I have read 6 or 7 posts now claiming the 3.7+ superiority over 4.x, including my own experience.
I must have missed the ones claiming v4 is better, because I delayed moving over to 4 due to the mostly negative reviews regarding sound. I only did so after my 3.8 installation decided to stop recognizing the USB DAC and got corrupted.
Still, my experience mimics that explained here: the sound now ir more 'common', or 'veiled'.
I have asked repeatedly what could have that effect on the sound, what was changed from one version to the other, but my posts seem to dissappear into the wind every time I ask about it.
It's like a cooking recipe: the old one tasted better! That can be true or it can be an impression, because memory is frail and subjective. The only approach is to know what ingredients or proportions you changed. And try to go back to the previous ingredients and try and see if it was true or just impression.
But basing it in: there are divided opinions... is, in my humble opinion, not the way to tackle it.
Obviously, just as sound quality, that is just my personal opinion and could be wrong.
Rafa.
I must have missed the ones claiming v4 is better, because I delayed moving over to 4 due to the mostly negative reviews regarding sound. I only did so after my 3.8 installation decided to stop recognizing the USB DAC and got corrupted.
Still, my experience mimics that explained here: the sound now ir more 'common', or 'veiled'.
I have asked repeatedly what could have that effect on the sound, what was changed from one version to the other, but my posts seem to dissappear into the wind every time I ask about it.
It's like a cooking recipe: the old one tasted better! That can be true or it can be an impression, because memory is frail and subjective. The only approach is to know what ingredients or proportions you changed. And try to go back to the previous ingredients and try and see if it was true or just impression.
But basing it in: there are divided opinions... is, in my humble opinion, not the way to tackle it.
Obviously, just as sound quality, that is just my personal opinion and could be wrong.
Rafa.
