Post B6izc9AUXF0yAOQuuW by janbeta@chaos.social
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 (DIR) Post #B6ivxptgSvayx7esDo by janbeta@chaos.social
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       Unpopular opinion:The vast majority of people won’t notice any difference between a real SID chip and the latest replacements/emulations in a blind test. I include myself, especially for the newer 8580 SIDs. My hearing is quite good and I’m a trained audio engineer.DON‘T rip SIDs out of C64s!
       
 (DIR) Post #B6ivysBdRFyyLKY75U by Tristan@catnest.net
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       @janbeta But every audiophile knows "more expensive" = "absolutely necessary" 100% of the time! And don't tell them they can't hear the difference 😬
       
 (DIR) Post #B6ivysZjzdGTY5pMf2 by dmian@mastodon.social
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       @tristan @janbeta They can tell until you put them in a blind test with multiple options, and suddenly, they can’t 😆
       
 (DIR) Post #B6ivysmVEBTOBfnYYK by janbeta@chaos.social
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       @dmian @tristan I actually witnessed a blind test with well established audio engineers back when mp3s were introduced to the general public. Starting at around 256kbps, virtually nobody could tell the difference to an uncompressed signal (listening over studio monitor speakers in a treated room). And that was when the codec was in its infancy. There’s always been a lot of psychology in audio stuff, especially when it comes to selling something expensive. ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #B6iw2DzQpboKpiRIwa by phako@chaos.social
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       @janbeta ItS jUsT BeCAuSe YoU DoNT uSE GoLdEn SOckEtS /s
       
 (DIR) Post #B6iw2EB887AVPzueB6 by janbeta@chaos.social
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       @phako I do have gold plated sockets in some of my C64s! I shall replace them with full gold and use platinum wiring!
       
 (DIR) Post #B6iw2EQjC7e4CND6US by Wearwolf@kind.social
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       @janbeta @phako make sure that the whole socket is made out of gold for best results
       
 (DIR) Post #B6iw2Ed8RzZOor10pU by Sylvhem@eldritch.cafe
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       @Wearwolf @janbeta @phako And don’t forget to replace your crystal oscillator by an actual diamond!
       
 (DIR) Post #B6izc9AUXF0yAOQuuW by janbeta@chaos.social
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       @Sylvhem @Wearwolf @phako I already did that for all my machines! The signal to noise ratio is greatly improved now, absolutely no noise at all! ;P