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I enjoyed both articles very much. I’ll make a filter with a dip in the 3000Hz region and try it out. Here is a link on problems with digital audio and how they have pretty much been figured out, take into account the article is 12 years old and technology has been catching up. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/digital-problems-practical-solutions |
Another good article from sound on sound. CDs in the early days the 1980s certainly sounded harsh and cold to me but as time and tech has improved so has my medium. I no longer listen to vinyl or tape and haven’t for about 20 years. A lot of this article was on creating the mix, the Production, and how to create or mimic those differing types of analog warmth. Which would Reproduce that sound better digital source on solid state designed to be as neutral as possible or vinyl or tape with tube equipment? I’ve used both but as I get older I seem to be going more in the neutral give me what’s there direction, Perception , maybe I’m an anomaly. Anyway great read. |
Interesting article on sound reproduction and room acoustics. Some of us can't have dedicated rooms and it's nice to see a book that helps get a good sound in a normal room environment. I agree on the subjective evaluation of audio equipment especially in digital playback and DACs in particular. I've come to realize if the equipment is neutral, the noise floor is below human hearing then it's all you need. Speakers have a lot more distortion than well engineered equipment and room interaction with the speakers have the most to do with your listening experience. |
You find interesting articles. I used to be enamored with the bling for lack of a better word of high priced gear and always swore it sounded better. I started questioning this notion with the onset of crazy priced cables. Another thing was unbeknownst to her my wife made me question my notions as well when she would say I'm sorry I have no idea what you did but it sounds the same to me. It's hard get people to question long held beliefs and I'm not sure very many on this site will but I enjoy your thread, keep em coming. |
20 year old limited study on people's preference , Analog vs. Digital. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40319018 |
I found the study on a link from this article. https://www.vox.com/2014/4/19/5626058/vinyls-great-but-its-not-better-than-cds What does this suggest about our preferences, and what they're based upon? Good question, I know my preference was vinyl and tape but at the time those were the choices. When CDs came around they didn't sound right but I had no idea why. As technology caught up and the more I listened to digital I got a sense of why, with digital I was hearing more which might have explained why vinyl sounded warm and more "relaxing" ? It was what I was used to. Now after years of exposure to digital I find I prefer the accuracy, it sounds more real to me. Maybe like a marriage of 30 years it boils down to familiarity. |
Yes, I've seen some of those as well. Here's a thread from that hated sight ASR on fuses affecting sound. It's not a blind test. https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fuses-do-affect-sound-the-question-is-how-muc... |
