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RE: Just how sensitve is our hearing?

Posted by PaulF70 on March 7, 2025 at 12:22:19:
Nope. Definitely not.

The source is the Schiit Yggy with a Zout low enough to not be a factor.

Also I know what impedance mismatch vs. *increase in purity* sounds like.

I'm not asserting that I am certain I can hear THD & IMD at those levels and that that is what accounts for the difference in sound. But it is something related to the active circuitry.

(There is a reason why very high-quality passive linestages, such as the Placette, have the reputation they do.)