I 1st decided on a few methods/guidelines to rule out any false impressions.
- Analog generation source.
- Same signal to all converters.
I split & recorded the signal into the analog line inputs of a Lynx, API, TC, & a MBox. All levels are roughly matched to within .1dB.
The files below are the 24bit/48khz recording from the four converters. Download the files, can you hear a Night/Day difference? Can you tell what is what?
A/D Conversion, can you hear the difference?
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