Is this website about "computer" audio anymore?

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I suspect there are many more computer audiophiles than is apparent, that is to say folks who simply plug in a cheap USB cable into their "noisy" computer with its "noisy" USB hub, directly into a DAC. They don't run fancy "OS tweaks" either.  Some of them even have "soundcards" plug directly into their computer ?.

 

In other words, the subjectivist audiophiles quest for more decrapifier, tweaks, and allegedly isolating boxes is so much "old school" audiophiledom...

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46 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 

This is exactly the point.

Far too many like yourself ignore the experiences of numerous other members in other areas of the forum, and consider them as purely anecdotal, and believe that any old laptop or desktop in standard guise, even a purpose built Server, results in exactly the same audio quality when exported to an affordable DAC.

You also refuse to accept the experiences of many members with different USB cables, improved PSUs and clocking etc. and regard them as nothing more than EXPECTATION Bias.

Correct ?

 

You probably already know this, being a reasonable forum regular, but that is the weakest defense of the subjective/anecdotal I might have ever read (certainly in the last week or two) with an added bonus of a it's-so-wrong-it's-not-even-wrong use of expectation bias!  Thanks!!  ??

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1 minute ago, Jud said:

Was wondering when someone (probably you) would get around to calling his or her own post "off topic."   

 

Must be a glitch - I just upvoted my own post...I ? myself

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12 hours ago, Kal Rubinson said:

Correct.  But there's no reason that either  side should be excluded from CA because of the convictions of the other.

 

3 hours ago, sandyk said:

 Kal

 Nobody is suggesting that. There is good information available from both sides if we try to meet each other half way in a spirit of cooperation..

 

Alex

 

 

OR, another way of thinking about this is in terms of truth - not "convictions" or belief.  It is noteworthy that such an approach is largely anathema to "old school" audiophiledom and its relationship to the simple truth of the matter is uneasy at best.  If the quality of the "information" coming from this status quo  detente was high I and others would not have much to stand on but the quality of the signal is not even mediocre, and the noise is very loud...