On Thu, 11 May 2006 14:19:28 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
With a stark, clear, intimate female vocal/acoustic backing (Regina Lund
'Unique') CD on my *crystal clear* and very revealing Pinkies (Firewood
Horns with Fostex FE103E fullrange drivers) I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT SPLIT
THEM!!

To me they sound about as *identical* as you could get!! Treble, bass,
background detail (of which there is plenty), 'recording noise' &c. -
the whole works!

Really, it's what you'd expect. Latest D to A convertors should only be
better than 20 year old ones - after all, why go to the bother of
producing a chip that will be made in millions if it's not decent? The
design cost is less than pennies over the run.

Which leaves the analogue part. Same thing applies - a decent op amp
doesn't cost large manufacturers more to buy or make.

I've got a long held feeling that makers like Sony who sell several
different CD players at different prices actually degrade the cheaper
models.

What makes you think that they sound different?

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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering