How Science Got Sound Wrong

I suppose the mere mention of someone preferring their digital playback to their vinyl playback is just too much to bear?

Why don't you elucidate for me the very wrong-edness of my comment? Or...on second thought, spare me your thoughts.

I hadn't been checking out the AS forum much in the last year. I think I'll stay away -- prickly atmosphere here from some, unfortunately.
 
Willco said:
I suppose the mere mention of someone preferring their digital playback to their vinyl playback is just too much to bear?

Why don't you elucidate for me the very wrong-edness of my comment? Or...on second thought, spare me your thoughts.

I hadn't been checking out the AS forum much in the last year. I think I'll stay away -- prickly atmosphere here from some, unfortunately.
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Oh, please Mr. Sensitive. If someone doesn't agree with something a friend of yours says about his $50k table in comparison to his digital rig you are going to pack up and leave?
 
Willco said:
I suppose the mere mention of someone preferring their digital playback to their vinyl playback is just too much to bear?

Why don't you elucidate for me the very wrong-edness of my comment? Or...on second thought, spare me your thoughts.

I hadn't been checking out the AS forum much in the last year. I think I'll stay away -- prickly atmosphere here from some, unfortunately.
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The only audiophile forums where the atmosphere doesn't occasionally get prickly are those with heavy-handed moderators. Just because someone doesn't agree with your posts shouldn't deter you from participating, useful information and/or opinions often appear. For your system the only thing that should matter is how you perceive it; I have to assume you aren't spending the time and money to meet someone else's expectations.


atmasphere said:
...Not proof, but an awful lot of evidence....
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Not even evidence, really, just data...
 
"Prickly" is a term I used with restraint. "Toxic" would probably be more accurate. It's not a very fine line between the two.
 
I would say other forums are much more toxic. I like when the smart asses get straightened out by Fremer. Makes me chuckle.


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I'm just glad we all have a choice TT or digital. Shit we all are getting old, and ya better enjoy what you have before things go south with your health and you can't enjoy these items anymore.
 
Willco said:
"Prickly" is a term I used with restraint. "Toxic" would probably be more accurate. It's not a very fine line between the two.
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Please do not judge the entire forum by a few members. There are times when various members will express opposing view points without being conscious that some phrases in some cultures (or other people's backgrounds) may in fact be quite offensive.

Unfortunately this is always going to be the case when a particular discussion forum has members from all over the world with differing backgrounds. Of course some members tend to be a bit more inconsiderate in their responses then others :).
 
Willco said:
Taiko Audio, to name one manufacturer I'm familiar with, keeps making substantial technological breakthroughs in digital playback to the point where, on another forum, a user of a $50k turntable has concluded there's no meaningful qualitative difference between his analog and digital setups. This is only after a very recent and significant USB upgrade from Taiko.

I haven't owned a turntable since I was a teenager, so I can't speak from personal experience. But, as far as digital goes, I can say the breakthroughs Taiko has made in just the last year are really something. It seems logical to me that digital is likely to have an accelerated advancement path relative to analog and will likely come to equal analog's best.

Unless you've heard what digital can do - today - you're probably a little behind the curve. I'm particularly curious to hear from M. Lavigne, who has thrown his resources into the best in both analog and digital, after he evaluates the latest from Taiko. I predict he will still find his best analog pressings to be best, but that the delta has shrunk quite a bit. It's all good.
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I've no doubt I'm behind the curve. That might be the story of my life...

I'd love to hear the Taiko equipment. But as a FWIW, IME the more digital gets right, the more various bit of playback gear should sound the same. Bits are bits after all. And for this same reason, I'm of the (probably mistaken) opinion that it really shouldn't cost that much. For me Topping is a pretty good example of this; but it seems odd to me that it took this long.
 
atmasphere said:
I've no doubt I'm behind the curve. That might be the story of my life...

I'd love to hear the Taiko equipment. But as a FWIW, IME the more digital gets right, the more various bit of playback gear should sound the same. Bits are bits after all. And for this same reason, I'm of the (probably mistaken) opinion that it really shouldn't cost that much. For me Topping is a pretty good example of this; but it seems odd to me that it took this long.
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digital recording and mastering have come a long way...I had a Wadia and Muse DAC here from the early '90s and was shocked at how it compared to the Chord Dave on red book. I'm beginning to think much of what we thought was poor digital back in the day was attributable to the dearth of good digital media.
 
puroagave said:
digital recording and mastering have come a long way...I had a Wadia and Muse DAC here from the early '90s and was shocked at how it compared to the Chord Dave on red book. I'm beginning to think much of what we thought was poor digital back in the day was attributable to the dearth of good digital media.
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Do you mean new red book recordings Rob?
 
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