Too bad technical theory and specifications never matched reality though.
For the majority of people, I agree. But they're not seeing it as bad themselves or they'd be upgrading to my DAC
Too bad technical theory and specifications never matched reality though.
PCM as a format doesn't - coz my DAC delivers sufficient low level info to satisfy me. Most people's digital implementations suck at low level - I agree. Its coz they're adding signal-dependent noise which masks this stuff.
Yep. Not lacking on my digital or I'd go back to vinyl.
For the majority of people, I agree. But they're not seeing it as bad themselves or they'd be upgrading to my DAC
And you have to wonder what reference those people had before they settled for 16/44.
Ah but they did not 'settle for 16/44', that's just you blowing smoke. 16/44 is a format, not reality.
Nope, it's me telling the truth as I see it.
See, you are tied exclusively to digital and you don't hear analog on a regular basis in your system.
Your only reference is digital. Some of us have multiple sources and hear both regularly so we are always comparing them back and forth.
If you only have 16/44.1, you have "settled," you just don't know it.
Sorry not that I know of.
Why don't you do the experiment Allen Sides has and take a live digital feed and listen to it at 0 and -20. Tell us what you hear. It ain't pretty.
Sorry not that I know of. Allen told me about it when we talked at CES. BTW, Allen knows his stuff
http://www.oceanwayrecording.com/about-allen.php
and a little history of United/Western studios:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Western_Recorders
It is hard to do better as the very definition of anecdotal evidence.
It is hard to do better as the very definition of anecdotal evidence.
I dumped my LPs coz I had faith in the PCM format - from my technical understanding of it. Technically it smokes vinyl, and is way more cost-effective.
I never sold my records off. I don't take anything for granted with this hobby and I certainly didn't assume that when digital came out it was going to smoke analog. With few exceptions, I think the majority of people who sold off their LPs didn't have a good turntable/arm/cartridge/phono section to begin with. Frantz is pretty much the only exception to that on this forum that I'm aware of. And even Frantz has jumped back in again due to acquiring an LP collection from his family.
they said that around '83-'84 and a deaf person could tell LPs were superior, ok I exaggerate. so you're unsentimental for the LP format and love for the music is secondary.
the primary importance here are measurements and not how its sounds (asumming you were alive and owned Lps in the '70s and 80s). im not baiting you, im just trying to understand why you cant enjoy both or did i missinterpret something?
It's hard to better as the very definition of closed mindedness.
It's hard to better as the very definition of closed mindedness.
And I'll take Allen's word over practically anyone's here.
There's very few in the industry who have more hands on experience with digital recording than Allen. And let's see: have you designed any microphones or speakers lately Frantz-not to mention winning two Grammy awards? No Frantz you're out of your league.
I think the man knows WTF he's talking about.
(waiting on your design Opus )
...With few exceptions, I think the majority of people who sold off their LPs didn't have a good turntable/arm/cartridge/phono section to begin with. Frantz is pretty much the only exception to that on this forum that I'm aware of.
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