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Will an external DAC sound better/different than my AVR DAC?
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Yes - if they do any sort of DSP on the analogue inputs - which all of the ones I've ever looked at can do. In fact the WHOLE POINT of...
Friday at 6:13 PM
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Will an external DAC sound better/different than my AVR DAC?
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Modern AVRs generally can and do apply DSP to *all* inputs, including analog. Avoiding that is what the 'Direct'/"Pure Direct' options...
Friday at 6:12 PM
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Some comments from Floyd Toole about room curve targets, room EQ and more
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As written in the first posts of this thread there is no real Harman target for loudspeakers except to have flat direct sound which is...
Friday at 6:07 PM
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Some comments from Floyd Toole about room curve targets, room EQ and more
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I have no idea what this means, can you explain? And how is low bass leaking *in* to the room?
Friday at 6:07 PM
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Will an external DAC sound better/different than my AVR DAC?
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That Arcam performance hit is hardly an across-the-board finding in Amir's tests of AVRs, nor does Amir determine if and when it is...
Thursday at 5:23 PM
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Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?
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I think you're having some kind of mental block here, and the way you are trying to have this discussion in a bunch of different places...
Tuesday at 9:05 PM
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Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?
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I go away for a few days and whackable moles proliferate, oh dear. Huh? The above bolded statement isn't my only puzzlement; I can't...
Tuesday at 9:04 PM
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Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?
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Friend you are not listening. Deltawave corrects for clock difference so you don't need synced clocks. It corrects for level. It also...
Tuesday at 8:48 PM
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Where can I download good quality music for free?
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Backup your files simple as that .
Apr 16, 2024
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krabapple
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Where can I download good quality music for free?
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Russian torrent sites? Are you a troll, or just gormless?
Apr 16, 2024
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krabapple
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Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?
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Indeed. Audible (at enhanced levels) degradation of 'reverb tails' is an issue when there is insufficient bit depth ('resolution')...
Apr 16, 2024
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S.M.S.L. SU-1 Dac listening fatigue, headache.
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The case for content moderation of subjectivist nonsense on ASR grows by the day.
Apr 16, 2024
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krabapple
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Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?
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Much older than this thread, is testimony like yours being offered as sufficient evidence of sonic diffence between DACs. It's not.
Apr 13, 2024
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BACCH4Mac "Absolute Sounds Product of the Year 2024"
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I’m a strong believer in one rule. If you like it then it’s good (for you). The logical consequence of all these other rules is that...
Apr 12, 2024
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BACCH4Mac "Absolute Sounds Product of the Year 2024"
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I am happy not to have the 'purist' mindset. Is seems Dr. Toole doesn't either. I want the audio product that is delivered to me to...
Apr 12, 2024
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