Nevertheless JA decided to include the comment. In the review, JA measured the distortion in an area where it does not influence the sound. On the one hand to influence the DAC sound, on the other hand to clean up the power supplied to the DAC chip. However, in the Nyquist the tubes are used for several purposes. In the failed Nyquist review, JA was measuring some distortion induced by the tubes used in the product. I only find them questionable, if they are taken out of context and used to harm others. They are often very helpful to understand a product better. Science has not yet worked out all those intangibles.ĪnshulNothing against measurements, on the contrary. On the other hand, we know there is much more to how a product sounds than just measurements. If Brinkman Nyquist is a poorly measuring DAC, that is not John's fault.
He is not only technically sound but also tries to be fair & balanced in his assessments. So what would you want John Atkinson to do? Just give a uniformly rave review to very component like some of the The Absolute Sound reviewers? Before anyone gets upset, please know I am not lumping every reviewer of TAS in that category!
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