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Hey Brad, And now I have to unwatch this interminable thread. Again. :p Still, while the conversation predictably went into the "measurements VS listening" territory, I do think that original post #1 from @StandardModel deserves to remain in its original thread, which was about the Laiv...

Measurements by @John Atkinson for Stereophile: https://www.stereophile.com/content/linn-klimax-solo-800-monoblock-power-amplifier-measurements While it seems to perform great in some areas, this is simply not competitive considering the (extremely) high price tag : This would hit 100dB SINAD...

No it doesn't. This doesn't mean anything in French. Or somehow it does, in an incorrect way. I guess you would mean "À chacun son goût", or more "Chacun ses goûts", or perhaps "Chacun a son goût", that is not grammatically incorrect but sounds terrible... ;)

The reviewers you list are gushing about just anything they receive for review. Doesn't make a lot of sense. Especially when there are absolutely terrible 10k$ DACs out there and perfectly fine 100$ ones. Glad you're satisfied with your purchase, but, again, let's see how this would perform on...

- Triangle Borea BR07, 254.15€ (449€) piece, with AUDIO15 coupon at Boulanger : https://www.boulanger.com/ref/1128440 https://www.boulanger.com/ref/1153292 https://www.boulanger.com/ref/1128441 - Triangle LN01A, 271.15€ (399€) pair, also with AUDIO15 coupon ...

Nope, it doesn't. And even if break-in was a thing regarding headphones, it certainly wouldn't translate into night and day difference regarding FR.

Without any objective proof to back that up, it is everything but "hugely undeniable". ;) Especially if you're talking about digital outputs, there would be zero difference to speak about. Through analog outputs, it could be somehow debatable.

This... ...This type of mindset & speech is absolutely unsuitable for such a (great) place as ASR. The very purpose of ASR is all about highly competent people wanting to share their technical knowledge and educate others. I'm sure that's what @amirm had in mind when he created this forum...

Since you may get a signal closer to full scale with most DUTs (as Cosmos inputs are fixed), it could affect DR, and as such, SINAD. For instance, there : https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/wiim-pro-plus-review-measurements-streamer.47020/page-25#post-1788116 It also...

Thanks @amirm I had the regular Cosmos ADC Grade B, and recently got a Cosmos ADCiso Grade 0. The ADCiso is always battery powered when running my measurements. As pointed out by @Rja4000, when used in Mono Mode, I should be quite a more capable performer. I can measure 123dB+ SINAD (5V Out...

Because while it should be the case, it clearly isn't in all scenarios. First, I'm not talking about what you would hear, but what could be measurable. I measured quite a few products showing 50Hz hum through XLR regardless. It was sometimes extremely minimal, but still there all the same ...

Sold (and delivered) to @KSTR ! :cool:

That is... wrong. To say the least. ;)

They do not claim any audible improvements, tho. Same. But this could impact ultimate performance (measurable domain ≠ audible domain) out of its ADC.