2007-11-21, 15:23
SleepyP Wrote:I don't understand how you would seem to know so much and have such snobby equipment, and yet do something retarded like compare MP3 sound quality to CD sound quality. This not comparing XBMC's post processing or the DACs in the Xbox to your CD player DACs in a fair apples-to-apples contest. Compare a CD with good source material through the same monitoring system in the same environment with the only variable being the Xbox and the CD player, and then report back your findings on how much you think the Xbox DAC effects sound quality. That will in turn help you determine if an external DAC is a waste of money in this context.
The comparison I was describing was using PCM wav against my CD player, not MP3 (should of made that more clear), and I've hardly professed to "knowing so much" - you asked me for description so I gave you one. And as for "snobby" equipment I find that a bit insulting, my setup is pretty mid range as far as hifi goes but I have no intention of replacing it. It's not like I've spent £1,500 on a mains conditioner or some over rubbish like that, that's snobbery my friend!