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New MC22 feature: Play album from memory?
kstuart:
--- Quote from: millst on July 17, 2016, 11:10:01 am ---Yeah, I hate that when my computer has too many processes running and my Excel results come out slightly different.
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Somehow you missed that Excel is exactly what a computer was designed to do, because it is not real-time like audio and video playback.
The reason that software engineers cannot understand why two "bit perfect" playbacks can sound different is because they think only in terms of digital bits, and never on the level of PC electronics. In actuality, there is no such thing as a "digital circuit", in the sense that ALL computer electronics are analog - only the usage of the electronics is "digital".
A "bit" is simply whether the signal is 5 volts or ground. As a result, what is going on in the electrical circuits has an effect.
kstuart:
--- Quote from: JimH on July 17, 2016, 12:54:26 am ---If you're going to cite studies, please also include a link or two.
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Double-blind tests:
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/pcaudio/messages/7/70925.html
Here is a possible explanation for this and other playback phenomena, written by a DAC designer. Part one:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-john-swenson-part-1-what-digital
Part Two:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/qa-john-swenson-part-2-are-bits-just-bits
Blueline:
--- Quote from: JimH on July 16, 2016, 12:10:11 pm ---It means that the file(s) are loaded into RAM before playing them. Some people think that minimizing disk access during playback improves the sound.
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"Some people....."
Does that mean you not believe that it improves the sound?
JimH:
--- Quote from: kstuart on July 17, 2016, 07:13:07 pm ---Double-blind tests:
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/pcaudio/messages/7/70925.html
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Gordon Rankin is a very smart guy, but he's also quite an audio mystic, in my opinion.
I don't think you can rely on his test results.
JimH:
--- Quote from: Blueline on July 17, 2016, 08:20:42 pm ---"Some people....."
Does that mean you not believe that it improves the sound?[/size]
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Let's focus on how the feature should be implemented. For a debate on this subject, I suggest trying the hydrogenaud.io forum.
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