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| Why is Double Blind Testing Controversial? This is a very important proposal and needs urgent consideration - and should not be treated flippantly Sean. I for one am very concerned that readers of posts are likely to be biased against individual posters - for example, had I a prejudice aga... | |
| Why is Double Blind Testing Controversial? The main reason why I am not a fan of A/B testing methods is they use only short bursts of music. I find I need to live with a new component for at least a few days to get its measure. This is because, what can sound "right" in a brief listen, can... | |
| So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician? Piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar. No notable talent however. It is amazing fun getting the guitar out and playing along with a record on the stereo though - you really get into the music more than just tapping your feet. | |
| What will 6 feet do, now? I don't know, but it does. How could there be more than that? | |
| After Market Power Cables - Gold or Snake Oil? Oy Mate, my point is simple - I do not know "why" PCs make a difference, but they do. If I gave you a "why", then that does not prove anything. No matter how plausible the "why" I give you, it does not assure you of ANYTHING.What has a greater cha... | |
| Best All In One Learning Remote $500 Hi Kinsekd. My favourite remote is the Home Theater Master MX-500 at $189. But for your needs you could look at the MX-700 from the same people. The MX-500 meets all of my needs, except for one samll irritation, but controls just ten devices and i... | |
| Marble or Granite shelfs in a hifi rack? I agree Ernie that PRAT is an absolute to be striven for. However, some components have tried to be more PRAT-like by actually smearing upper-mids and/or lower treble, creating an emphasis on the attack of percussion instruments, creating a pacey ... | |
| After Market Power Cables - Gold or Snake Oil? But my point is that the "why" you might receive may have nothing to do with our claims of a sound difference, so if we are deluded you are merely asking for a rationale so that you can be deluded too. | |
| After Market Power Cables - Gold or Snake Oil? I have read so many posts that start with the "why" question, that make me wonder at whether they have any practical value at all - for anyone.My experiences with power cables lead me to see them as of similar importance as speaker cables - ie. ha... | |
| Marble or Granite shelfs in a hifi rack? I have read Ernie's post more thoroughly now and believe he is saying something quite important.Introducing any new component to an existing system is a big ask since if it replaces something that is say bright, then it will sound relatively dull.... | |
| Choice of Wire for Dedicated Line The stuff we get here (New Zealand)is directional from new, and it is possible that the Romex you get there is manufactured differently, and may be of quite different quality. The stuff we get here is usually called TPC, not Romex, and as some wil... | |
| Marble or Granite shelfs in a hifi rack? Just to get back to the original question for a moment - and not discounting my belief in the Neuance approach - my experience with Marble versus Granite depended a lot on the Marble being used. Fortunately, for once, the cheapest Marble sounded t... | |
| interconnect vs speaker cable Much as I agree in general with the conclusions of Nrchy and Gs5556 with respect to components, I suggest they actually try combinations of IC and Speaker Cables and see what they experience. I have certainly found the theory of biasing expenditur... | |
| interconnect vs speaker cable To answer the question directly, everything else being equal, I believe it is much harder to get an adequate speaker cable than it is to get an adequate interconnect. So I would not skimp on the speaker cable, I would skimp on the interconnect. Th... | |
| Any thoughts on Osborn/ Krix or Aussie/kiwi hi fi The Osborn speakers are horrid to my ears, cannot comment on the Krix. Part of the problem is that the average okker is a rocker, and the market is not large enough to support high end speaker manufacture. But the West Islanders (Ozzies to you) ma... |