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[Thad-E-Ginathom]

 
Have they ABX tested different brands and memory size of SD cards?

 

 
I'm afraid that the world is a worse place than you think it is

 
 
Except... they probably didn't bother with the "ABX" bit of that. they have ears to trust...

 

[headdict]

   
I'm afraid that the world is a worse place than you think it is

 
 
Except... they probably didn't bother with the "ABX" bit of that. they have ears to trust...

Why ABX the obvious? The storage capacity of your SD has to have plenty of headroom or else you will experience a closed-in soundstage. SD cards with less than 128 GB have also been reported to cause claustrophobia in the listener. You also have to choose the brand carefully for optimum synergy with your DAP, DAC, AMP, cables and plugs. And you can't expect a good sound out of your SD card, if its price is only half of that of your DAP. This is all common knowledge. But did you know that you can bring down the otherwise required 200-2000 hours SD card break-in time to only 60-80 hours by using a special audiophile SD card conditioner?
 
How can you suggest that the world is a bad place without providing scientific proof? Have you ABX'ed it with a better place? This is plain silly.

 

[Ruben123]

Burning in SD cards.. Shouldn't get worse than that, give it a scream in some threads and have fun.. Lol

 

[StanD]

Burning in SD cards.. Shouldn't get worse than that, give it a scream in some threads and have fun.. Lol

Can you use a CD Mat with an SD Card?

 

[Exacoustatowner]

Why ABX the obvious? The storage capacity of your SD has to have plenty of headroom or else you will experience a closed-in soundstage. SD cards with less than 128 GB have also been reported to cause claustrophobia in the listener. You also have to choose the brand carefully for optimum synergy with your DAP, DAC, AMP, cables and plugs. And you can't expect a good sound out of your SD card, if its price is only half of that of your DAP. This is all common knowledge. But did you know that you can bring down the otherwise required 200-2000 hours SD card break-in time to only 60-80 hours by using a special audiophile SD card conditioner?

How can you suggest that the world is a bad place without providing scientific proof? Have you ABX'ed it with a better place? This is plain silly.

Head addict: I salute you!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

Can you use a CD Mat with an SD Card?

You use an SD Mat

 

[Thad-E-Ginathom]

When I first read about audiophile SATA cables I thought it was a joke. Of course, it wasn't.
 
I really dare not google the wonderful ideas of Exacoustatowner, headdict, and others, lest I find that the world is an even worse place than I think it is. Is there any limit to the horror? Now that audiophools and their suppliers have got their nasty little fingers inside computers, etc, I fear that there is not; it is a bottomless pit of madness.
 
Can I adapt one of those heavy LP weights to put on top of my SD card?

 

[uchihaitachi]

Are most individuals in this thread from an engineering/science background?
 
I want to know if these magical effects only affect those that are less scientifically inclined? Or if it's a basic matter of common sense, in which case, I fear for the rest of head-fi.

 

[analogsurviver]

Burning in SD cards.. Shouldn't get worse than that, give it a scream in some threads and have fun.. Lol

Really should not.
 
I received a warning AGAINST using SDD - for any application that requires multiple writing/erasure/format of the card/disk. Solid state elements are still not fully reliable and the more you tax them, the likelihood of them to self destruct is greater. Leading to detrioration of the card at first, up to the total failure in the end.
 
In the SSD case, burning-in could well mean burning-out - quite literally so. 

 

[Ruben123]

When I first read about audiophile SATA cables I thought it was a joke. Of course, it wasn't.

I really dare not google the wonderful ideas of Exacoustatowner, headdict, and others, lest I find that the world is an even worse place than I think it is. Is there any limit to the horror? Now that audiophools and their suppliers have got their nasty little fingers inside computers, etc, I fear that there is not; it is a bottomless pit of madness.

Can I adapt one of those heavy LP weights to put on top of my SD card?

I thought the Altmann tera player was a joke. Look at the site!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

  When I first read about audiophile SATA cables I thought it was a joke. Of course, it wasn't.
 
I really dare not google the wonderful ideas of Exacoustatowner, headdict, and others, lest I find that the world is an even worse place than I think it is. Is there any limit to the horror? Now that audiophools and their suppliers have got their nasty little fingers inside computers, etc, I fear that there is not; it is a bottomless pit of madness.
 
Can I adapt one of those heavy LP weights to put on top of my SD card?

Haha! I don't blame you-there probably IS someone selling the silliness.  Is there a BIT cleaner that will clean the bits of data for you? I'll BET there is!
There is no end really. I thought the Audiophile Aquarium Rocks were the height of absurdity-then I find people raving about them on High End Forums. It's all about Magic really- I just need to learn some incantations to apply to my own audio.  LP weights on SD cards! What a great idea!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

  Are most individuals in this thread from an engineering/science background?
 
I want to know if these magical effects only affect those that are less scientifically inclined? Or if it's a basic matter of common sense, in which case, I fear for the rest of head-fi.

Magic works best if you are not scientifically inclined. I think skepticism disrupts the "Quantum Vibrational Fields" needed to transfer WILL and BELIEF into veil lifting audio quality. The brainwaves you generate when being skeptical disrupt the Magic-and you are left with TUBBY bass, highs that are both BRIGHT and ROLLED off at the same time-and an UPSIDE DOWN soundstage.
Frightening, really.
It's probably too late for me. I am doomed to mundane real world physics… Sigh.

 

[analogsurviver]

 
Have they ABX tested different brands and memory size of SD cards?

 

Yes. With DSD recording, whatever the storage medium, it has to support close to 100 MB/sec, but at the very least 90MB/sec in order for the recording to be glitch-free, without hanging, etc, etc - which are all no-no during the actual recording of a master. The advantage of storage without moving parts and susceptibility to vibration in portable recording is an obvious one.
 
I am still struggling to get time to test if one card ( (Sandisk Extreme Pro 32 MB 95MB/s
http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/sd/extremepro-sdxc-sdhc-uhs-ii/  ) can do it in order to replace the HDD in Korg MR-1 and MR-1000. I have the required adaptors/cables for years, but back then only the Hoodman card ( IIRC 16 Gb at approx $500) was fast enough. The price was deterrant enough not to try it.
 
Again, NO in science threads soooo beloved ABX-ing possible - because in this application, card either works - or it doesn't.

 

[MacacoDoSom]

 

 
Have they ABX tested different brands and memory size of SD cards?

 

Yes. With DSD recording, whatever the storage medium, it has to support close to 100 MB/sec, but at the very least 90MB/sec in order for the recording to be glitch-free, without hanging, etc, etc - which are all no-no during the actual recording of a master. The advantage of storage without moving parts and susceptibility to vibration in portable recording is an obvious one.
 
I am still struggling to get time to test if one card ( (Sandisk Extreme Pro 32 MB 95MB/s
http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/sd/extremepro-sdxc-sdhc-uhs-ii/  ) can do it in order to replace the HDD in Korg MR-1 and MR-1000. I have the required adaptors/cables for years, but back then only the Hoodman card ( IIRC 16 Gb at approx $500) was fast enough. The price was deterrant enough not to try it.
 
Again, NO in science threads soooo beloved ABX-ing possible - because in this application, card either works - or it doesn't.

 
90 MB x 60 s = 5400 MB/min x 60 min = 324000 MB/hour, so a 32 MB card will give about 10 minutes....?????????????
 
the card can give you 90 MB/s but not the reader/writer....
 
And what about the CD mats test files? next Christmas?

 

[analogsurviver]

   
90 MB x 60 s = 5400 MB/min x 60 min = 324000 MB/hour, so a 32 MB card will give about 10 minutes....?????????????
 
the card can give you 90 MB/s but not the reader/writer....
 
And what about the CD mats test files? next Christmas?

Nope - 90 MB/s is required speed of writing, DSD64 is 22 minutes audio/1GB, DSD128 is 11 minutes audio/1GB.
 
As I write this, I am transferring audio and video from the recent two concerts to my RAID5 array - the CD mats tests have been recorded, but I am NOT satisfied with the results - will re-do this on another CD recorder/player that should clearly benefit from the use of the CD mat. Pioneer PD-D6J, which I used initially, is - now confirmed by myself - not regarded as one of the best CD transports for no reason.
 
Hopefully in next few days - musicians - finally - called it a day with recordings till early september. iF something else/new does not show up...