Ok, so I am currently a little over my head as far as the high level A/D/A converters. And I realize this is probably not the best forum for this disccusion. But what I am hearing is perplexing so I will clarify and ask one more to clear the air. Looking at this diagram:
I have a sine, a triangle, and square wave. I am sampling in this case at three points resulting in the 3 identical digital representations. I don't see how any kind of filtering will restore each wave accurately. Or is PCM sampling working in a completey different manner? (And yes, Bob's book is on its way)
But I guess the real issue I was getting at to begin with is are these differences in these different high end converters really that signficant? Is this a Steinway vs Dusendorfer argument or Steinway vs Kawai argument? (And thats still a bad analogy because I know a good pianist who love Kawai and hates Steinways)