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Talk but not walk?
Hello prof,If I may jump in and reply to your initial set of questions previously addressed to the audiotweak (he is on Holiday time:)The question remains: how much vibration is *actually* occurring in any component in question, or in the case o... 
High End is Dead?
You describe the situation perfectly as age and generational-based. Am in my mid-60s and went to a professional orchestra concert recently. Was the youngest person there by a large margin.There are few or no young orchestral lovers coming up and... 
High End is Dead?
@raigl59Thank you for the recommendation and I'll give it a listen however I prefer Sinatra..."It's a real good bet. The best is yet to come." and I am pretty sure I’ve been living here on this planet a bit longer than you ⌣ Robert  
High End is Dead?
We have yet to see any data or documentation showing where the High-End Audio Industry is shrinking, going away or dead (a whopper of gargantuan proportions). If you check Industry publications for statistics and view the distribution numbers (s... 
Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday...
There are a multitude of reasons (or any combination thereof) why a company can choose to close the doors, halt production and/or go out of business - willingly or unwillingly. What a company discloses for public consumption may or maynot encaps... 
Balanced cables
@geoffkait Instead of accusing me of misrepresentation with wordy verbiage, why not explain yourself?Robert 
Balanced cables
Besides, isn’t it the recording engineers that have been aggressively compressing our favorite tunes for the last 20 years, with no let up in sight? Thanks a bunch!Mr. Kait,The producers, record labels or whoever puts up the money calls the shot... 
How important is the rack you use for your components
There you go again Geoffrey C Kait, changing the thread topic attempting to make this a personal issue between us, so let’s waste some time and post up my meager defense. To the readership, I ask your patience as the next flow of information co... 
How important is the rack you use for your components
mr_mSorry the AEP trip offer was extended to Kait a ways back. We offered this to him in order so he could meet and shake the hands of the people he was insulting and calling names. You know be a real man and not a chicken hiding behind a keyboard... 
How important is the rack you use for your components
For one thing, no manufacturer I know claims his vibration isolation device is the absolute best, to use your words.Geoffrey C Kait, when was the last time you shopped or purchased from a dealer or heard a salesman pitching you on “the best”? Ar... 
How important is the rack you use for your components
The recent question appears to be; why scientific proof of function is rare or non-existent in the vibration management and equipment racking divisions of the Audio Industry? The opinions below are based on the studies of vibration management an... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@lancelock - any chance of providing a room number?Thanks in advanceRobert - Star Sound 
Stillpoints Ultra 5
Geez, take a Valium, Robert. NASA grade simply means the ceramic material is much harder even than ordinary ceramic material. As usual, you are avoiding answering our questions but I am regretabbly  feeling somewhat compelled to reply. Your drug... 
Stillpoints Ultra 5
Sorry for the intrusion on this thread as the topic is about other companies but there are a couple of statements posted above that question or defy reality.If you decide to go the cones route be sure to choose those NASA grade ceramics since th... 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
A slightly different take on woofer performance:I have been working with sub-woofers throughout my life. Spent years in concert reinforcement and recording industries; upon retirement moved on to high-end audio and home theater systems, designed...