clearthink

Responses from clearthink

Cable Snake Oil Antidote
phomchick"Peter’s article seems correct to me, though it is a bit excessively emphatic in some of its points."And yet their is no proofs that is the problem with the naysayers and self-proclaimed objectivists the burden of "proofs" always fall t... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
gdhal"It’s oft times quite humorous and entertaining to read opinions about so called exotic cables that second guess what people who actually have experience with them say. What the ding dong?Except the "experience" cannot be reliably duplicate... 
MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax
cj1965"The Audiophile press's push to back MQA is "common knowledge" as a quick 5 minute Google search will reveal. The problem with the MQA pre ring post ring hoax is that a "common misconception" nurtured by a handful of industry people exists... 
Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference?
Of course cables make a difference unless you are not actually listening in which case then they make no difference. There is a lot of evidence about the audibility of audio cables right here on Audiogon. 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
wolf_garcia"I just spent some time looking up toxicity issues with graphene."Good point also AC powerlines can also be dangerous and even fatal so you may want to avoid them too and be like geoffkait go all battery that is much safer think of th... 
MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax
cj1965"cite some examples of "people who design and build audio equipment" who claim that music reproduction involves "pre and post ring" signals. I use impulse tests on a daily basis. I would like to see evidence..."hey cj1965 here’s you’re very ... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
cj1965Oh puhleeeeeze. Spend five minutes of your time Googling Stereophile and MQA and you'll have all the proof of a "push" that you need. Nobody is going to waste time giving you proof of the obvious. If you're that lazy and you don't feel li... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
Well I just think it is funny that so many here seem to complain about the "big push" for MQA by the audiophile press but they give no examples of specific articles or authors but i guess it is like some of the other matters here on Audiogon where... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
twoleftears"You only need to look at the last few months' issues of Stereophile and Absolute Sound to see a multi-pronged and significant push for MQA."I do not get those publications I do not believe in my country so it would be helpfull if som... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
shadorne"The onus of proof is on those with wild ridiculous claims"I would agree to a point and given that the cable market for Music Reproduction Systems is sizeable and so many contributors to this forum have remarked about the various sonic i... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
So you think it make’s sense for me to proof what you claim???? That is silly nonsense as any reasonable person can perceive without outside assistance! And how will you demonstrate what you claim is in fact true and accurate? 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
gdhal"You continue to place the onus of proof on the wrong party. I have provided ample opportunity for those who state the impossible to demonstrate...I do not understand this does not make sense you have made a very specific claim here you sta... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
dynaquest4"Ever been pumping gas and notice that the flow is slow? Yep. The gas delivery hose was mounted backwards. You get more fuel, faster and for less money, when the hose is mounted in the correct direction."There is not much in common ... 
Cable Snake Oil Antidote
cj1965"Science re enforces religion on a daily basis..They all (probably most) inevitably wind up talking about the "Creator"...I think the clueless ones who just accept or believe what they are told have less "religion" than those who constantl... 
Cable Snake Oil Antidote
geoffkait"Thanks for the excellent (though a teeny bit snarky) manifesto we see from several corners expressing the notion that Science today, failing to be open minded itself, is hell bent on eclipsing Religion""Science" as it is practiced late...