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| Which audio component would you like Santa to place under the christmas tree for you? stereo5"I have been asking Santa (my wife) to give me a 21 year old blue eyed blonde girl about 120 pounds with long hair and long legs and a sexual appetite to match. I am disappointed every year."I am surprised that our esteemed moderators hav... | |
| Ansuz Not everyone can afford luxury products and that is just the way it works of course you can find cables that are much less expensive than this that is what you should be looking for. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? " To be cured though, required the belief that one would be cured. All religions are based on this concept as is much of the audio industry in the 21st century. "This is nonsense and the very reason that this thread was closed is because it offere... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? The reason that comments have been turned off for the thread in question is it should be obvious related to the challenge initiated in the original posting which was that socalled naysayers who claim snake oil and fraud should prove their case in ... | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS " willemj, If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? "He is not as smart as he pretends and the rich are not as stupid as he thinks, simple! | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS @willemj " Long live the stupidity of the rich. "Good for you do you feel better now? Sometimes releasing your extreme inner frustrations and emotional angst can release you from the pressures that concsume your daily existence and hold you back... | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS "It is one of many examples of greedy business practices in the audiophile market, and naive customers...extortionate prices are a tax on ignorance." This is a very silly remark there is no extortion going on here because there is no coercion you ... | |
| Opening a can of worms " I built some cables and it never once crossed my mind that some magic hocus pocus might change the sound, and over time I compared them with another old set I had and there was NO difference, and that's expectation bias? "Yes that's the very e... | |
| Opening a can of worms " I've built a few sets of cables. I've never head any kind of change over any period of time. "Expectation bias because you are no more immune to it than those of whom you accuse of being a victim of it. | |
| Opening a can of worms " Hearing cables "improve" over time as they "age or burn-in," if sincere, is total expectation bias. Psychologically....that is: "The tendency for experimenters to believe, certify, and publish data that agree with their expectations for the outc... | |
| TriPlanar tonearm outward skating issue " Raul, IMO you owe Triplanar and Lew an apology. Your statements are false and uncalled for. "Raul will not apologize because he really believes he has done absolutely nothing wrong I think you need to understand Raul and the many claims he make... | |
| How to choose a cartridge you can't hear on your system? inna:"chakster tried many cartridges, both vintage and modern. Why do you argue with him before doing the same? This reminds me the thread regarding power cords. Go ahead and try"Maybe you should check your facts inna before espousing your fervent... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? " rolls lack the ability to participate so they troll ... can't afford any expensive gears."This is a very true assertion and in fact those who cannot afford the cost of a high performance Music Reproduction System actually suffer a form of what t... | |
| How to choose a cartridge you can't hear on your system? chakster said:"cost has nothing to do with performance, if you think $1000 is modest price then you are ignoring the world of vintage cartridges, they are all under $1000, sometimes 50%, but they are easily killing those $3000 MC carts"You can kee... | |
| How to choose a cartridge you can't hear on your system? inna said: "...this can be a very costly mistake. Besides, many brands don't have anything that I could call 'cheap'. Over $1k is not cheap, at least for most."It sounds like you are using a very inexpensive turntable perhaps something like a Cr... |