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Kidcharlamane767
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Ha. I sincerely appreciate this conversation. (i was not expecting that analogy abdo, made me chuckle TY)
I am conveying what my ears hear as a data point in this conversion, not to disagree with the science provided - but as an element that is confusing me. I plug in my qutest, it sounds better when i plug in my Node 2i - it just does. Ears being an important source of data and the main consumer of the product. This fact is confusing me. (or is it the placebo effect? i am sure most on here will say yes)
Maybe the answer to my own question is: measurements on Node 2i is worse, and those differences are large enough, and dipping into the range of human hearing where an audible difference is actually there.
If one were to buy into Rob Watts/Chord hype, they'll tell you their higher powered FPGA converts the sound differently...
(i can hear some eyes rolling....).
I may be able to be convinced (full respect to Amirm and the brains on this site, much bigger than mine)- but man this hobby has a shit ton of snake oil, if all DAC's with 100+ db of SINAD and low noise floor are the same. It's just hard to believe there are so many out selling the opposite....
Don't know what to think at this moment.... maybe i am a theoretical flat earther that is looking for the edge, and in the process of befuddlement... don't know.
I am conveying what my ears hear as a data point in this conversion, not to disagree with the science provided - but as an element that is confusing me. I plug in my qutest, it sounds better when i plug in my Node 2i - it just does. Ears being an important source of data and the main consumer of the product. This fact is confusing me. (or is it the placebo effect? i am sure most on here will say yes)
Maybe the answer to my own question is: measurements on Node 2i is worse, and those differences are large enough, and dipping into the range of human hearing where an audible difference is actually there.
If one were to buy into Rob Watts/Chord hype, they'll tell you their higher powered FPGA converts the sound differently...
I may be able to be convinced (full respect to Amirm and the brains on this site, much bigger than mine)- but man this hobby has a shit ton of snake oil, if all DAC's with 100+ db of SINAD and low noise floor are the same. It's just hard to believe there are so many out selling the opposite....
Don't know what to think at this moment.... maybe i am a theoretical flat earther that is looking for the edge, and in the process of befuddlement... don't know.
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