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Banned - aka walrus1 - aka vidranger1 - aka iggy-starnuts
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I call it a defense against being attacked by raising my posting history as some sort of issue. What on earth does that have to do with anything?
It's a personal attack designed to discredit me and my opinion on anything, also known as an ad hominem attack.
If you think the uDAC sounds better than the Clip - that's your personal opinion. That's completely fine. You said why and you gave your reasons. I don't have a problem with that. The background might even be "darker," that is one thing I didn't observe. There is room for differences, and I think everyone should be able to state those differences. For me, compared to a standard and an ideal of neutrality, the uDAC doesn't measure up. If something doesn't measure up, then to me it's not worth any amount of money. For other people, those qualities might not be as much of a priority - like you said regarding grados. But that doesn't mean I can agree that something is good audio or worth the money when imo it isn't. And I think I should be able to say that without being attacked so much just because it's a minority opinion. I think if people listened more critically it wouldn't be as much of a minority opinion, but regardless, all I said was that the clip sounded better. It should be understood that it means "In my opinion it sounds better," otherwise we'd all have to put "in my opinion" after just about every sentence. That's a little ridiculous.
Originally Posted by Head Injury /img/forum/go_quote.gif So, speaking of personal attacks, what do you call that? If it's an consolation, I've heard no high-end DACs but have heard onboard, an iPod 5.5G, a Clip, an XtremeGamer card, and the uDAC. To my ears the uDAC trumps all of them. iPod and Clip both beat onboard, but for my short time with the Clip I couldn't really deem it better or worse than the iPod. The XtremeGamer beats both portables. The uDAC beats the card. I haven't done blind testing, but I can immediately tell the difference between the two. The uDAC has better defined bass, more detail, more separation, and a darker background. If it's colored to make it sound better than it is, I don't care. I listen to Grados and I use a tube amp. I'm not exactly looking for flawless neutrality here. But I have heard both the Clip and uDAC like you did, and I find the uDAC much better. What does that mean? That I'm a cult member? That you're a troll? Or is it just that we have different tastes, different priorities, different experience? The uDAC is a fine upgrade for an audiophile newbie. Perhaps you think otherwise because you have experience with better DACs. Though regardless of experience I strongly, strongly disagree with your statement that the Clip sounds better, and would blind test them in a moment if I had the capabilities. |
I call it a defense against being attacked by raising my posting history as some sort of issue. What on earth does that have to do with anything?
If you think the uDAC sounds better than the Clip - that's your personal opinion. That's completely fine. You said why and you gave your reasons. I don't have a problem with that. The background might even be "darker," that is one thing I didn't observe. There is room for differences, and I think everyone should be able to state those differences. For me, compared to a standard and an ideal of neutrality, the uDAC doesn't measure up. If something doesn't measure up, then to me it's not worth any amount of money. For other people, those qualities might not be as much of a priority - like you said regarding grados. But that doesn't mean I can agree that something is good audio or worth the money when imo it isn't. And I think I should be able to say that without being attacked so much just because it's a minority opinion. I think if people listened more critically it wouldn't be as much of a minority opinion, but regardless, all I said was that the clip sounded better. It should be understood that it means "In my opinion it sounds better," otherwise we'd all have to put "in my opinion" after just about every sentence. That's a little ridiculous.