There are two main camps in the digital audio converter manufacturing.
1) The philosophy where audio gremlins are chased with correcting chips, and chips to correct the correcting.
2) The philosophy where the designer simplifies his circuit leaving the signal intact as much as possible.
I believe in the second way. It comes naturally for me as i have been an avid practicer of zen philosophy my whole life. It certainly helped in my set designs, landscaping, and home restorations. I tackled everything with a surrender to the moment. This way, things got done speedily and accurately.
Where the western classical way of doing things is to change nature, the classic zen way is to go with nature. This is a gross simplification, but I just want to frame a discussion that pits the two philosophies with each other.
There are pages and pages of scholarly discussions on distortions here. There are several professionals who have lent their vast knowledge in signal distortion identification and remedies. Some have been given their own forums.
I hold that the eastern way of approaching audio is vastly superior to the western. You can't call my challenge peer review, as I am not an audio engineer. I am a lab tester. Here, in my audio lab are all the tools I need to test OS vs. NOS, all cable configurations, and preamp capabilities.
Here I want to just concentrate on the source components. Soon, I will be auditioning Meridian's 808.2 and the Audio Research reference CD8. There will be witnesses. Perhaps there are other north Californians here that would dare to pit their coveted OS players against mine.
1) The philosophy where audio gremlins are chased with correcting chips, and chips to correct the correcting.
2) The philosophy where the designer simplifies his circuit leaving the signal intact as much as possible.
I believe in the second way. It comes naturally for me as i have been an avid practicer of zen philosophy my whole life. It certainly helped in my set designs, landscaping, and home restorations. I tackled everything with a surrender to the moment. This way, things got done speedily and accurately.
Where the western classical way of doing things is to change nature, the classic zen way is to go with nature. This is a gross simplification, but I just want to frame a discussion that pits the two philosophies with each other.
There are pages and pages of scholarly discussions on distortions here. There are several professionals who have lent their vast knowledge in signal distortion identification and remedies. Some have been given their own forums.
I hold that the eastern way of approaching audio is vastly superior to the western. You can't call my challenge peer review, as I am not an audio engineer. I am a lab tester. Here, in my audio lab are all the tools I need to test OS vs. NOS, all cable configurations, and preamp capabilities.
Here I want to just concentrate on the source components. Soon, I will be auditioning Meridian's 808.2 and the Audio Research reference CD8. There will be witnesses. Perhaps there are other north Californians here that would dare to pit their coveted OS players against mine.