Considering that I don't see a scientific way that such an effect could occur — unclean DC would affect the semiconductor elements in a linear fashion — I'll have to leave the conversation here as we're definitely straying into audiophile pseudoscience, which I can't support.
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Replying to @kuschku @SwiftOnSecurity
lol, you haven’t heard it! that’s pseudoscientific. it’s just mainly two things, electrical noise which the dac has to filter / reject, which it can’t do perfectly, and jitter, which effects time domain stuff, on the usb. pretty widely reported, incl the designer of the dac
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Replying to @DanielleFong @SwiftOnSecurity
You've studied physics, you're a scientist. You should know better, you probably do know better. If you're actually not trolling, please educate yourself, study the science behind it (the real science, not audiophile BS), measure it, repeatedly, and don't trust your own ears.
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Replying to @kuschku @SwiftOnSecurity
i used to come from that direction in thinking about sound, but found to my surprise that things like e.g. good, balanced cables, optical connections on a DAC, 24 bit audio etc made a noticeable impact. not trusting your ears is… counter to how to do music/mastering imho.
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Replying to @DanielleFong @SwiftOnSecurity
Psychological effects will surpass any actual differences above a certain price point, and the tech you're describing is far beyond that point. That's why trusting your ears is wrong, your mind will try to justify any purchase you made. It's like an addiction.
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Replying to @kuschku @SwiftOnSecurity
the degree of certainty you have about this is remarkable
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Replying to @DanielleFong @SwiftOnSecurity
The same applies to you, except that I've got scientific evidence and measurements on my side, and all you've got are anecdotes and perceived truths.
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Replying to @kuschku @SwiftOnSecurity
i’m talking about the thing that I did and listened to! it’s not subtle! telling someone across the internet that they must be an audiophile bullshitter because you can’t understand the scientific reasoning for why they might have heard an effect is kind of aggressive, no?
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Replying to @DanielleFong @SwiftOnSecurity
I'd recommend measuring the DC levels with an oscilloscope, if the issue really is as noticeable as you claim, it'd be interesting to see what's actually happening. But switching to toslink isn't a solution, if it's that bad, it'll affect other components and functionality too.
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smdh
sure, an oscilloscope may show you some things, but i have to press back on this notion that you cannot make a change, pay attention, listen, and notice a large effect on audio equipment, with your ears.
would like to put this conversation down now, tbh
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