"Distortion can sound subjectively good, but its not correct and is something to be avoided."What? You do not like pulling styrofoam over glass?
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Regarding two aftermarket power cables: "These differences in the shapes of the musical waveforms are far too small to see or measure with even the most sophisticated technology, yet we as listeners not only routinely discriminate such differences, we sometimes find musical meaning in these differences."
Nonsense. Just because people claim to "routinely discriminate" differences doesn't mean it's true or they're right. Apparently many have witnessed UFOs but that doesn't mean they actually saw extraterrestrial visitors, does it? Some have seen/heard a deity speaking to them "routinely"; does that imply that they are surely communing with an unseen/unmeasurable spiritual force(s)? Can we not put a little more effort into confirmatory reality-testing first when "the most sophisticated technology" can find nothing in 2020? (Of course, speaker cables can measure differently as per here, here, even if not necessarily audible in many cases by the time we connect amp to speaker.)
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Nonsense. Just because people claim to "routinely discriminate" differences doesn't mean it's true or they're right. Apparently many have witnessed UFOs but that doesn't mean they actually saw extraterrestrial visitors, does it? Some have seen/heard a deity speaking to them "routinely"; does that imply that they are surely communing with an unseen/unmeasurable spiritual force(s)? Can we not put a little more effort into confirmatory reality-testing first when "the most sophisticated technology" can find nothing in 2020? (Of course, speaker cables can measure differently as per here, here, even if not necessarily audible in many cases by the time we connect amp to speaker.)
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"Musica Cordis Forty-10. http://mcaudiotech.com/" It may simply be my taste, or lack of thereof, but those speakers were not that impressive to me. In fact, I was puzzled by all the praises they got at Capital Audio Fest 2019. |
"So, is there any strong objection to my insistence that working with comparison of entire sets of cables is the best method of demonstrating their capacity to change systems?"What will a set of cables for a receiver consist of? "The objection that cables are hooked up to components should be seen as a moot point. Try listening without components, just cables." Did you want to say... The objection that cables are hooked up to components should be seen as a moot point. Try listening without cables, just components. |
Life writes strange stories. I became a Bible scholar scientist on an Internet audio thread about aftermarket power cords. glupson 01-11-2021 6:26pm Yes, Noah’s Flood May Have Happened, But Not Over the Whole Earth | National Center for Science Education (ncse.ngo) |
I am all for blind testing and I read the designer's (I assume) response under the review of above mentioned ABX Comparator... "First of all, the capacitors, integrated circuits, diodes and resistors are not in the signal path at all." What is the use for so much electronics in what is supposed to be an inert device? Audio by Van Alstine ABX Comparator Review, Part 1: Audio Store & Wiring - Page 2 of 2 - Dagogo |
"Further, I have attempted to return the discussion to the topic at hand." What an attempt... "I’m deeply religious, reading a great scientific book right now called Carved in Stone which uses petroleum industry data to assess the Earths lithography. Yup, there was a global Flood. Mockers will always mock what they do not understand, and a favorite trick is to use a false dichotomy between religion and science." By the way, reading what you wrote in subsequent posts, the book and the findings you conveyed do not support "global flood". I am not saying it did not happen, but only that three continents do not make a globe. |
douglas_schroeder, "Of course, glupson, you will default to the most extreme, invalid comparisons, completely ignoring the context. What else would be expected of you? Pathetic." It is a bit strange that a person who brought Biblical stories about the great flood into the thread about aftermarket power cords is complaining about me going to extremes and ignoring the context. Are you practicing for a sit-down comedy show? |
"I am uninterested in the pedigree of systems you have heard, and of the potential manufacturing problems of some cable makers, as I believe these are tangential, and not pertinent to my point. :)" It would mean that buying a $100 receiver and $100 set of speakers and connecting them with the world’s best speaker cables would make it all sound fantastic. The pedigree of systems cables are tested on is not tangential, it may be more relevant than those cables themselves. As many who have tried different cables would tell you. Not having interest in relevant variables during any kind of testing renders the results irrelevant. |
"By the way, I haven't owned a TT since the mid '80s, punky Brewster."Was it really punk? The Record Players: DJ Revolutionaries: Brewster, Bill, Broughton, Frank: 9780802170897: Amazon.com: Books |
"Elements of Acoustical Engineering - H. Olson" Be careful with it... Acoustic design and noise control: Rettinger, Michael: Amazon.com: Books And with this one... Analog Electronics: Devices, Circuits, and Techniques: 1st (First) Edition: Gerald E. Williams: 8580000082029: Amazon.com: Books |