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| In defense of ABX testing "Especially the reviewers, who do us a disservice by endlessly writing articles claiming the latest tweak or gadget revolutionized the sound of their system.""Can you show us some scientificly valid listening tests that were done comparing individ... | |
| In defense of ABX testing One more try:http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=108062If this doesn't work, the thread is titled: Problems with Blind ABX testing - advice needed. | |
| In defense of ABX testing Actually they are not my words. They're from a post on the hydrogenaudio website. I'll try to post the link again:http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=108062. Anyway, ABX testing has been around forever, and it works. Its used exte... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape Even mastertapes from the 1950's can sound great today, if they were stored properly. Witness the recent floods of jazz reissues. | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? Atmasphere, I've been thinking about your always thoughtful comments, and I think you're missing something. I know that you are using the top of the line Classic Audio speaker, which is a design that I've admired several times at RMAF, particularl... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? I don't agree that speakers that excel at full-scale orchestral will also excel with metal. Especially current metal, highly compressed and recorded digitally. Even during sustained crescendos, metal is full of textures and sharp transients. Not m... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? I listen to a lot of metal. Some conventional speakers do metal ok, but I think there's a reason they use big horns at rock concerts. The best sounding metal I've ever heard was recorded music (Alice In Chains) coming out of big JBL Horns before a... | |
| Would vinyl even be invented today? For that matter, would two-channel even be invented today? Unfortunately two channel is here to stay, for (at least) two reasons:-The billions of recordings that were made in two-channel-The immense popularity of headphones | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi The top audiophile components of today are clearly better than those of yesteryear, which is why favorable reviews abound. The problem is that too many reviewers refuse to look at a component in a critical fashion, which requires him/her to make a... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? I second Atmasphere regarding volume limitations. I've also noticed that they excel with certain music types: small group jazz, chamber, vocal, small acoustic ensemble music. I would not recommend single driver for loud rock, electronica, or symph... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Horning Eufrodite: 98 db sensitivity, 8 woofers per side, no crossover. With 10 watts will fill a large room with full-range sound. A very nice speaker. | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi The editors of the online blogs and the glossy mags need to up their integrity levels. What are we to make of an editor/reviewer who states that the latest DCS stack is the ultimate in digital playback, and a few months later says the latest Berke... | |
| Please help with the cable burner Do you doubt that cables (or any component) generally sound better after they have been used? The phenomenon of break in is well-accepted by the audiophile community. If you don't hear any difference, that's just your personal experience. | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? There will always be tradeoffs. With a well executed single-driver speaker you might not notice the downsides, but they would become obvious if you compared to a good multidriver speaker driven by a powerful amplifier. My two setups: Musical Affai... | |
| Please help with the cable burner Who's to say that cable burners don't hasten the burn-in process as advertised? On the other hand, there's probably no guarantee that such a device won't damage the cable. For those in a hurry you can always plug the cable into an air conditioner ... |