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Easier to test yourself with a set of headphone using the link I posted originally. My experience was that downward detection was much more difficult.
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How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent?
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All you humans should be kind to AI because it's maturing in to AGI and you will be like ants to it. So in your own self interest please be kind to AI.
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I for one welcome our new, poorly-programmed overlords.
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Let's test that in real life.
Ah, so not anything that any of us ever do then?
The framing of the statement was directed to what 'you' hear when 'listening to speakers' when 'you move your head forward'. (generic 'you')
Generically, we listen to music in rooms. Suddenly, everything changes about that calculation.
- The walls/room are often contributing about as much energy as the speakers' direct sound. At some frequencies the SPL we receive from the room won't change at all with a small head movement. At other frequencies room modes could make a much bigger change than 0.1 dB with a small head movement.
- Also, at most frequencies, most of 'our' speakers are not radiating spherically. So the answer changes with frequency.
- If the couch is close to the back wall (a bad thing, but a common thing), then moving 'our' head forward could cause a bigger SPL drop than the gain from moving closer to the speaker.
- etc
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kemmler3D
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In a smaller market, you can't afford to alienate any potential advertisers.
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If it measures well and (actually, in blind testing if need be) sounds bad, you aren't done measuring.
Expert in what, exactly?
I see a degree in psychology, an MBA, and a PhD in Operations Research. All very impressive. But, again, what's he an expert in?
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I'd say that's a question loaded with a contradiction in terms big enough to disqualify someone from "expertise" on audio electronics.
If you prefer some sort of colored, non-accurate reproduction, well, that's outside the purview of objective performance, but anyone who extends this to "fidelity is bad" needs to get over themselves.
JSmith
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What is it, a DAC? A DAC needs to be very broken to "sound bad".
Whilst Kevin Hayes knows his stuff on tube amp design, much of what Kevin Hayes says is often audiophile pseudoscience or romantic marketing rather than engineering.
JSmith
The problem is he's both an expert and a salesman. He reckons he can change the sound of his amps in ways that can't be measured (6 minutes or so in).
But, like every amp designer who makes that claim, he does not support the assertion with blind tests.
But, like every amp designer who makes that claim, he does not support the assertion with blind tests.
Aww, tooooobs, man. Tubeophiles are more traditionally like, if it measures (relatively) poorly, but sounds good, it's the bestest.
Are you sure he knows what to measure?
And are you done with the appeals to lousy authority yet?
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What I say is this looks like monetized content. Per ASR policy, need to summarize or will be deleted.
This one needs a summary too...
Looks to be another thread whose time may have come...
The OP orphaned it after a couple of days and has not been seen in years. Am putting it up for adoption.
New thread manager would need to be a donor member in good standing with demonstrated ability to be objective and fair. PM me if interested before June 1.
The OP orphaned it after a couple of days and has not been seen in years. Am putting it up for adoption.
New thread manager would need to be a donor member in good standing with demonstrated ability to be objective and fair. PM me if interested before June 1.
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There have been multiple threads on more or less the same subject (someone says they hear something in DACs that tests do not show). I think that having this thread around, and merging new threads as they show up into this one is nice. That way this subject matter is easy to ignore, and it serves as a good hint to the OP-to-be that this subject is debated to death already.Looks to be another thread whose time may have come...
The OP orphaned it after a couple of days and has not been seen in years. Am putting it up for adoption.
New thread manager would need to be a donor member in good standing with demonstrated ability to be objective and fair. PM me if interested before June 1.
While I agree with the premise of your proposal, it has to be managed. A thread with over 500 pages and almost 11,00 posts is not a great starting point. Would a new member or viewer be motivated to slog through all of this? I doubt it. Adding to this thread is like arguing in favor of gifting to a hoarder. While there might be some good stuff in the house, unlikely anyone wants to go through the mess to find the good stuff.
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