Recent content by PaulD

Do they describe the tests, and were they double blind and level matched? I suspect not. People hear all sorts of things when they know what to listen for... (i.e. it's biased) Search out the Wurcer & Groner article in Linear Audio and also the Cyril Bateman articles (they are a bit old). There...

It breaks the hifi reviewer's business model, and entire raison d'être, if the reader can make their own judgement based on facts rather than (their) opinions. They *need* to denigrate the likes of Amir and objectivists, it's pathetic. I'm so glad I gave up reading the hifi press decades ago -...

Please do complain, publishing this material is shockingly poor. I have complained about various poor papers several times and my complaints about the peer review process and what is published have been ignored. I review papers for several journals and conferences, and the AES has the most error...

What a pity that the AES publishes this flawed material... Similar the the POZZ link, I found another link to the paper on a forum, but this has a limited lifespan. https://wetransfer.com/downloads/49521cc78ee35810a08ac3a9cb7476b920210616034410/8efb22b0c08c348a221306b92b8c4d7b20210616034436/affa3e

I'm pretty sure John understands - he designed the Topping preamp and is a very accomplished audio electronics engineer...

Uh huh... But there are enough forums for discussion of uncontrolled listening tests and whatever you feel about a piece of equipment. This is Audio SCIENCE Review, so please present evidence of your listening tests to prove it is not just the result of sighted bias or uncontrolled listening. To...

Yes indeed. Except that we also know that casual and uncontrolled listening leads to false conclusions. So whatever else there is to discover about audio reproduction, and yes I agree there are probably still some things to learn, will be: a.) small in comparison to the large issues of...

You can disagree as much as you like, but you would be wrong. There is plenty of evidence to support what I wrote, and I have linked to it several times before, so I will not do it now. You are new here, do some research. Look up SIY's articles, for example "Testing, one two three" on Linear...

For those who are time-poor, from the paper: --- Conclusion The DSP volume control inside the Roon Bridge is as perfect as can be. The noise floor remains at -178dB, regardless of which attenuation is set for the DSP volume. This means that even at volumes down to -50dB the dynamic at the...

Exactly Veri! The Topping cannot "kill the energy"(of the music) - it is simply impossible. The unit provides exceptionally clean gain (and input switching), nothing more and nothing less. If I needed a preamp I am sure I would be happy with it. I have seen SO much of this uncontrolled...

Uh huh... Without a level matched blind test the listening "test" is useless and biased, as they all are, seems the listening is based on "photos"... "Killed the energy" - again, what units is this measured in? Or do you mean distortion or some other measurable factor? Without measurements or...

Nice granite bench top! (My father was a stone mason) It is likely harder than your knives though so it's easy to blunt or damage them!

Picked these up in Kapabashi back when we could travel... They are my favourites! Here is the daily driver set in the kitchen - really I use the 4 on the right for 95% of things.

What units is this measured in?

That's a bit unfair bro! People here DO care. I have no wish to see any other human suffer with this malaise. I am sorry that you have been knocked into this unpleasantness, and I am sure many others are too. I cannot comment on movies, except that I do watch the levels I am exposed to and I...