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| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Hmmm . . . surprised that two of my classic choices haven't been mentioned!Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon (I prefer the Sony Mastersound only slightly over the 24 bit new stereo mix) and Welcome to the Machine (I prefer the new stereo remaster... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @geoffkait , I think you are off base on this one. Speakers first . . . Obviously speakers are complex interrelationships between components, crossovers, etc. Knocking one off is not necessarily impossible but more difficult than a brass weight,... | |
| Moto_Man's Scam Of The Week I don't disagree that room treatments (usually absorbent) can help room acoustics. But that being said, I would like to see the difference between this HighEnd Novum PMR Premium MkII and a bronze wok or maybe one of my copper serving bowls . . . ... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @almarg , "The real question, though, would be whether differences could be distinguished between this $6800 weight and another 3+ pound weight having similar contact area and costing say $50 or so."You are exactly right. The question is not wheth... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @geoffkait , hysterical! :) | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @tomcy6 , so true! Pull the blindfolds out and see what reviewers say about a product! That would be embarrassing indeed! The key is that they don't know whether they are listening to the super duper best thing since sliced bread or the same $20... | |
| Powerful, smallish floorstanders with high WAF? I have Focal Diablo Utopia III's and they have huge WAF and they sound great. So everybody's happy! :) | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @agear , my music system is currently Focal Diablo Utopia III’s, a Plinius SA100mk III upgraded and reconditioned power amp, a Plinius M12 upgraded and reconditioned pre, and a Naim NDX to stream music (FLAC or DSD, as available) from my server to... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @geoffkait , "Something tells me the only ones who are hot to trot to conduct double blind tests are the ones who’ve already made their minds up, you know, the died in wool skeptics. Skeptics claim these outlandish audiophile gadgets can’t pass a ... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible So many questions, so little time, LOL!@tostadosunidos , I sense a DSOTM fan .. . . :) The "holy grail" of DSOTM refers to the 1983 Japanese 1st pressing of DSOTM (matrix CP35-3017 on the CD itself) and also referred to as the "Black Triangle" ve... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @geoffkait , you are not suggesting that a double-blind study, which is the gold standard of valid research, would not be appropriate to expose the charlatans, are you? The placebo effect and the power of expectation are both powerful factors whe... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible GON is not a policeman of crazy stuff on here. But It just galls me that anyone would fall for this type of exaggerated tweak on such ridiculous claims. I would hope that people on here, even the $10K cable people, get some common sense on this ... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @mapman, I'm not sure that we'll ever be able to sort out all of the nonsense. The reason is simple -- I and most people don't have access to some of the egregious snake oil like the $5800 (new) Dalby D7 to be able to run it through a double-blin... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible @czarivey , I live in South Beach, sometimes shop at that Epicure, and you're right about some of those prices .. . unbelievable!@mapman , your comments about gullibility and good value are certainly true. What I object to are the ridiculous ma... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible I actually started this thread marveling at the combination of the audacity of the claims made by the people selling the snake oil, coupled with the gullibility of those willing to accept those claims and actually buy something based on them!I hav... |