Why do you feel you need to "deal with anyone" who does not accept your philosophy? This is not Scientology just enjoy music and resist the urge to convert anyone to your personal viewpoint.
I start by explaining how a DAC actually works and what sections it consists of. The chip that converts 1’s and 0’s to a low voltage waveform has no sound signature but the sound can be affected by source jitter (if not cleaned up), a noisy power supply, the digital filtering applied, or variations in how the low voltage signal from the chip is amplified to line level signals (op amp). A DAC does a bit more than just the conversion of data to waveforms.
Because no man is an island. We are social beings who live inter-dependently. Bad ideas, bad 'facts' affect us all. That's why.
I will be sure to correct you, the next time you are wrong.
Nothing personal. It will be best for everyone here.
Please do. That's why I am here. Because I want to be disabused of my faulty thinking and 'facts'. I want to be kept honest.
well, I tell them that 2 plus 2 is approximately equal to 5 for large values of 2 (sorry but there aren't any good math jokes)Personal viewpoint is one thing, false information is another. How do you feel about people who insist 2 + 2 = 5, and insist on telling everyone?
Some amplifiers have sound signature, do they? I think I have heard differences.
Most don’t. The few that do tend to be really really cheap or really really expensive.Some amplifiers have sound signature, do they? I think I have heard differences.
Maybe it's unclear what people are denying when they say amplifiers don't have a sound signature. All amplifiers regardless of their topology (Class A, B, D , G, etc) will sound identical if they seek the same objective: absolute neutrality, transparency with zero distortion. Consequently, even when tube amplifiers are designed with this in mind, they suddenly sound like solid state amplifiers. However, many amplifier designers disagree with this absolute objective - Nelson Pass specifically voices his amplifiers to sound "musical" a la 2nd order distortion, much to the pleasure and praise of his fans - nothing wrong with that at all, by the way. But if most amplifier manufacturers don't want to take the time to voice their amplifiers and just go for complete neutrality, then they'll all sound a like.Of course they have.
Some people deny it though.
Don't worry.
You are right.
Wow. I clicked "What's New" and this was top, but 33 pages already? Gotta admit I only read a few of those.
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Maybe it's unclear what people are denying when they say amplifiers don't have a sound signature. All amplifiers regardless of their topology (Class A, B, D , G, etc) will sound identical if they seek the same objective: absolute neutrality, transparency with zero distortion. Consequently, even when tube amplifiers are designed with this in mind, they suddenly sound like solid state amplifiers. However, many amplifier designers disagree with this absolute objective - Nelson Pass specifically voices his amplifiers to sound "musical" a la 2nd order distortion, much to the pleasure and praise of his fans - nothing wrong with that at all, by the way. But if most amplifier manufacturers don't want to take the time to voice their amplifiers and just go for complete neutrality, then they'll all sound a like.