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I mean, electrically all of those things will just attenuate amplitude, not really effect signal oscillations, which is actually what sound is ...
All they're doing is effectively adding a small resistance to the signal which will just lower the volume in effect. Adding any amplifier will fix that
It was never about sound quality. Sound quality was the justification for spending money and showing off. Just like so much of consumerism.
Yep. Just like the fuckers walking around with $2500 sunglasses.
Those sunglasses don't do anything that a $20 pair can't do. And they don't even look all that different.
The important part is that they enable absolutely disgusting consumerist snobbery, allowing some very vapid people to think that they're better than other people because they have the expensive sunglasses.
In just about any kind of product you can think of, there are brands catering to this kind of conspicuous consumption.
Did the banana have gold plated contacts??
Without a good DAC, even the cleanest input gets muddy
Ewww, why dont you just jack into your private opera in your living room
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Had one for the last 20 years, but all good things must come to an end and so it was with mine. Got burned out due to all the power fluctuations the ice storms brought us. Surge protectors can only cope with so much I guess
I just want DECENT audio quality and metal construction so that it lasts and the plastic doesn't break from light wear&tear
