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Headphoneus Supremus
One does not exclude the other. As tassardar says: it depends on what you compare it with. An R2R sounds more natural than most sigma deltas artificial detail. Compared to Denafrips it's more lively and detailed because the Denafrips are more rounded and warm (I disagree with slow). Compared to Chord is laid back. You need to consider the frame of reference the reviewers are using.One reviewer says detailed and exciting, another says warm and laid-back...
I found r2r to sound more like how I hear acoustic live music while my SD DACs sound overly detailed and fast. I like to compare it with photoshop 'unsharp mask' filter. Overshoot of edges like from dark color to black to white to light color. That is why pinstripe shirts on video can flicker on a screen when there is movement. The way to remedy this is to put the 'sharpen' on zero. Way more natural and no flickering. That's not lack of detail because the amount of real information is the same for both. You can't invent information that was not recorded with an algorithm. You might say 'what about enhance with AI'. Yes, but you need lots more computing power for that plus the results are not real. Just like deepfake videos. If you want to fool yourself into thinking it's real thats your choice for the blue pill. Enjoy your juicy steak.
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