Since Eelco enjoyed recording the MU2 podcast with John Darko so much, he promised to return soon and discuss more general audio topics. Darko’s ’10 myths’ series appeared to be the perfect stage for that. In this episode Eelco states that so called myths are often attempts to simplify complex matter, in other words “blanket statements”. He shines his light on the following ‘myths’:
1. Reality is the reference.
2. A loudspeaker should look like a loudspeaker.
3. A driver is ‘firing’ somewhere.
4. A toe-in setup of loudspeakers gives a blurred stereo image.
5. Room EQ can improve a great system.
6. Vinyl sounds better than digital.
7. Ripped CDs sound better than lossless streaming.
8. High sample rates are necessary for imaging.
9. The DSD format has magical benefits.
10. Carefully balancing separate components from various specialist manufacturers offers the greatest chance of high sound quality.
If you’d love to learn why these are myths, the podcast is well worth a listen, at Darko Audio or on your favorite podcast platform.
