Sorry, I misquoted, he said "evaluate them effectively".
How to level match when comparing components?
Simple question-
When you are trying to compare components, say two CD players, it is often difficult to evaluate them effectively unless you can level match the volume levels pretty closely while A-B'ing them back and forth.
What is the simplest way to do this with a reasonable level of accuracy?
When you are trying to compare components, say two CD players, it is often difficult to evaluate them effectively unless you can level match the volume levels pretty closely while A-B'ing them back and forth.
What is the simplest way to do this with a reasonable level of accuracy?
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All good discussion! While I would agree that maybe it is not the most effective way to judge on the whole the difference between components, quick a/b'ing can clearly demonstrate differences in frequency extension at both extremes, imaging, and tonality. Also agreed that more thorough conclusions can be drawn by living with a component for several weeks and then switching components in a non A/B manner. Is there a good pink noise generating test disc out there to help with this? |
Is there a good pink noise generating test disc out there to help with this? Stereophile's test discs have pink noise. You can also download a file from the Internet for free like those available here and other places. If you only have a CD player, download it and rip a CD from the file. |
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