Upsampling by dac, can't hear an improvement.

[The Computer Audiophile]

18 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

soak your cables in this:

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, mansr said:

Is that distilled snake oil?

 

Not helping anyone.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, Speed Racer said:

 

Nor is ignoring confirmation bias......which runs rampant around this place.

I'm all for freedom of each person to chose what they want to do when enjoying a hobby. If this was an FDA trial where people could die and they were scientists, that's a different story. This is a fun hobby and some people don't want to become scientists just to listen to audio gear. 

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, Speed Racer said:

 

But they do.....

Your confirmation bias is showing :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

3 minutes ago, Speed Racer said:

 

I am not suggesting that everyone become a scientist of even a objectivist. It just gets a little funny when you read some of the stuff that goes on here. It gets really funny with the DC power cable stuff. People hear improvements because the improvements must be there, right?

 

But whatever....

Why do you care? If someone hears something and says they hear it, that's no skin off your back. 

 

If the Government makes you purchase something that you believe can't possibly work, that's another story.

[The Computer Audiophile]

3 hours ago, mansr said:

The filters in any high-end DAC from the usual vendors (AKM, ESS, TI, etc) are perfectly adequate. While it is possible to construct mathematically superior filters, the differences in the actual analogue output are too small to be audible.

 

Dare I say your crusade against MQA filters is all for naught?

 

If it's too small to be audible, you shouldn't really care about MQA filters. 

 

Perhaps I've misunderstood something. Or, we should establish a threshold of audibility, below which you can't complain about things :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, mansr said:

Well, biology or whatever already did that.

 

Have people agreed upon the thresholds other than frequency?

 

Does this mean your MQA filter teardowns we all about smearing (no pun intended) the company because the issues are inaudible anyway?

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, hurka said:

my stupid question:

What about the gears in the studios?everithing perfect over there?

 

In my view that doesn't matter. The studio is creating sound, whereas we want to reproduce the sound created. 

 

The worst equipment in the world may create the sound the artist wants. So be it.