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Originally posted by Prune
Regarding ppl's statement concerning how most would differentiate between the sound of OPA-627 and AD-8610, I wonder how many would manage to tell the difference in a properly conducted blind test :veryevil: :veryevil: :veryevil:
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Sure, I think I'd be able to pretty easily. Might even be able to do it with interconnects. No, I'm not shy about my fantastic ears. :veryevil:
Oh, and explain me this: I had my girlfriend listen to a couple interconnects (she's a violinist too), and asked her what differences she could hear. I didn't tell her which one was supposed to sound better, I didn't tell her which one was supposed to sound warmer or brighter or whatever. Someone with very little knowledge about audio, but with very good ears. She made similar observations as my own, and this was just after a quick listen (comparing a couple 1 minute clips). These were two cables that should have sounded the same according to measurements. I.e., neither were bad enough to have capacitive HF roll-off in the audible range, etc. etc...
It's just like the Stradivarius mystery, nobody really understands why it sounds better-- people have attempted to make exact replicas, and they just don't sound nearly as good! Maybe it's the age, maybe it's the wood, the varnish, nobody knows.