In Reply to: I agree that with today's best DACs, the sound quality of many Red Book CDs is scary-good posted by John Marks on January 7, 2015 at 10:14:46:
I can't really disagree with you, JM, however, we're talking apples and oranges here.You didn't google for the link so you wouldn't know what I've accomplished or the technology I was demonstrating.
With over 280 distinctly audible improvements (and still counting) with my humble but well-thought-out 2-ch. 2-component system (an estimated 120 gains just with the amps over a 5 month period and no internal mods except for cryo'd fuses), just like I said to the original poster, I can just as easily say to you or perhaps anybody else;
"I'm confident that I can easily demonstrate that even on your system's best day, you still are only hearing roughly the equivalent of all the music info embedded in a well-engineered MP3 recording if not less. And that's regardless of your preferred format or how SOTA-level you think your playback system might be. Simply because universal performance-limiting governors care little about the quality of your system or format."
Edits: 01/07/15
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- RE: I agree that with today's best DACs, the sound quality of many Red Book CDs is scary-good - stehno 17:38:31 01/07/15 (26)
- RE: I agree that with today's best DACs, the sound quality of many Red Book CDs is scary-good - hawkmoon 17:59:04 01/07/15 (25)
- RE: I agree that with today's best DACs, the sound quality of many Red Book CDs is scary-good - stehno 20:31:00 01/07/15 (24)
- Mass loading - hawkmoon 07:11:11 01/08/15 (23)
- Not sure if they represent everything he's done, but there are pics in his system gallery. nt - Rick W 08:51:38 01/08/15 (22)
- RE: Not sure if they represent everything he's done, but there are pics in his system gallery. nt - hawkmoon 09:35:15 01/08/15 (21)
- Thanks-found it - hawkmoon 09:40:51 01/08/15 (20)
- RE: Thanks-found it - batch68 10:04:20 01/08/15 (19)
- RE: Thanks-found it - The Bored 14:48:15 01/08/15 (1)
- So... - John Marks 17:35:03 01/08/15 (0)
- Hmm, apparently you're right. They may be good, but he's touting products he sells. nt - Rick W 12:29:56 01/08/15 (16)
- Stehno web site - hawkmoon 13:48:23 01/08/15 (15)
- RE: Rick W if you're gonna' accuse me, at least be accurate... - stehno 21:37:01 01/08/15 (14)
- RE: Rick W if you're gonna' accuse me, at least be accurate... - A.Wayne 00:52:21 01/13/15 (1)
- RE: Rick W if you're gonna' accuse me, at least be accurate... - stehno 00:16:12 01/14/15 (0)
- It was about AA rules, not ethics. I don't think you posted in an attempt to make $$$, but....... - Rick W 13:52:11 01/09/15 (9)
- This is your version of an apology? - stehno 02:09:12 01/10/15 (8)
- Is your arm getting tired from patting yourself on the back? - Rick W 10:46:32 01/10/15 (3)
- You're quite the little spin doctor, Rick W … - stehno 23:44:13 01/11/15 (2)
- RE: You're quite the little spin doctor, Rick W … - batch68 09:29:50 01/12/15 (1)
- RE: You're quite the little spin doctor, Rick W … - stehno 21:38:13 01/12/15 (0)
- RE: This is your version of an apology? - batch68 08:42:48 01/10/15 (3)
- RE: This is your version of an apology? - stehno 10:29:39 01/10/15 (2)
- Critics - hawkmoon 18:43:31 01/10/15 (1)
- RE: Critics - stehno 23:46:58 01/11/15 (0)
- Performance - hawkmoon 05:25:30 01/09/15 (1)
- RE: Performance - stehno 02:43:20 01/10/15 (0)