[LAD] HDSP 9652 and Behringer ADA8000

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 02:27:42PM +0200, Adrian Knoth wrote:
 
> I've already posted the following blind test:
> 
>    http://adi.loris.tv/converters/
> 
> One device is Lynx Aurora 16, the other one is Behringer ADA-8000.
> No information was given whether A=Aurora and B=Behringer or vice versa,
> and audio engineers were asked to judge.
> 
> They failed, the outcome was equally distributed, so it's fair to say
> that not even trained ears were able to to hear a difference.
 
No surprise.

With *that* test file (distorted, probably clipped, 1 dB dynamic range)
even a 6-bit AD/DA would sound perfect. 

Ciao,

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