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Headless panther means a poor or below average product compared to other measured products in the same category.
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EarMen Tradutto Review (DAC)
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MalinYamato
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thats funny LOL
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I don't have permission to do that. I did encourage them to post it though. So hopefully they will.
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List? What list?
The panther ratings are my opinion of a product, evaluating everything I noted. This rating means I can't think of a reason to buy it.
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No it didn't. Unless you are a major audiophile brand selling subjectivity, which this company is not, then the game is to excel at low distortion and noise which SINAD embodies. I don't see how you can have a very well engineered DAC but not have great SINAD to go with it.
KSTR
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You wrote
The ususal pattern...
to justify your measurement error does not matter at all for anything. Which of course is true for the SINAD rating and thus gave you a nice backdoor to sneak out without having to admit, let alone correct anything.
The ususal pattern...
MalinYamato
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your list of recommended stuff.
Well, I've bought the Tradutto about a month ago and compared it to the Gustard X16. I don't have any means to test it like Amir does, though I did a simple A/B listening test and the Tradutto sounded a tad better to my ears, so I've kept it.
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what's your taste target and how much better did it get to the taste?
Well, both were pretty close, if I didn't A/B them, I'm almost sure I wouldn't recognise which is which in a blind test. The Tradutto was, however, a little bit better in the mid range, Gustard lacked air or body or whatever you want to call it.
Killingbeans
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Just a guess, but: 4.4 vs. 4.15 Vrms output might have something to do with it.
Gradius
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I don't want this cr** even if it were for FREE (lol).
Look at those measures... totally unforgivable.
Look at those measures... totally unforgivable.
KSTR
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-110dB THD etc is not that bad, actually quite fine. Mind you, even if it were 20dB worse you'd be very hard pressed to tell it from any SOTA DAC.
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... and what about the EarWomen?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Inquiring minds want to know!
I see steronet loved it so much they gave it an award,
Earmen Tradutto Dac on stereo net - applause award , shouldn’t that be “applause monkey award”?
Earmen Tradutto Dac on stereo net - applause award , shouldn’t that be “applause monkey award”?
Killingbeans
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I have no doubt that it does.
Doesn't tell me much about cause and effect though.
EDIT: This post was in response to a post that was moved to her:
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Doesn't tell me much about cause and effect though.
EDIT: This post was in response to a post that was moved to her:
Master Thread: Are measurements Everything or Nothing?
How are we supposed to know your background and what you’ve checked, just based upon your posts? So we check. And then you write this later on: Really? How are those systems setup for your to hear this? I'm sorry but I simply don't have energy and time for this and I don't feel obligated...
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Why buy an expensive flawed product? If it sounds better to your ear with a THD rising like a rocket past 2 KHz, it only means your standard reference is not authoritative and impeccable. You are wasting money and time listening to 4-5 orders of magnitude greater distortion, miseducating your ears and your brain.
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