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Here is why I have overlooked that possibility

>> having performed countless comparisons, know by now pretty close to exactly what to expect when making a single config change. <<

I've definitely performed countless comparisons, always trying my best to ensure to change only one variable at a time. (Sometimes I've unwittingly changed two, but very rarely.) But here is the kicker - the times I've learned the most is when the change (or lack thereof) is *exactly the opposite of what I would expect*.

I never would have expected to hear the effect of dither at the 24th bit, when the DAC chip itself is only good for 19 or so bits. I never would have expect that multiply 16-bit digital audio with 24-bit coefficients (resulting in word lengths of 40 bits) would in the least sound different than using 16-bit coefficients (resulting in word lengths of 32 bits - especially when the output must be reduced back to 24 bits before conversion to analog. These are just a few examples.

Otherwise you simply go through life thinking that you already know everything there is to know and all of your tests just become exercises in confirmation bias. Which seems to be the case with Jim Austin.

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