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Originally Posted by Mattia
Barsur,
just a quick question.
In the light blind test you performed and mentioned before, how was the DP-510 connected to the DC-300?
It was connected to the analogue inputs or digital? Because if connected in analogue (so with another AD/DA passage in the signal path) the DC-300 was as transparent as the others, that would I think be an ulterior testament of his quality.
And to further abuse of your patience: do you find any difference (regarding CD material obviously) in going digitally from the DP-510 to the DC-300 versus going analog?
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My DC-300 is normally in the following sysem: Accuphase DP 90 digital into DC 300 in Accuphase A100 and than to Harbeth P3ESR. This is one of my beloved aystem which I own. Absolut wonderful.
For the light blind test, I had following configuration: Accuphase DP 510 analog in DC 300 in Accuphase A 70 and than to Magico S1. I used the analog input for comparison reason, because C290 and C2420 doesnīt have digital inputs.
I compared (no blind test) the digital input against the analog input of the D-300 and the digital input seemed a little bit more transparent. But ofcourse without blind test this statement has no value at all.
If you know what is playing than comes normally a psychologic effect. Typically for example, if people know that they are listening to tubes. In one of our last blind test, I compared a Mcintosh tube amplifer against a solid state Mcintosh amp. People thougt they would here to the Mcintosh MC 275 because I told them so, but instead they were listing again to MC 452. But everybody told me how much "warmer" the music is now with the tube amp. But I didnīt switch the amps, they were listing in reality again to the solid state amp. They were shocked how big the psychologic effect is in audio.
Best regards
Martin