pompecukor
100+ Head-Fier
of course, I firmly believe that opinions should be supported with data. I cannot make measurements but I can tell you that, I have heard idsd signature, mojo, dragonfly red and a dac tempotec in comparison AB without and with isilencer and in all cases, with isilencer I clearly perceived (without being a difference like night and day, that's not it) that with isilencer it sounds cleaner, more airy and the bass with better texture. Measurements are important but two headphones can have, for example, the same frequency curve and sound different. How can the soundstage be measured? for example, I read that dragonfly cobalt in measurements was equal to red and cobalt was therefore only propaganda. I had cobalt for two weeks (then went back to Amazon, just bought to hear it) and it doesn't sound like Red. Cobalt is more analytical, in more detail. I in direct comparison A / B so I heard it when supposedly by measurements, there are no differences. Because it can be? I have no answer
You do understand that this gimmik comes before any conversion and that digital data zeros and ones are all there is at this point. Please you explain to me how such an item can add anything to the sound. I mean come on. How can it become more "textured bass". Even if we are talking galvanically isolated ground, the most you would expect is that if you have an electronically noisy PC (like GPU whining) going through on the ground signal and adds some noise. Then that is one this. I know how noise works and how shielding can help it. But what you are describing sounds like tipical snake oil. And I honestly believe that you are not lying to me. I honestly do. You know how some swear they can here the sound difference in and RCA cable after 150 hours burn in? That is what I think is going on. Burning in RCA cable...
You cannot compare this with a headphone in a headphone even slightest foam padding difference can change the sound. It is waves, there is reflection. I it is analog.
Even thought I am not a fan of MQA, but that is one example. the data is even signed (I know that this hardware is only rendering, but just for the sake of example) how could it be signed and then read bit for bit inside the DAC if there was any "real" function of the isilencer.
Anyway I am not an expert at this. But you will agree that if what they claim is a fact. At this stage we are not speaking about a speaker, so it should not be subjective. It is the same exact recording. Same exact dataset going in and being received. There must be a way to demonstrate this with an exact measurement. As I said, I am considering this. That is why I am interested.
@ijorgian I wanted to ask you, do you think IFI could make measurements if they wanted to? Of course, they designed the bloody things.
If they attached measurement to it supporting the claim, do you think it will hinder the sales? No of course not, it would make them sell more sway a lot of those on the fence to paying money for it. Which audiophile wont shell out 50 bucks for measurable "more textured bass" anytime, when most even most starters have total hifi gear value starting at 2k
So tell me based on the above, why do you (ijorgian) think there is no measurement available?
Alas you think it is a coincidence that their attorney adviced them to use the exact word as you see in the items description "your music will seem...." hence it relies on perception. So cannot be challenged. If it was factually, don't you think they would just state "you music will be....." instead of the "seem".
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