On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 00:19, gene heskett <gheskett@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Monday, December 19, 2011 06:16:06 PM Fons Adriaensen did opine: >> Be very careful with what you read on 'audiophile' forums. 99% of the >> high-end audio business is based on ignorance and hype these days. > > Chuckle. I have to disagree a wee bit Fons, you under-estimate the > percentage that is all smoke and mirrors, its at least 99.9% these days. :) > > Lots of card claim 24 bit, but a monotonicity check will often fail before > the 14th bit has been fully tested. Is this on pure digital devices (where you should expect bit-perfect results)? Are you claiming that manufacturers in practice don't meet the specs listed for their devices? Does this seem like a trend, or are there just some interfaces with bugs out there? Are some brands notoriously worse than others? (just curious, since one wouldn't want to buy crappy equipment) Have fun! :) ...Johan -- Johan Herland, <jherland@xxxxxxxxx> www.herland.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
