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when I bought my 2nd DAC I was hearing things

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bullethead

In Reply to: RE: Confession time: Have you ever "tricked" your own ears? posted by genungo on September 11, 2014 at 08:14:29

when I bought my second DAC, I thought it sounded much better than it did. Or if it did indeed sound better I got used to it.

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RE: hearing things - genungo 10:24:39 09/14/14 (0)
There's burn-in and burn-out to consider. I'm sure it's one of those two things.
Plug the old one back in and find out... - Nuit 08:20:44 09/13/14 (1)
If you plug the old one back in you can compare directly.

I had some new cables I was certain were much better on first hearing.
Later on, I tested this by placing the old cables back in. Sure enough I was amazed at how shitty those old cables sounded.. And amazed I could even stand them.. Like 'what kind of fool was I to have praised those old cables for so long' (the new ones are far far better.)

Check your DAC for yourself.
- the 1st one is plugged in too, that's the second DAC in my chain - bullethead 08:37:19 09/13/14 (0)
  I A/B all the time, one sounds synthetic, one sounds natural. I need two DACs with my setup with all the digital sources I have.
  
  I tend to prefer the 2nd. I think I am used to it, the good sound.

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