I am reading attentively the discussion, and I find it very informative and instructive and constructive and very very rewarding.
I've read quite a bit in the past about TacT. @ Emotiva site, from Amir, from several owners of their products in Europe and here in America.
I have also read from Mike (Kelowna), Richard (Opus111), Norman (Europe), and @ diyAudio, Gearslutz, EmotivaLounge, AVSForum, and the other sites of the internet like Audiogon, ComputerAudiophile, great DAC designers, best implementation, parts use, best DACs, etc.
This, is a science audio forum, with great knowledgeable people with instrumentation to measure the performance of audio products.
This is of the utmost interest to me. Mike and Amir are two great individuals with great brain inside the head reposing on their shoulders.
DSD is the new wave/rage right now, and there's no better place to learn about the science behind it than right here.
The members ask the right questions, and they bring intelligent points; that's how we explore and learn.
I'm not here to judge, criticize, promote, ...nothing else than learn about good music reproduction devices/components, and for down-to-earth prices without over exaggeration or extrapolation or exploitation or overcharging the music lovers, us.
I have nothing against customers who paid $30,000 and $85,000 for a DAC or CD player, or SACD player; their money is theirs and they are free to spend it the way they see it fit.
I am interested in the best sound reproducers (PCM, DSD, hi-res audio, ...), from the best coffee beans. ...Way of speech.
Reality prices... Hi-end DACs (DSD included, 2x, 4x, 8x, etc.) they can be had from $200 to $2,000
And from $2,000 to $4,000 for 10% better performance (assumption, guesstimate).
From $4,000 we can go all the way up to $100,000 for another 5% better overall performance (maybe, depending of the parts used and implementation).
I watched a movie on Blu-ray last night;
Carol, → Cinematographer
Edward Lachman shot
Carol on
Super 16 mm film.
The way we record and reproduce music and the pleasure we get from it is not much different to movies.
The best rewarding films are not the most expensive ones shot with this camera or that one, but with that eye and this one.
And replay it @ home does not require a $100,000 screen and projector to fully enjoy. We can get the full benefit from a $1,000 70" TV.
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Anyway, there are many ways we can contribute in the music and movies we love to listen to and watch and from the recordings using the mics and cameras chosen by the artists recording maestros, composers, directors, orchestration directors, ...and to the reproduction systems @ home.
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DSD - a genuine sound improvement or just a marketing tool? ...I have great confidence in some of my peers...
P.S. I can see a bright future, from this new audiosciencereview website forum right here...
The best is not the most ultra expensive, it's the smart inexpensive well designed product by a well calibrated audio designer of pure genuine ingenuity.
...DSD or not, but more than nut.