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RE: He did NOT write anything on the difference in sound of the DACs. As for graphs - ...

"... you're probably one of the very few people on Earth who listen with their eyes."

Curious why you presume this. I'm making a point that IMO, the data fits my experience. ABX / blinded / unblinded - I've done these as best I can to understand and experience the qualitative difference. I've taken the time to control the variables like cables, same music pressing, same/similar playback transports, obviously same amp & speaker system.

Furthermore, I've done this with a number of audiophile friends and when controlled in this way, (after doing this about 5 times on different systems over the years) NOBODY has been able to reliably differentiate good quality DAC's on opposite spectrum of the price range (we're comparing decent orthodox DAC designs from $300 to $6000+).

I don't see why to the audiophile crowd, the cost of something should be so important. It's like saying an expensive LV purse can hold things "better" than a decent $50 knock-off. The only difference is in the pride of ownership (and I guess some people care about this to the point of blurring the boundaries with sound quality in audio world).



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  • RE: He did NOT write anything on the difference in sound of the DACs. As for graphs - ... - Archimago 07/20/1209:49:04 07/20/12 (1)
    • LOL - Sordidman 11:20:11 07/23/12 (0)

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