djones51
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| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts For one thing it isn’t a $2 DAC it’s a $2 DAC chip if bought in bulk (maybe read the article?). I haven’t listened to the chip in question so I don’t know but I have heard inexpensive chips which were probably bought in bulk, think CD players that... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Some eye popping proof here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/how-good-are-2-dacs It’s really a pretty good article, glad you linked to it. | |
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| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts I'm not saying all DACs sound the same but only well engineered ones whose measurements show they are transparent, measure beyond the limits of human hearing and haven't been designed to have a sound signature. Is an ADC in the studio part of the ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts If it measures superbly, it is preferable to a lesser measuring DAC? Not necessarily. It would only be preferable to me if it had a certain type of connection or function I needed and I couldn't find something that measured as well or better fo... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts I have no idea if there are websites that show " controlled listening tests" for DAC preferences. I haven't bothered with worrying about a DAC for more than 5 years as SINAD and build quality tells me all I need to know. If SINAD is beyond human ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts The reason you can find listener preference for speakers is because they actually have a large significance in what you hear along with the room. DACs on the other hand are commodities anymore, something engineers can design for bragging rights t... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts The ranking system you're referring to isn't meant to explain listener preference, it shows DAC performance, your preferences are just that. Modern DACs for the most part come in 2 varieties, transparent, not transparent. If you prefer transpare... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10924/#:~:text=Humans%20can%20detect%20sounds%20in,to%2015%E2%80%9317%20kHz. The human ear as a dyamic range from 0dB (threshold) to 120-130 dB. This is true for the middle frequency range (1-2 kHz). For ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts We aren't trying to replicate what you hear with a machine. What we hear is subjective to each of us, listeners are the ultimate arbiter of preference. Whether your preferences are based on concrete objective changes of machines, active or passive... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Our present technology can measure way beyond human hearing but at any rate All we’re concerned with in your scenario is can it be proved whether you can differentiate between two cables that measure the same and the answer is absolutely. | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts if you choose to believe a cable or capacitor or resistor can make an sensory change in sound, even though technical measurements say otherwise then you’ve missed the science. It works both ways. Skepticism isn't a one way street. If I make a posi... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Take a valium. Take hours, days, weeks, the requirement you have no idea what component was changed. Speakers wouldn't be practical but DACs or cables should be easy enough. I never passed a blind test on either of those. | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/speakers-that-produce-astonishing-soundstaging-imaging.29912/post-1211237 Perhaps I am wrong since I have no first hand knowledge just comparing writing style, but looks to me like Mat... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts After reading Prof comments on Audiogon and MattHooper on ASR I would say they are the same person. Seems like a well rounded intelligent fellow who understands the value of measurements but not to the exclusion of what he enjoys. One can like vin... |