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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Babcock" data-source="post: 34969" data-attributes="member: 46">Re: Digital Boards - Sound QualityHi Tim,I&#039;ve not seen any conclusive data either, but there is certainly a difference that I have found to be noticeable in terms of difficult to quantify terms such as space and depth, smoothness, etc.In the recording world, some folks have done some rudimentary measurement which has shown there to be no significant difference in frequency response, while at the same time acknowledging that there was a very perceptible difference in sound.From elsewhere:&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;The soundstage seemed wider, but not in a “phase-y” way. At the same time, the center of the image—the picture of the guitar emanating from the speakers—seemed more solid or focused in the middle, between the speakers. I know this sounds like “hi-fi” talk, but it was noticeable and repeatable. The frequency response seemed more extended from bottom to top, even though I knew the response of both converters was ruler-flat. It sounded clearer and smoother, especially in the upper midrange and high frequencies. The natural decay and low-level information seemed more apparent, giving the sound more depth from the front to the back of the speakers &quot;I don&#039;t doubt it must be measureable, but suspect that frequency and phase response a la a traditional Smaart measurement is not the right target to examine in this case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Babcock, post: 34969, member: 46"] Re: Digital Boards - Sound Quality Hi Tim, I've not seen any conclusive data either, but there is certainly a difference that I have found to be noticeable in terms of difficult to quantify terms such as space and depth, smoothness, etc. In the recording world, some folks have done some rudimentary measurement which has shown there to be no significant difference in frequency response, while at the same time acknowledging that there was a very perceptible difference in sound. From elsewhere: "The soundstage seemed wider, but not in a “phase-y” way. At the same time, the center of the image—the picture of the guitar emanating from the speakers—seemed more solid or focused in the middle, between the speakers. I know this sounds like “hi-fi” talk, but it was noticeable and repeatable. The frequency response seemed more extended from bottom to top, even though I knew the response of both converters was ruler-flat. It sounded clearer and smoother, especially in the upper midrange and high frequencies. The natural decay and low-level information seemed more apparent, giving the sound more depth from the front to the back of the speakers " I don't doubt it must be measureable, but suspect that frequency and phase response a la a traditional Smaart measurement is not the right target to examine in this case. [/QUOTE]

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