Blue or red pill?

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Looking forward to hearing the results of this.

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Just now, mansr said:

I'll bring some recording equipment.

 

That might actually be interesting...

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4 minutes ago, manisandher said:

 

I really don't think that's necessary.

 

Recording the output from my DAC/speakers to try to understand how two identical files sound different on playback would be far more interesting.

 

Wouldn't capturing the output with an ADC make more sense?

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8 minutes ago, manisandher said:

But quite honestly, I'm way more interested in whether Mans can hear a difference. Once we've established that he can, it'd be really interesting to explore what could be causing two identical files to sound different.

 

While interesting, whether or not he can hear differences is irrelevant if you can prove to him that you can hear differences.

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Just now, Ralf11 said:

I am going to set up a betting pool based on guesses at how many pages this thread will reach before the actual test convenes

 

34

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13 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 

Well, looks like all the members who pestered jRiver must be wrong, and my own (and others) observations based on the activity LED of the USB memory stick are wrong too !

Using cPlay, as I described, there is a delay before playing starts with the activity LED flashing , then when  play starts the LED stops flashing and the USB memory stick can be removed. With other programs such as .VLC Media player etc. where the activity LED continues to flash while playing, you can  NOT remove the USB memory stick without play stopping.

There is obviously something very different happening.

In this case , I believe that Frank summed it up nicely. He pointed out all the extra activity going on which could change the noise profile.

So you are claiming that playing a file from System Memory using certain programs is all BS ?

I doubt that you will have a great deal of support for that claim.

 

As mansr said, files are always played from system memory.

 

What you're referring to is whether or not the program loads the entire track or just part of the track into system memory before starting playback.

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15 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 

As fas42 pointed out , this results in a great deal more unnecessary processor etc. activity. and most members appear to prefer the sound without all this extra RF/EMI and HDD/SSD activity. The lower the noise generated at the time of playback results in improved performance in the DAC .

You may not be able to hear the difference, but I sure can.

Next you will be trying to tell me that playing music with Power DVD etc. , or even from a sound editing programs sounds just as good as a file that has been played solely from System Memory using a dedicated Audio software player ?

Dream on ! 

 

Not sure how you got that from what I wrote

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5 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 Based on previous discussions with you !

 

Don't think so. You appear to be confusing me with someone else.