Popular Post toddrhodes Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 I enjoyed this first installment. I have always felt that measurements - in the conventional "SINAD" and DR spaces - are guidelines at best, they do not predict how a component might sound. Especially since we're in territory these days where the level of audibility of some of the common measurements achieved is debatable. Feels like we are judging 1080p content in the context of an 8K television. But especially as I've played with different DACs and software all of which impart their own "special sauce" to our precious, pure, fragile digital 1's and 0's - I've found that subjectively, that sauce separates "good" or "transparent" from "fun" and "engaging." The best gear seems to meld those last two parts the best - transparent yet engaging. Music is an experience that engages multiple senses, states of mind, and evokes responses from all over our bodies, in the ideal scenario. And it may sound trite but these could include foot tapping, air guitar, tears, goosebumps, meditative states - how could one ever try to predict those responses with a set of numbers? So for me - I do enjoy knowing that a component measures well. And I have auditioned and purchased several things using that as a starting point. But that's kind of like understanding the food I'm about to eat won't poison me. There is far more to whether or not I'm going to enjoy that gear or food, than whether or not it measures well or if it is safe to consume. The experience of consuming it is all that really matters to me. How it measures on paper or what it contains on the nutritional label isn't on my mind when I'm actually experiencing those things in a sensory capacity. audiobomber and GregWormald 1 1 Ryzen 3900x Roon Core PC -> Intel i9900k HQPlayer W10 machine -> iFi Zen Stream NAA Holo May KTE, Benchmark LA4 preamp SMC Audio upgraded DNA-125 Amp Dynaudio Confidence C2 Platinum speakers Vinyl rig - Schiit Sol, Nagaoka MP-500, Mod Squad PhonoDrive phono stage Link to comment
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