Comments on: Mojo Audio – A Glimpse of the PCM Promised Land

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By: Benjamin Zwickel, Mojo Audio

Benjamin Zwickel, Mojo Audio — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:24:00 +0000

I don't believe in the superiority of one digital format over another.
IMO the way the recording is engineered, edited, and mastered plays the
most significant role.

On the other hand, many professionals in
the recording industry agree that DSD recordings are best decoded with a
single-bit DAC and PCM recordings are best decoded with a multi-bit
DAC.

Considering the majority of recordings available today are
only available in a PCM format, and considering that nearly all
recordings released in DSD format were edited, mixed, and mastered in
PCM format, it was an easy decision for me to focus exclusively on
multi-bit non-oversampling DAC design.

For more info on digital
formats, digital resolution, and modern recording technology, I've
written two blogs that may interest PFO readers:

http://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/dsd-vs-pcm-myth-vs-truth/

http://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/the-24bit-delusion/

Of
course if you want even more detailed information on these topics, may I
suggest reading the many references I used. Most of my references are
papers written by well respected recording engineers and companies that
make equipment for recording studios.

Enjoy!

By: Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:56:00 +0000

In reply to Stephen Fleschler. I have been listening to PCM since it first came out and my systems, houses, and rooms have changed over the years. I have owned different preamps, amps, and cables over the years and have had all tube systems and all SS systems. The sound of PCM remained the same regardless of system components or different rooms.

By: Stephen Fleschler

Stephen Fleschler — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 05:52:00 +0000

I felt that PCM CDs sounded inferior to analog until the last 10 years. I started hearing superior sounding CD reproduction and decided on an EAR Acute CD player. It took a superior A/C cable, RCA cables and NOS tubes to bring out the analog sonic quality. I never heard as bad PCM sound as you describe. I have 7,000 CDs with both great and poor remastering but not that bad. I also have 25.000 LPs. Maybe your ARC equipment and cables are distorting your sound.