10-Nov-2015, 13:34
(10-Nov-2015, 12:03)GuillaumeB Wrote: ...
One notable experiment which I think I reported on here involved comparing a Linn Akurate DSM to a Totaldac d1 server with both connected to the Devialet master at the same time. Toggling between the two it was very easy to hear which one was the Akurate DSM (and I'm pretty sure I could have done that unsighted). The Akurate sounded "dull" whereas the the Totaldac sounded lively. After grounding the Akurate using an Entreq cable (connected to a ground box) it became very difficult to tell the difference between the two sources (in classic A/B testing). The Totaldac was not grounded in this experiment. I found this result to be almost a smoking gun in proving (to myself!) that the Entreq system was doing something.
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Guillaume
Well, I guess that observation ties in with Frank's suggestion that the Entreq boxes may actually be injecting more noise into the system making it sound subjectively brighter and more open.
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