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RE: The road ahead

Posted by danlaudionut on June 24, 2012 at 21:46:01:
Dennis

I agree on some things and disagree on others.

>> All tube amps have some rolloff.

Disagree
You CAN design for 10-200KHz bandwidth
and so rolloff would be negligible.

>> Just broken-in tubes often greatly outperform
>> tubes with more hours on them.

Agree

>> ALL devices sound BEST when NOT pushed,
>> molested, or tinkered with in any way!

Agree

>> All of us have experienced what happens when
>> you make a tape recording of a tape recording...
>> the result is a drastic drop in fidelity
>> in the second copy.

Disgree
I had excellant 3 head tape decks back in the 70's
that had adjustable bias so when I made copes they
were indistinguishable from the originals.
A well recorded tape will sound better than
well recorded CDs when each are played on
equally high quality equipment.
Vinyl beats them both though.

>> when really excellent equipment is used to play
>> a well-recorded CD that is only 16/44.1--
>> it sounds OUTSTANDING!

Agree
I use NOS DACs because (as stated above)
they don't "molest" the signal 8^D

>>> higher resolution material may very well NOT sound
>> any better at all-- in fact some of it is MUCH WORSE!

Agree
Because they tend to "molest" the signal.

>>> once the Human Body gets what it actually needs
>>> to form a sonic impression completely, then
>>> THINGS WORK, and NOTHING MORE IS NEEDED,
>>> and in fact, SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED..

"There's the rub" (Shakespeare)
But that is different for everybody.
I have hearing out beyond 20KHz so
my level of HF energy needed is less
than those who only hear to 15KHz.
My room may be different ...
My speakers may be different ..
My musical taste may be different ...
My listening volume may be different ...
So to even suggest that one product,
no matter how well designed it is,
can satisfy everybody is foolish.

>> DO WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS.

I would add - "for you" to that.
DO WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR YOU.

DanL