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RE: You "doubt"? So, haven't actually tried?

Posted by Tony Lauck (A) on July 23, 2012 at 15:11:13

In Reply to: RE: You "doubt"? So, haven't actually tried? posted by rick_m on July 23, 2012 at 14:42:57:

Carcass is working with available Field Replacable Units. He swaps boxes and wires. He observes differences. He does not need to be concerned with the inner workings of these boxes or wires.

There are many plausible explanations for why a power cord can affect the sound, many centered around the possibility of the cord acting as an antenna to radiate and receive EMI. The problem is not lack of reasons, rather it's a surfeit of reasons, making it difficult to isolate a specific causal chain in any particular case.

It could be that Carcass is mistaken and fooling himself, but in light of many similar reports it seems reasonable that he does actually hear a difference. From his perspective it may not matter why it makes a difference, especially if the easiest and cheapest way to improve the sound is to swap a power cord. It could be that the problem could be better addressed inside the power supply of the DAC and even at lower cost, but that option may not be available and even if it is, the time spent pursuing this approach is likely to be more costly to a working man, not one of us retired old-farts who have too much time on our hands. :-)

As to the deniers who don't hear a difference, it may be they aren't listening, don't care, are deaf, are untrained, their equipment has such low quality that differences and/or music are nearly inaudible, or they can just be stubborn and pig headed and not hear any difference, just like some men fail to hear their wives on certain occasions. Or it may be that their equipment is well built and largely immune to the problems.



Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar

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