine of crazy. Bury most of your
> face in pillows and read with eyes half-closed! You have been warned.
> http://www.stereophile.com/content/zanden-5000-mkivsignature-da-converter-2000-premium-cd-transport-measurements
andy_c wrote:
> Wow, t
Archimago wrote:
> But when they start courting companies like Synergistic, Nordost, or
> (for the most part) AudioQuest where the products they make are either
> without merit or borderline insane, then we have real problems if the
> magazine feels it has to cater to them and "put in a good word
Gandhi wrote:
> Bury most of your face in pillows and read with eyes half-closed! You
> have been warned.
> http://www.stereophile.com/content/zanden-5000-mkivsignature-da-converter-2000-premium-cd-transport-measurements
Wow, the measurements of that DAC really suck! A bargain at $15,470! :D
paulster wrote:
> As someone with feet on both UK and US soil, and therefore familiarity
> with the Advertising Standards Authority, it's amazing to me what
> advertisers in the US can legally get away with. Exactly as you say,
> you can make all these fundamentally bogus claims and then simply
ralphpnj wrote:
> Here in the US what we get are all kinds of commercials that make very
> reasonable sounding claims or very attractive offers only at the very
> end of the commercial, whether they are in print, on line, on television
> or on radio, there is the "fine print" which basically void
Archimago wrote:
> But when they start courting companies like Synergistic, Nordost,
> or (for the most part) AudioQuest where the products they make are
> either without merit or borderline insane, then we have real problems if
> the magazine feels it has to cater to them and "put in a good
ralphpnj wrote:
>
> Archimago I know that you live in Canada but here in the US there are no
> advertising standards. Basically one can say or claim just about
> anything and get away with it. Just watch this video of Dr. Oz basically
> telling a US Senate panel to go f*&k themselves:
> https://
Archimago wrote:
> Well, that sucks! Here in Canada, we do have the "'Advertising Standards
> Canada' (http://www.adstandards.com/en/)" body which at least one can
> easily lodge a complaint on-line. In some of the radio broadcasts, every
> once awhile we are reminded that "advertising standards
Mnyb wrote:
> The really silly part , he fails to see the very obvious solution to why
> the subjective reviews and measurments don't add up .
>
> Non blind testing gives any kind of biased results , the overall
> conclusion I would do after years of measuring stuff that's totally
> transparent
Many good points gentlemen about JA, and his text commentary around
measurements (including the tendency to waver towards his subjective
review colleagues).
Nonetheless, my hope is that in time as more of the population "get it",
and pressure these guys about realistic (objective) evaluation, it'
andy_c wrote:
> I bookmarked one of the funnier posts I have seen on just this very
> subject. It is '_here_'
> (http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/lounge/146693-john-curls-blowtorch-preamplifier-part-ii-2454.html#post3092791)
> (first one, by SY, "JC"=John Curl in the quote).
That thread mentions
ralphpnj wrote:
> Exactly my point - while Stereophile's measurements may be revealing and
> useful to a knowledgeable reader who understands how to read and
> interpret them, JA's remarks about how the measurements relate to the
> equipment's sound are pure marketing BS.
The really silly part ,
andy_c wrote:
> I bookmarked one of the funnier posts I have seen on just this very
> subject. It is '_here_'
> (http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/lounge/146693-john-curls-blowtorch-preamplifier-part-ii-2454.html#post3092791)
> (first one, by SY, "JC"=John Curl in the quote).
Exactly my point - wh
ralphpnj wrote:
> Come on gentlemen please tell me exactly what difference Stereophile's
> holy measurements make? If the equipment under review and measurement
> sounds great to the reviewer but has terrible measurements then JA (aka
> clown in chief) writes some nonsense about how just because
darrenyeats wrote:
> I'll be sad if Stereophile disappear because they're one of the few
> magazines doing measurements as part of their reviews.
Archimago wrote:
> My sentiment exactly... The measurements J.A. publishes are why I
> subscribe. It would be say if the only audiophile magazine I c
darrenyeats wrote:
> I'll be sad if Stereophile disappear because they're one of the few
> magazines doing measurements as part of their reviews.
My sentiment exactly... The measurements J.A. publishes are why I
subscribe. It would be say if the only audiophile magazine I can find
left at the lo
I'll be sad if Stereophile disappear because they're one of the few
magazines doing measurements as part of their reviews.
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I try not to use the term "audiophool" since I don't think that most
audiophiles are fools but rather just misguided. It's quite easy to
become enthralled by those slick high end magazines with their elegant
prose and artsy equipment photos. After all on the surface it seems that
their quest for b
Yes, I realize I am preaching to the choir here.
I also read the audiophool forums like Audio Asylum though, mostly for
amusement purposes. Stereophile has been loudly and preemptively
proclaiming this "Chinese Wall" thing for years, more so than the other
publications. In the audiophool cultur
andy_c wrote:
> There's recently been some entertaining fallout as a result of Sam
> Tellig having quit Stereophile. It seems that for many years now,
> Stereophile has claimed to have a "Chinese Wall" between advertising and
> editorial departments. A Google search (via '_this_LMGTFY_link_'
>
There's recently been some entertaining fallout as a result of Sam
Tellig having quit Stereophile. It seems that for many years now,
Stereophile has claimed to have a "Chinese Wall" between advertising and
editorial departments. A Google search (via '_this_LMGTFY_link_'
(http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Ste
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