"Shawn R. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>However, I find it very hard to believe that the Sony's D/A converter
>>is *so* much worse that it accounts for 100% of the obvious
>>differences in sound quality.
>
>Certainly the DAC makes a difference! If it didn't, audio companies
>wouldn't bothe
Dan Frakes wrote:
>
> However, I also pointed out that I did a comparison on my stereo: same
> amp, same preamp, same speakers. The only difference is the D/A
> converter, since the MD and CD both used their own internal D/A. To be
> fair, that's a difference. Unfortunately I don't have a separa
"Shawn R. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Yes, but it is my understanding that you are NOT using the "same setup".
>Your comparison (and I'm going by memory) is that you have a portable MD
>recorder and a portable CD recorder. The only thing the same in your
>setup are the headphones. You are
Dan Frakes wrote:
>
> "Shawn R. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Still, can you say for sure the difference is due to the format
> >itself? Are you able to discount the DAC, analog stage, amp, etc.? I
> >don't think it is fair for anyone to say MD itself is inferior
> >without doing double-bli
"Shawn R. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Still, can you say for sure the difference is due to the format
>itself? Are you able to discount the DAC, analog stage, amp, etc.? I
>don't think it is fair for anyone to say MD itself is inferior
>without doing double-blind testing using the SAME DA
From: Shawn R. Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: MD: MD vs. CD / Golden Ears
> I doubt the Circuit City web guy is as thorough in his testing. IMO, he
> should not have bothered with his little sidebar which
James Jarvie wrote:
>
[snip]
> I have not encountered a rock or jazz recording in
> which I noticed a difference. Someone once noted that
> ATRAC has a difficult time reproducing cymbals. I
> listened over and over again to an Art Blakey CD, but
> couldn't decide if I heard a difference or not
From: James Jarvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MD-List Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: MD: MD vs. CD / Golden Ears
> 1. In one chamber music recording, a low chord on
> piano translated to a sound that more resembled
> someone blowin
I need to react to the comments made in the CD vs. MD
comparison (mentioned before; but now as a part of the
Circuit City thread). First let me say that it's nice
to heat the CC will continue to support MD...when do
they start? My local CC has 1 deck (the Sony dubbing
deck, and three porties).
