Again I must respectfully but vehemently disagree

If Bits really were just bits (as stated above) then there would simply be no difference between ANY CD Players with a Digital Out into a G61 / G68 / 861. They would ALL sound the same.

This means that there would be NO difference between some of the Sony CD Walkman`s with Optical out, some CD Clock Radios` with Optical out, some Apple, Dell, Toshiba and HP laptops with Optical out, a $100 Walmart CD Player and a Meridian / Wadia or similar player. If that`s the argument, then I would quite simply and completely disagree

I think we should ALL be aware that there are THOUSANDS of scientifically knowledgeable people over at AVS Forums (and similar Forums) who would SARCASTICALLY LAUGH at OUR choice of Meridian Processor as they would vehemently maintain that there is no difference between the De-Jittering and Processing characteristics of a $500 Sony / Pioneer integrated Amp and a Meridian Processor. They would pose similar “Bits are Bits” and “I can`t hear any difference” arguments to the ones posted above. (Even a cursory look at AVS Forums will confirm this)

I wouldn`t imagine that you consider that you have the “Superhuman” hearing that they maintain is necessary to hear the difference between your Meridian processor and CE Integrated Amps. Likewise, I would maintain that I (and many others on this board, and elsewhere) can hear a difference. We don`t claim ANY “Superhuman” abilities, but we do claim we can hear a difference.

In the same way as your abilities to hear Processor differences should not be dismissed out of hand, our abilities to hear Player differences should not be simply dismissed as somehow “biased” or lacking in knowledge about A/B Testing or how to Rip CD`s.


SNS (responding to your specific Taunts)
Funnily enough I think it is you bias that shows thru when you manage to mention “Expensive Cables” twice in your post even though I didn`t mention cables even once in mine.

As regards having no experience of Ripping CD`s, all I can do is laugh. Suffice it to say that I find it ASTONISHING that there is little or no mention on this board about HOW to perform a proper Rip. There is no mention of what Operating Systems are best (and there are many documented and significant differences between OS Kernels) Likewise there is no mention of the importance of Sound Cards (and most importantly their Drivers) when Ripping CD`s. You may think it doesn`t matter but it does

You`re entitled to your opinion but not to dismiss others` opinions out of hand

Enough said

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