Wow, you are certainly not from the "reasonable
people can disagree" camp, are you?
Look, can we all agree that the most "realistic" system is the one that distorts the original recording the LEAST. I think as a group we should all be able to subscribe to this. If somebody likes distorted sound, fine, I'm just tired of people hearing differences in equipment and ASSUMING it's better. What's worse is so called professionals telling people it's more "realistic". This is, in my opinion, fraud. I was giving Alan the benefilt of the doubt by calling him a moron.
DUDE ! ! !
Transistors are non-linear!
Transistors are very linear in their ACTIVE region which is where the amplification is done.
The horns that were
used before microphones were widely introduced
in about 1924 were, guess what, non-linear! Tape
recording is non-linear, which is why a thing
called "bias"
Better look up the definition of "bias".
had to be applied to the record
signal. Tape is non-linear, which is why an EQ
curve was necessary! All kinds of phonograph
recording media are non-linear!
I will just BET that the CD recording media itself
is non-linear,
CD's are digital
and some kind of jiggerypokery
has to be employed to create zeroes and ones that
do not look like smears and black holes!
Yes, but "moron" obviously does not refer to a
member of a group that has limited membership.
Agreed, the list is quite large. Educate yourself and avoid this list.
