LaLaLard
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Hi, I came across a post claiming ASR is a "cult" just now Cult of Audio 'Science' Review - Amir's Faithful
Amir's response to this guy was great. And me, being a guy who has some Audiophile friends but usually find their way of evaluating equipments unconvincing ---- I'm quite used to hearing things just like in the link above. however... I've been thinking about this question for a year or two now. Let me make a hypothetical example for you.
If there are two DAC and both have perfect measurement, say 0% THD and also good score in everything else that's been used to test DACs.
Is it possible that there are ANY kind of difference in how they sound like?
Is it possible that some audible difference only occurs under certain circumstances?(such as when amps clip, manufacturers usually don't give measurements about amps in Clipping Status, and I guess there's no widely accepted way to measure this anyway) Like we know amps MAY sound differently when they clip. But for DAC, anything like this?
Are the methods we have been using to test audio equipments a GOOD, THOROUGH and EXHAUSTING way of simulating these equipments' normal working condition?
Discussion welcome.
Amir's response to this guy was great. And me, being a guy who has some Audiophile friends but usually find their way of evaluating equipments unconvincing ---- I'm quite used to hearing things just like in the link above. however... I've been thinking about this question for a year or two now. Let me make a hypothetical example for you.
If there are two DAC and both have perfect measurement, say 0% THD and also good score in everything else that's been used to test DACs.
Is it possible that there are ANY kind of difference in how they sound like?
Is it possible that some audible difference only occurs under certain circumstances?(such as when amps clip, manufacturers usually don't give measurements about amps in Clipping Status, and I guess there's no widely accepted way to measure this anyway) Like we know amps MAY sound differently when they clip. But for DAC, anything like this?
Are the methods we have been using to test audio equipments a GOOD, THOROUGH and EXHAUSTING way of simulating these equipments' normal working condition?
Discussion welcome.
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