08-May-2023, 20:48
Years ago I tried turning DPM off and left it off which meant making a configuration file with it turned off, the DPM setting isn't "sticky" like the balance, bass, and treble settings are. The recent posts on this thread prompted me to try DPM On again.
It does make a difference and I can understand why some people like it. For example, on some music I found that it gave a different feel to the leading edge of transients. Having DPM on seems to alter" the leading edge of the transient in some way, giving a slightly different definition to the sound. It can sound nice and "punchy" in a way but it's not quite natura to my earsl. I listen to a lot of acoustic jazz and I felt that acoustic bass sounded a bit more like an electric bass than an acoustic bass in a way.
Overall, music sounds more "natural" to me with DPM off but that is definitely a personal and subjective opinion. I've gone back to that but listening with it on again for a day was interesting. I can understand why some people like it on and why others like it off. Since we listen to music for enjoyment then it makes sense to me to have it on or off depending on which way you prefer it but my preference is for DPM off.
My recommendation would be to try listening with it on and with it off and just see which way you prefer it. It does make a difference. I have no doubt that if all of the people involved in the amp's design thought that having it on was definitely better than having it off, there would not be a switch setting to enable us to make the choice for ourselves. I think the switch is there because some people involved in the design of the amp preferred it on while others preferred it off.
It does make a difference and I can understand why some people like it. For example, on some music I found that it gave a different feel to the leading edge of transients. Having DPM on seems to alter" the leading edge of the transient in some way, giving a slightly different definition to the sound. It can sound nice and "punchy" in a way but it's not quite natura to my earsl. I listen to a lot of acoustic jazz and I felt that acoustic bass sounded a bit more like an electric bass than an acoustic bass in a way.
Overall, music sounds more "natural" to me with DPM off but that is definitely a personal and subjective opinion. I've gone back to that but listening with it on again for a day was interesting. I can understand why some people like it on and why others like it off. Since we listen to music for enjoyment then it makes sense to me to have it on or off depending on which way you prefer it but my preference is for DPM off.
My recommendation would be to try listening with it on and with it off and just see which way you prefer it. It does make a difference. I have no doubt that if all of the people involved in the amp's design thought that having it on was definitely better than having it off, there would not be a switch setting to enable us to make the choice for ourselves. I think the switch is there because some people involved in the design of the amp preferred it on while others preferred it off.
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