Firstly, if a test can be passed several times with >95% confidence with just random choices, how is it not invalid? Secondly, I’m not sure what the point of this test is anyway. No one is disputing that one can’t tell a difference in absolute polarity with a test signal or in certain cases...

Sure but what about your worst 210° example, wouldn’t it actually be better in my example? There’s three serious problems with that: Firstly, just flipping the polarity of one mic will not “line the phase up with each other” because the phase difference to start with is almost never 180°...

Sure but if you’re going to play the “let’s say” game, then “let’s say” the phase is shifted by 160° or 540°, what is better then? No that is not why we sometimes flip the polarity of a channel. Again, no! There are circumstances where we want some phase cancellation that is audible in the...

I certainly hope not, as that would indicate they don’t have much understanding of digital audio or do have a good understanding but are lying! The sampling interval just defines the amount of time between each sample, it does not define the timing resolution, which in the case of 16/44.1 is...

While I’ve no reason to doubt GoldenSound’s published measurements, some of his conclusions/findings are straight out of the audiophile BS manual. I personally find this particularly egregious, he obviously has some serious knowledge in some areas but instead of using it to help audiophiles...

Generally one doesn’t. What makes this thread irrelevant is that there is no “absolute phase” in the real world of commercial recordings, the phase is typically all over the place due to numerous factors/sources. As soon as you use more than one microphone to create a recording, there will be...

That is exactly right, the problem is, you somehow seem oblivious to the fact that you are describing yourself! I presume this because you don’t know what either science or a belief is. I’ve already given you the definition of science (which by definition is “actually objective”) and the...

Exactly! You’re “not sure what other conclusion you should draw” because you are not thinking rationally. If you believe you can hear something that others can’t and you haven’t objectively/reliably verified what you are actually hearing then what is more rational; that you are subject to some...

Does you claim agree with the facts/science? And, do you have reliable evidence that they had “wood ears” or did you just make that up? Just making BS up will never go down well in any science or engineering discussion forum! Of course not, if you make a claim that doesn’t agree with the...

The thread title question you’ve asked is probably the original/oldest one where the audiophile world started to diverge from science/the facts, back in the 1970’s. In general, all amplifiers sound the same and historically, even SS and tube amplifiers. Of course there are conditions to this...

So it wasn’t you who stated the MScaler is an upgrade and then argued that “upscaling” works, who was I “quoting” then? G

The ASR review used both a Topping and a Chord DAC. It’s entirely valid to test the M-Scaler with DACs other than Chords own, unless Chord makes it absolutely clear that it should not be used with any other make of DAC. Yes, I didn’t mean to imply the M-Scaler made it impossible to workout the...

It is the “whole point” indeed. Well done! Of course the definition of “technology” (such as speakers, ADCs, DACs, amps, etc.) is the practical application of science. Obviously it has to be the practical application of “known science” because you clearly can’t have a practical application of...

But then we’d see that noise energy (from aggressive noise shaping) in a frequency response measurement, and we don’t. The only artefacts we actually see is an exceptionally poor jitter performance but still below audibility. In a sense it does, although I suspect not as intended. It’s...

From what I read (“in coming Cd laser light activates the Q dots, which emit a photonic chain reaction, akin to a nuclear chain reaction.”), I think what he’s saying is that with his Q dots you should switch your CD player on remotely. I assume from some sort of bunker, just in case they turn...

It was measured at 172dB SPL from about 100 miles away by observing the spike in mercury levels and calculating the pressure. 194dBSPL is the absolute limit of sound waves (in air), as the rarefaction portion of the sound wave is a total vacuum at 194dBSPL and of course you cannot have less...

That depends on how far above -250dB and in which domain. In the digital domain even -250dB can be represented, providing you throw enough bits at the problem, EG. Around 42 bits or so, which is more than achieved by modern professional DAWs that have been 64bit (float) for over a dozen years...

Sorry castle but I don’t buy that. In many cases there is no question of what should or shouldn’t be humanly noticeable or in fact anything related to audibility, human or otherwise. It’s a question of basic physics and engineering, which he appears to understand very well, except when it...

You’re joking surely? Maybe it’s just that YOU don’t know or understand what audio is, you seem to think it’s some sort of natural phenomenon, like black holes or quantum mechanics that science hasn’t yet fully explained “the way it is”? That is NOT the case though, audio is not a natural...

Of course you’re technical, that’s why you equated a green marker pen with a black hole. You missed out your most accomplished technical qualifications: Theoretical pseudoscience, quantum snake oil and applied bull$hit! Just in case anyone ever unwittingly stumbles into this festering thread of...

Because I have nothing better to do at the moment, I found it entertaining and how better to respond to a troll? Don’t like your own medicine? G

As I just quoted your comeback, then your suggestion is that you should go back to “how to write good comebacks school”. So in addition to not being very good a peddling snake oil or BS claims, you’re also not very good at trolling. You must be very proud! lol G

Not unless you’re standing behind me, dude. What was that about looking in the mirror, dude? lol G

Oh dear, looks like you pressed the post button early, lol. And thanks for posting your quote again, proving again that you don’t understand “precision” and that your claim of being trained in physics must be false. We know already, you don’t understand and you were lying, why keep...

And peddling snake oil products and BS is yours, although you’re clearly not very good at it. To be good at it, don’t you have to convince people that your claims are not BS and your products are not snake oil? How does completely failing to convince people (effectively reaffirming that it is...