Fair question. A DAC won’t restore the information that has been discarded by a MP3 encoder on a file however it does enhance the content that is already there so yep, certainly a difference.
One could also say that you’re able to more easily distinguish the difference between a Lossless and MP3 file when listening through a DAC. > On 14 Feb 2016, at 9:20 AM, Richard Bartholomew > <richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > Just as a matter of interest, can DAC improve the sound of compressed files > such as MP3 or do you really only notice the difference on lossless? > >> On 13 Feb 2016, at 20:27, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >> >> I don’t knock people for having analogue systems or anything else and you >> pretty much summed it up yourself when you talked about people getting what >> they could afford to buy and that’s fair enough as I’m in that boat too >> however I do look around for the good audio and if it means I have to save >> and wait? Well so be it and that attitude has proven its worth beyond >> question. >> >> Yes an open mind is what’s required but all this wasn’t really the point I >> was trying to make, I was asking the question how best to describe the audio >> difference to someone between what you hear through a DAC and most audio >> equipment and the difference is certainly that of night and day. >> >> You don’t need good hearing to distinguish the difference though certainly >> you need some decent speakers or some reasonable headphones, you’re not >> going to notice all that much with your $2 earbuds which a lot of people are >> perfectly happy with. >> >> Its like MP3 files I guess, they’re perfectly acceptable when you’re >> listening on the bus and so on but you soon notice the difference when you >> start listening to music on CD’S and so on through reasonable equipment and >> the difference is even more pronounced when you turn on that DAC <smile>. >> >> >>> On 14 Feb 2016, at 7:11 AM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: >>> >>> Hi! >>> Well, this is a good question as i am often very skeptical when hifi nerds >>> speak out their minds. >>> I think that others might think of them as not very open minded. >>> I am not a hifi nerd in my own perspective. >>> But people know that i am very audio intrested and that i do want good >>> audio quality. >>> TO be honest i don’t hear some differences other might talk about and >>> people may or may not judge me for that or laugh at me for that but i don’t >>> care. >>> I think you should try to be very open minded and very very humble and not >>> critisize them for having their analog system for example. >>> I know you do but maybe they do not think you are humble enough. >>> We are talking about audio like an evangelist talks about Jesus. >>> Its like a religion where evrything we might say is the very word. >>> /A >>>> 13 feb. 2016 kl. 20:02 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: >>>> >>>> I have a question which someone might be able to give me some advice on. >>>> >>>> I've been using DAC'S for nearly 3 years now and there's no doubt about it >>>> in my mind that they do truly enhance the music listening whether it be >>>> through a good pair of speakers or through headphones. >>>> >>>> Okay fine so how do you tell someone just how good a DAC actually is when >>>> they're stuck in "The Analogue World" for want of a better description. >>>> >>>> You tell them about your DAC and they say something like, "Yep but I've >>>> got this CD player or that Sound Card", fact is though that its still >>>> analogue and - unless you've gone out of your way to buy some top notch >>>> gear - and most people don't as they don't walk into Hi-Fi specialist >>>> shops - then they just have no idea what they're missing so how does one >>>> describe that in words? >>>> >>>> The only really good description I can think of is that a DAC enhances and >>>> expands the sound stage - in other words you get far more detail of the >>>> music -, the instruments are heard as you've most likely never heard them >>>> before if you've been listening to analogue equipment. >>>> >>>> I went looking for a DAC for someone last night and even I got a shock >>>> when I saw the prices they were selling for, one can buy a DAC which >>>> handles sampling rates from 32-96KHZ for $40 Australian, not the DAC for >>>> me given I have 192KHZ/24 Bit material here but its a good starting point. >>>> >>>> I doubt whether it would come anywhere near my Rotel when it comes to >>>> performance and the like but again, a good starting point for anyone who >>>> wants to get into the DAC game. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 14/02/2016 5:49 AM, John Gurd wrote: >>>>> Hi Mary >>>>> >>>>> I think you would notice a massive difference. I haven't heard the Oppo >>>>> PM3s >>>>> but judging by the reviews they are certainly on a par with the P7s and >>>>> would sound incredible with the HA-2. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >>>>> Trethowan >>>>> Sent: 13 February 2016 18:03 >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>> Subject: Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived... >>>>> >>>>> Very definitely >>>>> >>>>>> On 14 Feb 2016, at 5:01 AM, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting. I wonder if it would help the sound on my Nexus 6. >>>>>> Something should! >>>>>> >>>>>> Oppo makes a pair of headphones that seem to be quite favorably >>>>>> reviewed, at least by amazon purchasers. These are the pm-3, and they >>>>>> sell for a cool 400 bucks, so not cheap. One reviewer even compared >>>>>> them favorably with the P7. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ********** >>>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>>>> halfwits in this world behind. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
