[bigshot]

Australia is definitely closer to being American than Europe.

 

[castleofargh]

I can't believe educated people still have such arguments. Eurovision settled the matter once and for all, years ago.

 

[The Jester]

I can't believe educated people still have such arguments. Eurovision settled the matter once and for all, years ago.

Lol,
Last census had British or British ancestry at 67.5% of the population,
Like the UK and US Australia’s first language is English … well, close at least …

 

[bigshot]

Yeah, we just ignore those pesky Native Americans, just like you folks and the Aborigines.

 

[The Jester]

Some movement on that issue … and not before time …

 

[old tech]

Australia is definitely closer to being American than Europe.

In some ways yes but in most ways no. If anything we are closer politically and culturally to the UK.

 

[bigshot]

Australia is big and open and they know how to surf!

 

[Davesrose]

Australia is definitely closer to being American than Europe.

Certainly not with video standards. Their blu-ray region is the same as Europe (B) and has had the PAL system.

 

[T 1000]

The discovery of a 100-million-year-old Plesiosaurus fossil, an extraordinary event.
Hmm, I can't decide which information fascinated me more, that, or the recent discovery that Australia is big and open

 

[The Jester]

The discovery of a 100-million-year-old Plesiosaurus fossil, an extraordinary event.
Hmm, I can't decide which information fascinated me more, that, or the recent discovery that Australia is big and open

Yup, it’s big,
And now the Covid lockdowns have been removed it’s open for business again too …

 

[T 1000]

Yup, it’s big,
And now the Covid lockdowns have been removed it’s open for business again too …

Huh, thank you, I wish your Nation prosperity and a happy life.
Thank you once again

 

[bigshot]

I learned something new today! They have Pleosaurs in Australia!

 

[T 1000]

You're welcome, but - Plesiosaurus

 

[gregorio]

… Have I got this right?

Yep, we could quibble about details within those things but you’re essentially right.

“Amps usually have have flat FR (except at the very ends), and DACs don't even have FR.”

If a DAC doesn’t: Respond with Frequency, what does is respond with; hamsters, toilet rolls, nothing at all? A DAC is a Digital (data) to Analogue (signal) Converter. An analogue signal is an electrical current that alternates at a frequency/range of frequencies. So if a DAC does not have a Frequency Response, then by definition it is not a DAC. The assertion is nonsense, as you rightly pointed out and demonstrates a lack of basic knowledge that would be shocking (anywhere other than the audiophile world, where it’s the norm).

DACs don't have a transfer function, because their input is digital and output is analog

If DACs didn’t have a transfer function then their output would be the same digital data that was input. All DACs would be empty boxes with an input and output that are identical and therefore they again wouldn’t be DACs. So again, a nonsense assertion.

you can't measure a difference between a digital "1" or "0" and an analog signal (at least not in dBs)."

But that’s effectively what all ADCs (Analogue to Digital Converters) do. So if you can’t measure that, then there would be no ADCs, no digital audio and no DACs, so what is he reviewing? Just more ridiculous nonsense!

Then he suggested I post to this forum instead of replying to anything he's written

He clearly has a very poor understanding of audio, simply makes-up nonsense to hide the ignorance your questions exposed and your continued responses then started to reveal the fact it was just made-up nonsense. So what other option did he have, if he wanted to retain any semblance of authority/respect with his followers, other than to politely get rid of you as soon as possible?

G