In Reply to: Apparently TEAC does :) posted by Slider on January 10, 2008 at 12:13:10:
<< do you really believe there is some X-factor beyond data integrity and clock jitter that isn't yet (or can't) be measured but that affects digital to analog conversions? >>
Absolutely.
In fact there are thousands of "x-factors" that affect all sorts of different aspects of sound reproduction. We don't really know how any of them work.
The best analogy is gravity. For example, we understand the *effects* of gravity so well that we can send a space probe to Pluto, which is literally 5 billion miles away with unbelievable accuracy. But nobody has the slightest idea how gravity actually works.
Similarly, we can build massive optical drive transports that sound better than lightweight plastic ones, but nobody knows why. All we can do is observe the effects.
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- RE: Apparently TEAC does :) - Charles Hansen 20:04:14 01/10/08 (0)