Do you believe in Magic?

Hi Bryon,

Interesting update. I have very little familiarity with Mac's, but in connection with the volume increase, does it seem conceivable that it might somehow have been attributable to a difference in the software installation on the new internal SDD, compared to what was on the original internal HDD? Either in the operating system software, the application program, the codec that may be in use to decompress the files (if they are losslessly compressed), or settings or updates that may be applicable to any of those things.

Did you implement the software installation to the new internal SSD by installing everything from scratch, or by using an imaging program to restore a recently generated image file containing the entire contents of the original HDD, or by using a cloning program?

Did the volume increase seem like it might perhaps have amounted to 6 db (keeping in mind the rough rule of thumb that a 10 db increase is subjectively perceived as twice as loud)? A 6 db increase would correspond to the bits in each digital sample being shifted up by one bit location. In other words, if at some point in the data path through the computer a 32 or 64 bit word length were being used, and the audio data comprises 16 or 24 bits, if the 16 or 24 bits were shifted up by l bit location toward the most significant of the 32 or 64 bits, that would result in a 6 db volume increase, corresponding to twice the voltage at any given instant.

Just some (obviously very speculative) thoughts.

Best,

-- Al

if you can't explain a phenomenon, is that a reason not to believe it ?

are there not some some instances where there is no scientific
explanation for an event ? yet such events are accepted as facts.

so too in audio, some treatment may be a catalyst for a change in the performance in the stereo system. if the treatment can be studied rigorously and through a rigorous experimental design results in statistical significance, it should be accepted, regardless of how outlandish it may seem.

08-05-12: Tbg
Audiophile rectal inserts, you need some.

Wow. What a comment. Where do I start? How about...

It seems like you're harboring some hostility toward me since our argument on the fuse thread. Maybe you should talk with someone about it. Help is available.

Might I also suggest that you look around for someone else to pick on. The last two times you tried to bully me, you looked foolish, to put it politely. I gather that, at some level, you're aware of that, which is why you just came out swinging for no reason whatsoever.

And "rectal inserts"? What the...? I don't even know what joke you're ATTEMPTING to make. It's not just unfunny, it's creepy.

Bryon

Have you tried a vacuum tubed hard drive?

Bryon, he likes to bug people that are easily bugged. He's probably chuckling right now.
Some folks don't have much of a life, so having a high school type mentality seems funny to them. You can't help but feel sorry for the guy.