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In Reply to: RE: Marginally unstable amps posted by geoffkait on January 25, 2013 at 06:03:16
"Reasons why audiophiles don't hear tweaks are (1) their hearing is impaired, (2) they didn't follow instructions, (3) there's something very wrong with their system AND/OR (4) their system is not resolving enough." - George Tice
Are those the only possibilities?
Queue the rolled on the floor laughed my ass off emoticons.
It's only easy if your deaf.
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Dunno. Whaddaya got?
No.
Some tweaks work because they fix a problem with a system. They may not work in another system that doesn't have that particular problem.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
Name one. Betcha can't.
Speaking of can't, lets hear your explanation of "how this works", what effect the ground wire has on the driver?.
You use engineering buzz words but what can you design with them?
Have no idea how it works. How's that for engineering buzz words?
Any tweak to a digital transport (or computer) can improve sound if it reduces jitter or noise. However, the effect of the tweak is dependent on poor jitter and noise rejection in the DAC that's downstream. If the DAC is replaced with a better DAC with excellent rejection or a good reclocker is placed between the transport and the DAC, then tweaking the transport will have much less impact on sound quality, possibly none.
Another example are tweaks associated with removing noise from AC power lines or radiated EMI. These affect sensitive analog components, but don't affect better designed components that have more noise immunity. These problems and possible cures will be familiar to those audiophiles who are also ham radio operators.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
Ah, Hope springs eternal in the heart of the confirmed tweakaphobe.
The old warhorse, "good solid engineering" argument. The better designed components? As opposed to the components that are not well designed? That's funny!
I gave specific examples, as you requested. Now imagine the exact same situation, except that the people don't know anything about engineering or physics. Results will be the same. Tweaks will work in some systems, but not in others. Since scientific knowledge is increasing and since new technologies have unforeseen quirks, this situation can also happen even when the people are up to date in their knowledge.
One of the attributes of quality components is consistent operation in a large range of environments. In that sense a BMW is a better car than a Ferrari, as it (supposedly) spends less time in the shop. It may not be as fun to drive or attract as many hot women, but those are different questions. :-)
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
You do realize that digital components are not so much susceptible to EMI/RFI as they are generators of it? Hel-loo! There is no escape.
Yes, I've heard the car analogy before, but I don't buy it. There are tons of BMWs in the shop here, they actually appear to be a maintenance nightmare, not much better than, say, Jaguar. So there goes that particular argument. I'll take a Ferrari ANY day. The maintenance argument ironically is supposed to make Ferrari owners feel bad and folks who drive Toyotas feel good. Exactly the same illogical argument you're using for tweaks!
You did notice that I wrote "(supposedly)", didn't you? Alas, I am too well aware of the specifics with regard to BMW's. :-(
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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