Exactly so Chris Marshall. Very few of us are even the slightest bit interested in hooking up test equipment to all the various bits of hi-fi, if you have bought then already you have elected to trust the designer. If you are reviewing with the intention to possibly purchase, then one has to trust one's own ears and the surroundings.
The fact is that it is very easy to hear differences in the digital domain, well it is for me, and most of it surrounds the issue of noise or hash, either EMI, RFI or just plain 'dirt' coming through the mains. The digital domain seems to me to be much more sensitive to this hash. When we were all analogue, equipment choice seemed to rely on what combination of components smoothed over this 'noise', hey even embraced it in some cases, and you ended up with a sweet spot of a set up.
I have certainly not let the 'science' crowd overtake my views on the Regen, nor any other piece of equipment, I always trust my ears. Unique to me, not the same as anybody else's ears. All I know is that the Regen added to the strengths of my Dev 200, and thus improved my listening experience.
Cheers
Allen
The fact is that it is very easy to hear differences in the digital domain, well it is for me, and most of it surrounds the issue of noise or hash, either EMI, RFI or just plain 'dirt' coming through the mains. The digital domain seems to me to be much more sensitive to this hash. When we were all analogue, equipment choice seemed to rely on what combination of components smoothed over this 'noise', hey even embraced it in some cases, and you ended up with a sweet spot of a set up.
I have certainly not let the 'science' crowd overtake my views on the Regen, nor any other piece of equipment, I always trust my ears. Unique to me, not the same as anybody else's ears. All I know is that the Regen added to the strengths of my Dev 200, and thus improved my listening experience.
Cheers
Allen
Devialet 220 Pro, TQ Black Mains & Ultra Black Speaker Cables, Naim Ovators S600, Sonore microRendu (Roon & HQP) with Uptone JS-2
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