mrskeptic
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| Power cable from wall socket to power strip @macg19 Of course they do. It's called marketing. They are VERY good at it. How is it that SO many people don't grasp that? Are humans really that gullible? | |
| Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to ................. I think about the future when it comes to tube replacement time and the cost involved. Since I'm not a man of means as some folks here clearly are, I shy away from equipment with more than 2-3 tubes. | |
| Effects Of Power Cords On Electrostatic Speakers Expectation bias. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Unless they have an excellent return policy or aren't too expensive to begin with, I'd say none of them. | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? Great DACs will always cost more, I have had a fair amount of experience recently with a couple of budget DACs (Schiit Gungnir and Yggdrasil), versus some $5K and several $10K, and a couple of $20K DACs. No comparison. Will likely remain that ... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? More subjectivity stated as fact. Will people never learn? | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? Does an amplifier benefit from a sturdy well-built amplifier rack? In a word, no. | |
| Is simpler better? Contrary to some audiophile popular belief, separate components don't usually sound better but they give you more options. You can swap out the various components seeking that mythical nirvana of sound, but you also stand a great chance of noise w... | |
| Let the Games Begin Interesting that the "I know what I hear" crowd is apparently not replying. Then again, Fremer once referred to objectivists as "science based no-nothings" so I guess it's not surprising that when actual science proves something that audiophiles b... | |
| Baffled by Pricing Strategy Maybe believers in the fallacy that more expensive products are better. Kind of like some companies won't allow their stuff to be "on sale" because it supposedly cheapens the brand. | |
| The Symphony of the Audiophile: How Do You Define Enjoyment in Sound? I feel sorry for people who are so analytical that they have a hard time enjoying music. Those that are so concerned with achieving the "perfect" sound that they spend more time listening for problems than actually enjoying the music. I know a g... | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects You probably had the Clear Reflection connected backward and the electrons got confused. 🙄 | |
| Can an audio rack be that important? Can an audio rack be that important? Second only to power cables, or maybe it was high dollar electrical outlets. No, I think the most important thing are Marigo VTS Tuning Dots. | |
| Magico's M9 They'll probably sell all they can build, likely to people who care more about the price than how they may sound. | |
| I'm thinking about a low watt tube amplifier? Don't do it! Maybe you haven't been reading the threads, but the consensus among the know-it-alls is more watts sound better. (I kid, but too many people believe such ignorance). |