jimjimbo Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Lost a bit of respect for Guttenberg after reading this article... http://www.cnet.com/news/for-the-serious-audiophile-the-chord-2qute-digital-converter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 A quote from PWK comes to mind here: There is no such thing as high fidelity, something either has fidelity or it does not. Basicaly, you can't add something to the chain and make it sound more like the original, or sound better than it's weakest link. Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He should have stuck to printing presses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 He should have stuck to printing presses. I knew that was coming..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He should have stuck to printing presses. I knew that was coming..... I debated going that way or making a Police Academy reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenarrow Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He should have stuck to printing presses. I knew that was coming..... I debated going that way or making a Police Academy reference. Everyone's got to make a living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 With a review like that I need a dozen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Another magical mystery box... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He should have stuck to printing presses.it wasn't his type... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 With a review like that I need a dozen! Having been in the world of pro photography and audio both as a pro and amateur (the difference is simply whether one cashes a check or not practicing either), I have never encountered as much TOTAL BS as I have in the world of Audio for CRIMINALLY overpriced products. $15,000/pair copper wire anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Looks / Reads like any other DAC review I have read by a multitude of people, they all gush over the gear, I try and stick with consumer reviews here and other audio forums, amazon etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I can't remeber reading anything Mr. Guttenberg didn't like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 i pretty much refuse to read reviews anymore as they love everything. bunch of payed adds if you ask me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/portable-audio/portable-audio/portable-headphone-dac-amp-roundup-apogee-one-centrance-mini-m8-oppo-ha-2-v-moda-vamp-verza.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm not sure if anyone has actually read anything on Chord products but apparently they are very good (not another mystery box or anything). Maybe not in my price range for a stand alone dac but.... Based on the Chord site the 2qute is based on the QuteEX. They state: " In keeping with the rest of Chord’s DAC range, the QuteEX doesn’t use an off-the-shelf DAC chip - instead, the clever guys at Chord use a bespoke, programmable circuit, which they customise to provide the best digital-to-analogue conversion possible.Read more at http://www.whathifi.com/chord/qute-ex/review#dUq4IesKrcZ5zZQ7.99 " I guess custom logic commands a price. I'd like to hear one against the new PS Audio NuWave or NAD M51 for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 One of the last articles I heard of that diss'ed a product, the manufacturer sued the magazine saying the article will hurt their sales......of course it was Bose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Lost a bit of respect for Guttenberg after reading this article... http://www.cnet.com/news/for-the-serious-audiophile-the-chord-2qute-digital-converter/ Assuming that there is any interest in possibly understanding why anyone might say stuff like this -- and this also goes back to Bose and dipole radiating loudspeakers, as well as using amplifiers with too high output impedance, etc... Many people listen to their loudspeakers in rooms that are a bit too small and using recordings that are actually pretty awful to listen to (but are perhaps regarded as "audiophile reference recordings", nevertheless...). Anything that increases the perceived size of the listening space is typically regarded as "better". Words like "increased depth of soundstage", "better ambiance", etc. are used to describe these really artificial devices and "enhancements". It then becomes necessary to defend these kind of devices by saying that accuracy of reproduction isn't the goal and doesn't matter. PWK and others that have worked with him showed that you don't need those "enhancements" if you've got much better loudspeakers and better room acoustics than most everyone uses nowadays. This is what I think about when I read articles like the one that started this thread. I don't lose respect, I just think about how distorted the idea of "hi-fi" has become when you step away from the "accurate" standard. This is but one place that it leads you--and it gets very difficult to defend with a straight face--if you know better. Two quotes come to mind: "The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision" (George Eliot) and "If you have knowledge, let others light their candles by it." (Margaret Fuller) The last quote is appropriate when we encounter those instances were we see these types of, well...indiscretions, by people that should know better. Chris Edited July 23, 2015 by Chris A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 OT alert: "The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision" (George Eliot) This reminds me of one I read many many many years ago. To paraphrase it: "The burden of patience is with he with the most wisdom" Ok, back to the thread..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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