thisbenjamin
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Originally Posted by thisbenjamin /img/forum/go_quote.gif For some people lacking the ability to digest the simplest of details, you can give them explanations all day, but until an either they learn to simply trust you - or (more likely) an example hits them in the face like a 2x4 they're just going to stuff their head in the sand decrying anything they can't understand as to their "ears". |
Originally Posted by thisbenjamin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Obvious? Not sure if you have a chip on your shoulder, but that wasn't addressed to you. |
Originally Posted by Ranchu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey. I get it. Oversampling allows the quantization noise and harmonics to be moved higher in frequency so that it is easier to filter out, keeping it from modulating down into the audible range and causing distortion. NOS requires rolling off the highs in order to get acceptable attenuation of that noise, and even then doesn't do that good a job. Got it? |
Originally Posted by El_Doug /img/forum/go_quote.gif So in the end, does this not simply boil down to the classic holy war, "measurements vs. my golden ears" ? this thread has convinced me to find a DA10/11 to demo |
Originally Posted by thisbenjamin /img/forum/go_quote.gif my wife playing viola, and my sister playing harp / harpsichord |
Originally Posted by thisbenjamin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also - thank you Wes for publishing your hardware specs (and usefully ones at that!) as well as standing behind the ICs you chose to use in your product. And what on earth is that... are those measurements from an OEM?! Now i'd like to find out if we have any local head-fi'ers with one of your dacs. is your loaner program still going well, if the que length isn't too crazy, I should jump on that. |
Originally Posted by frozenice /img/forum/go_quote.gif One thing I never understood about this topic, is doesn't it matter what type of sampling was done in the A/D and mastering process before you can decide what the correct type of D/A conversion is best for that piece of music. Using the camera analogy, isn't that why cameras add metadata to each picture? |