While I understand the need for re-direction in this particular case and indeed agree that it had to be made, it reminds me of a similar frustration that I feel every time I see an article on WhatHiFi on a television or an iPhone. I think WhatHiFi might be better off posting articles on hifi.
Is it bettered?
Please to hear it.
I'll make some comparisons WiiM Pro Plus DAC against five times the price Eversolo DAC Z8 and it'll be interesting to see how close it comes to the Golden Boy
I saw a video recently where they did some blind testing, about 10 participants, and two of the setups were actually the same. Not duplicated gear, they just repeated with the same equipment that had just been used. Something like 90% thought they could hear a difference. They just played the same thing again, having allowed an amount of time for pretending to change certain components.
The participants are already been primed to expect a difference due to the nature of the experiment. They will assume others can hear a difference, so don’t want to look stupid compared to their peers & will hear a difference to fit in.
I don't think this Jason is quite as brainwashed as some.
I think you're being a wee-bit pedantic, its a £600 v £200 DAC, we're not comparing apples to apples. I simply want to gauge the VFM aspect of the WiiM Pro Plus and whether this is good enough to live with, without spending stupid amounts of money on a DAC
Thank you Gray, you're always a great sport
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My most pointless purchases lately was a pair of stereo bookshelf speakers, purchased simply because the new price was reduced by £300 from the RRP. I Assumed that because they were much newer than my older speakers and the same brand, that they would sound better. The shop owner said they would sound better. They didn't. Then I made another even more pointless purchase. I bought another pair. These were multi award winning bookshelf speakers, again I assumed that because they were somewhat larger than the earlier pointless purchase, and multi award winners, that these would sound brilliant. They didn't. They were dull and lifeless sounding. I hope this helps people like me, who rush in to purchases having made assumptions that turn out to be erroneous. Ha ha. I sold both pairs and ended up back where I started, with a pair of speakers that I like the sound of.
Not really. Last purchase was the Dalis a year ago. Although better all-rounders, only purchased them to downsize a little. The TB2s were good enough quality to keep. That's why the Dalis weren't pointless or were they necessary. I fall somewhere between.
Concur. You cannot rely on Youtubers opinions. One of the pros and cons of technology.
Woah there Neddy....I said you weren't totally brainwashed - you hear differences in USB cables so we need to be wary of you 😉Thank you Gray, you're always a great sport
Never judge a man by the length of his USB cable but respect him for the quality of his digits....................
Or any opinion for that matter, but especially when it is not based on actual experience.
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