NDS and firmware 4.4
Posted by: jon_jh on 18 October 2015
When I updated the previous firmware to 4.3 (I think this included a DSP/DAC update for DSD), I noticed a positive effect on sound quality.
Has anyone noticed any effect on perceived sound quality when going from firmware 4.3 to 4.4?
Tidal is is a bonus, but I'm more interested in uPnP playback.
Cheers
Jon
Nothing more to be said !!!
If 4.4 does at least equal 4.3 in SQ terms and is not inferior to 4.3 in any other respect (according to subjective preferences, of course) and the upgrade process is safe, I think it would be fair for users to honour the work of Naim + beta testers and upgrade to the new firmware. This would also realize a better basis for future upgrades. Just my two cents. Best, nbpf
I'd say 4.4 is at least the equal of 4.3 on sound quality, although I haven't listened as much as I'd have liked due to other commitments, so I'd say go for it with confidence.
Funny how everybody talks about sound quality but I think nobody has done a A-B comparison. And the mind can be deceptive. I am not arguing that it has become worse or better, but just as an observation.
Funny how everybody talks about sound quality but I think nobody has done a A-B comparison. And the mind can be deceptive. I am not arguing that it has become worse or better, but just as an observation.
I think everyone has done an A-B. Unlikely that many have done ab A-B-A.
I think that everyone has the ability to discriminate if they hear something that they believe allows for it. Past that it's system/room, hearing, listening, perception, personal preference and musical memory, like you say.
If you like something you like it. If you don't then you don't. And if you can't hear a difference then you can't. You don't need to justify or defend. And of course, you don't have to state a preference because, after all, it's meaningless. But where's the fun in that?
Funny how everybody talks about sound quality but I think nobody has done a A-B comparison. And the mind can be deceptive. I am not arguing that it has become worse or better, but just as an observation.
I think everyone has done an A-B. Unlikely that many have done ab A-B-A.
I think that everyone has the ability to discriminate if they hear something that they believe allows for it. Past that it's system/room, hearing, listening, perception, personal preference and musical memory, like you say.
If you like something you like it. If you don't then you don't. And if you can't hear a difference then you can't. You don't need to justify or defend. And of course, you don't have to state a preference because, after all, it's meaningless. But where's the fun in that?
You are of course right, my post was not shooting at that....., but doesn't matter, just forget the post.
On which subject, have just had to do a complete re-install to downgrade from El Cap to Yosemite, as the latest OSX doesn't play nicely with all kinds of third-party software – such as Microsoft Office 2016 – and also doesn't seem at the moment to support USB audio.
Which, as a reviewer, makes it a dead duck for me until Apple sorts it, which it seems in no hurry to do.
Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 was released yesterday, fixes MS Office 2016 and:
- Improves installer reliability when upgrading to OS X El Capitan
- Fixes an issue where outgoing server information may be missing from Mail
- Resolves an issue that prevented display of messages and mailboxes in Mail
- Resolves an issue that prevents certain Audio Unit plug-ins from functioning properly
- Improves VoiceOver reliability
- Adds over 150 new emoji characters with full Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 support
- Resolves an issue that caused JPEG images to appear as a gray or green box in Preview
not sure you'll benefit from the greatly expanded emoji set, but the fix for Audio Unit plug-ins sounds interesting...
Regards alan
Thanks – yes, I saw that, but am going to wait for some positive feedback from users before 'upgrading' again. Once bitten and all that... 