Well maybe it IS my hearing


Hi everyone,
Lately I've gotten into some lively debates. One thing which I'm afraid we don't take into account enough is our own personal hearing. Truth is there's now way I can hear like I did when I was 20 something. So, quite likely I hear very differently than other A'goners. Just because I personally can't hear a difference in a power cable / tweak doesn't mean you don't. I don't make that claim. 

However I think it is also unfair to accuse me of having an agenda if I can't.


Lastly, if I can't hear a difference, the financial value I place on a more expensive tweak = zero. That's just the way my wallet operates. I'm not buying to impress others. My stereo is not my Mistress whom I must serve with more and more expensive shoes.  I just made her a very pretty red and carbon fiber and aluminum power and she's going to have to be happy with that.


I do take exception to over broad, fact less claims of performance however, or people working very hard to explain to me how wrong a person I must be if I can't hear a difference.


I think this is good for you as well. Buy what your ears tell you have value, and don't be swayed by crowds.


Best,
E
erik_squires
Erik's runnin a Luxman 509 if I remember correctly, finding power cord materials to enhance that is going to be an ongoing venture, imho.
I've wondered if it would improve the quality of conversations here if the Audiogon site software automatically added a small icon, in the shape of an ear, next to a commenter's user name that, when clicked, linked to a copy of the commenter's hearing test done by a board certified audiologist within the last two years.


 sfar ...not going to take up arms in erik's defense, he does that quite well. I'm just wondering why the silly post?
How refreshing, that someone frequenting this site, actually realizes there are varying levels of aural acuity, possibly responsible for an inability/ability to hear certain things.  KUDOS, Erik!
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