glupson

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A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"For sure the future is not in cables market... :) "Looking at the number of "true wireless" earphones on the street, it does not seem that the present is that rosy either. 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"I like technology when it works and it’s easy to use."That is why most of the people may be better off if cable designers dedicated their talent into designing better wireless than better marketed cables.A person I know had asked me if he should ... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"^!^ Actually it's already been done in the form of Active DSP speakers, but it's a step backward in term of sound quality."I did not mention active speakers not to disturb audiophile pretensions of separates."...it's a step backward in term of so... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
^^^ How do send wireless info from the amp to the speakers?That is the question. The world has gone wireless, but most of the "audiophiles" have not noticed. 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"when we get to the end of all that, we find that analog cables, in an all triode or v-fet system, is the only real functional signal capturing and playback chain."To repeat, if you truly want to advance signal transmission, figure out better qual... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"Which is how we got to the current stories about all the kids freaking out about how WE...the older crew, somehow had all the magic music during our time."In my experience, that is what older crew likes to think about "their" music. I have not he... 
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
"Dire Straits? Been to too many audio shows? :-)"I meant that so many people here mentioned Dire Straits. 
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
So many Dire Straits. 
Emotional rollercoaster
"U.S. mags would never contemplate this as they'd immediately lose all kinds of advertising revenue..."Wouldn't the same happen to those British ones? I know nothing about differences. 
Emotional rollercoaster
cd318,If we ignore speakers. do those British magazines ever do group tests of other higher-end equipment? I have never paid attention to that stratification and, until you mentioned that nobody compares directly, have never noticed this differenc... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
"If you think otherwise you’re brain dead!"Can you think and be brain dead? 
Too good a post to waste
Where is geoffkait? 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
"Tim had compared them to power cords costing upwards of ten thousand dollars a copy, and he blew them away."It would have had more weight if someone else had compared them. 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
Just to remind everyone, on a consumer level current world is cableless.Ask any 20-year-old what cables are for. She/he may not have even one in their posession and yet be entirely functional. Many, if not most, have only cable for phone charger. ... 
Emotional rollercoaster
cd318,"For example where, in the miles and miles of column inches can you find a group test review of high end speakers?"At some point, I have not cheked in some time, British magazines had comparison tests of speakers. I am not sure how believabl...