Quote: Originally Posted by grawk it's been explained repeatedly in this very thread. The short answer: the bits mean the numbers get bigger, not that the numbers have more details in the middle. The added bits mean it handles more volume below -96db. Read this...

I don't post much on head-fi since I don't really have the time, but I read it as frequently as I can. And I found that there is a lot of misunderstanding about the effects of bit depth and sampling frequency. Even in the "24 vs 16 bit myth exploded" thread. In fact most of the info is wrong. I...

I'am doing my master in EE(the math part). Speech recognition and stuff. Science has nothing important to say in audio, until we completely understand the brain and have enough computation power to use that info. So maybe never. That is because music is such a subjective matter. It's like...

I had the same problem with my MKII. DC in the lines and bad tubes were not the issue. The fix? Remove all connections (except power cord ), turn the amp on, leave it for 15-20 min to warm up, then connect your source and headphones and have a listen. Dead silent! Do this every time you want...

First, this question relates to my amp and my dac, so if this is not the right forum section, I'll ask the mods to forgive me and move it to the right section. Now, I have been a lurker on this forum for quite a long time and only recently made an account. Thanks to everybody for the knowledge...