"Today scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality"
Nikola Tesla
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I'm Dennis.
Yes, and the measurements of their foibles show that they are far more corrupting of the signal than other analogue devices, and hence I would argue much more dominant in changing the sound..
I do agree though that certain aspects of Digital have a profound affect on the final outcome of the sound that we hear, ie; the "DAC, and Clocking" play a major role!
"Today scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality"
Nikola Tesla
Its now a conspiracy theory to believe that the Immune system is capable of doing the job it was designed to do.
A fish is only as healthy as the water its swimming in ! [Dr Robert Young]
www.tubedistinctions.co.uk
Matthew 5:10
I think Dennis was talking about 'speakers.
Whether it is analogue or digital, it all comes down to a continuously varying voltage moving drivers and then moving air. Even a 'digital' signal is just a continuously varying voltage, exactly the same as the 'analogue' signal is. We actually listen to electricity, not 'music'. The only real way to hear music is at a live, unamplified performance. Or singing in the shower.
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm joe.
"Today scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality"
Nikola Tesla
Its now a conspiracy theory to believe that the Immune system is capable of doing the job it was designed to do.
A fish is only as healthy as the water its swimming in ! [Dr Robert Young]
www.tubedistinctions.co.uk
Matthew 5:10
Location: Seaford UK
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I'm Dennis.
Yes sorry, I was talking about speakers, and I am also amazed at what they do; bits of plastic rubber, metal, and wood producing even a semblance of the musical performance,
Yes, all bets would be that such tiny rock glued onto some dinky metal tube whose posterior end is wiggling inside the body of a cartridge cannot possibly produce anything other than some maddening screeching noise. And yet, it can somehow generate the most liquid, smooth and elegant musical sound. How's that possible? I don't think anyone really knows. If someone knew, they would be able to design a sophisticated robotic hand that would manipulate the cantilever, yanking it at various frequencies left, right, up, down, and generate all those amazing reproductions of an orchestra playing in a concert hall. So you wouldn't need vinyl grooves spinning at 33 rpm... Can such robotic hand be designed? I doubt it.
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