Recent content by ToppingSMSL

"CD players sound different" is one such farcical thing.

Any your evidence is?

Another vote for Amazon basics here.

Spending large amounts on a DAC doesn't achieve much. Unless it's for the visual aesthetics.

He's more thank likely a victim of placebo. I no longer watch YouTubers who specialise in subjective reviews.

Opinion should be based on some fragment of reality. Typing in block capitals isn't a good look when you can't back up what you say.

And they affect what we hear how? The measurements indicate to us that they do not affect what we can hear.

Well that does nothing to explain why they're not. Typing in block capitals makes people trust you less.

Way too complicated. Thank goodness for CDs.

Least expensive - cables sound the same. DACs sound the same. So you can save money and put it towards amazing speakers.

Audio Science Review measure this: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/phono-amplifier-review-index.60240/ https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/cambridge-audio-duo-phono-stage-review-updated.46659/

There are countless videos on YouTube explaining why cables will not sound different (unless their measurements fall outside very wide parameters which would be a design flaw).

Nowadays I use digital downloads or CDs. Not that interested in vinyl.

No the cable naysayers know that cables do not affect the signal in an audible way. It's irrelevant whether someone thinks they improve the sound or reduce degradation of the sound - it can be shown scientifically that you aren't going to hear a difference. Doing a null test, for example, shows...