The Absolute Sound disects SAM

[Delija]

What we were quite shocked over, was that the overall sound was better when no SAM effect or DSP effect was used.

I don't see why you were so supprised

Every DSP processing applied on the signal deteriorates the sound quality - resolution, transparency, dynamics. So far, I haven't heard any DSP processing which is applied on one part of the frequency range that doesn't affect the signal on completely different frequency range. Even very simple ones like high-pass filter. It's just the question whether the benefits of DSP usage are greater than drawbacks.

The higher the quality of the system - the easier to hear the DSP artifacts.