rodman99999

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Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
@turnedown-      Yeah, that settles it! 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
@heaudio-      So; you, "call them out" with ZERO verification/validation, of your statements (iow, "TRUST ME")? 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
         "But has never done double blind with any verification or validation."         Verify/validate that statement, somehow, please! 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
The Farce is strong, with these two. 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
"Synergistic Research also claims to do exhaustive double blind testing, but again, never publishes anything, nor allows independent verification."         Excuse me? Synergistic offers a 30 day satisfaction guarantee, on virtually everything it s... 
What the heck do these terms mean?
For anyone, genuinely interested in audio terms, commonly used by reviewers, etc, here’s some reading from a few years back: https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/index.html 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
A, "THEORY" has never proven anything, either.      That's ALL the, "evidence"  naysayers have ever offered, in their, "scientific" pontifications.       No one will ever know, whether a component change (whatever the component) makes a change, in... 
Strange Rivers
Woulda/coulda/shoulda?       https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=vAS5sbt-8yE  
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
@markusthenaimnut-   "Do you think you need to be concerned with burn in when you are testing these tubes?"                Like virtually everything else, in this hobby, people will argue, forever, about that.     My experience parallels that of B... 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
This thread prompted me, to look at my tube stash.    If anyone wants to audition the Ken-Rad, bottom gettered, black glass, 6SN7GT/VT-231/JAN CKR; I just counted eleven.    All from the early 40's and still new.    Even one pair marked, "Tung-Sol... 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
It’s been my experience; everything matters, when it comes to life-like sound reproduction.                I’m not going to skimp on what produces the sound, that’s being projected into my (already maximized) listening room.       What would have ... 
Weird problem noticed last several playings...
My theater system sounded just like that (playing two channel music), years back, when one of my Maggie MG12, tweeter sections failed.     Have you checked the 1.7i fuses? 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
"The only new thing I found out is that TS brgp is over hyped."           Perhaps, to YOU and your tastes/biases/budget.               There’s a reason, that the Tung-Sol round plate is so popular and has been, for so many decades (even at one of ... 
Are the Stereophile setup CD’s any good?
For info on a test that eliminates many of the variables, with regards to finding out whether your system is correctly reproducing what's on your media, read this article:     https://www.stereophile.com/features/772/index.html      The LEDR is n... 
Simple question, or is it...
The sum of their educational growth = an Online Degree, from Wiki  (iow: a BS Degree).