mrtennis
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| Laying it on the line hi doug:with all due respect,you would would be better off not making statements with factual evidence to support your position.you have opinion on your side but not knowledge.i am aware of your experience. you are a reviewer, you have gone to sho... | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put hi seattlehifi;here is the problem :suppose you set up a stereo system, based upon what you think constitutes great sound. then i set up a stereo system based upon what i consider great sound.i will probably prefer my stereo system to your stereo ... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? hi tbg:i am an economist/psychologist in terms of education. i was an operations research analyst and computer consultant before i retired. i have an extensive background in mathematics and i took a logic course as well.psychophysics underlies muc... | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC hi tubegrover:how confident are you:regarding the three dacs that you recently auditioned, suppose i could pick the stereo system and the tubes, would you bet that i would pick the ss dac that was universally preferred, or would you bet that i wou... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? hi mapman:there is a reason for all phenomena, but it may be unknown at the time. one is not omniscient. | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- you spend an excessive amount of time, listening to music, buying and selling components, and talking about the hobby.what constitutes "excessive" is determined by a panel of psychiatrists or psychologists.the hobby can be a disease if one neglect... | |
| Laying it on the line hi counterpointsa12:what you have said is not inconsistent with what i said.we are at the mercy of recordings, with all of the associated variables you mentioned.then we take the recording and hope to hear something worth listening to. | |
| Marantz SA8004 is fundamentally musical hi smargo:i am tube oriented and have never found a solid state dac or player that, to my ears was not bested by a device containing onr or more tubes.so let me ask you, does the marantz have any characteristics of a classic tube sound, or is it "... | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC hi d patterson:i have been thinking about what you said. the fact that i have not heard the metrum octave.i think however, that you missed my point.let me put it in another context.i would say that i would make you a bet. the terms as follows:i wi... | |
| Laying it on the line if the source is the recording, the best source with the worst stereo system will always sound better than the worst recording with the best components. if you start with garbage you end with it.so lets all find master tapes and be done with it. w... | |
| Do Cable Makers Know Their Own Products? hi rrog:could you please explain how you can ascertain the sound of a component ?thanks | |
| Do Cable Makers Know Their Own Products? it is impossible to know the sound of a component, because, it is part of a stereo system. you can't listen to a component by itself.you can't know what a recording sounds like.my assertions can proven by applying number theory. essentially it is ... | |
| Speaker cables comparison chart:: Much Needed amp, speaker and cable is the issue here. a given cable may have different effects when amp and speaker vary, so the project proposed is impractical. there are too many variables. | |
| Do you believe in Magic? if you have confidence in your perceptions, there may be occasions where there is no rational explanation for what you hear. | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put in the last few years many small manufacturers, selling direct have come into existence. no doubt, such a phenomenon poses a threat to an audio dealer.however, it also raises the question of whether a consumer is better served by a manufacturer or... |