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| a great take on big$ cables Pabelson:you have to invent and carry out some sort of blind testYou got it... A long term test...How do you know you're not imagining a differenceYou can measure differences (how about 0.25% difference?) in THD between the two and still won't be ... | |
| a great take on big$ cables If you eliminate all the factors that make things sound different, then they sound the sameBut they don't sound the same and even YOU will notice that. Yet, you will not identify the boombox in a DBT. I'll bet $1000 against your $100, how about th... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Pabelson: Of course boomboxes have their own speakers - crappy ones with tonal anomalies and bass rolloff. You must equalize the spectral coverage and levels to have any meaningful conclusions. Furthermore, if you take what you would consider a ba... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Then you'll understand why people really can hear differences between boomboxes and better systemsSame speakers (for frequency response) and level matched? Is that a real claim - or a guess? I'm smiling here... cause I know the answer... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Mark02131: There is not a shred of "scientific" evidence that says any such thingNot the DBT itself, but in regard to our sonic memory. But why hypothesize about it? Try it yourself as I proposed with a boombox and your $$$$ system.I've been a par... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Snofun3: suddenly the difference was, errr, let's say, much less perceptibleSo, are you saying that you are **as satisfied** with your system in the **long term** with Radio Shack cables or generic 99 cent interconnects from the flea market?If so,... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Snofun3: My claim is very simple. Since the method proposed (i.e. DBT) is worthless (and there is lots of scientific data that says that is true) for determining audible differences (whether they exist or not) then my proposal is to make a judgeme... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Snofun3: I tried zipcord and didn't like it, so what should I do? Listen to it anyway?! Please solve my dillema for me!My solution is to listen long term. In the end, you get a good feel of the character of sound. Obviously that is not something y... | |
| a great take on big$ cables Bigjoe: I agree that it's best to correct the problem at the source, but most people just buy equipment to listen, not to fix it...Coming from some background in power electronics (many years ago...), I appreciate these issues. Unfortunately I fin... | |
| a great take on big$ cables This is a minor correction to my last post in this thread.Jitter is measured in picoseconds, not nanoseconds. That's how sensitive clock circuits are. Jitter in the order of 300+ picoseconds already has a major impact on sound quality from a digit... | |
| a great take on big$ cables The following is my engineering interpretation of power cord contribution to good sound. If you have to ask, then I also didn't think they'll make a difference, but reality strikes, my friend!I've heard amps distorting big time with certain (expen... | |
| a great take on big$ cables If you trust DBT, then let me suggest a simple test to make anyone laugh. Borrow a $99 boombox with a CD player and play it through your main speakers instead of the little plastic pieces that come with it.Play it and your main system with the lev... | |
| I need ICs for my system. Anyone have this set up? This particular unit "choked" lesser amps.You should play with it and with the amps plugged into the outlet, preferably a dedicated run. You might want to consider a passive line filter in that case.The power conditioner might do some good on the ... | |
| Interconnect set-up from pre to 2 mono-blocks? Do these amps have a switch to bridge the two channels into a single mono amp?If so, then switch it to "bridged" mode, connect the speakers as the manual says and try the right input. If you hear nothing, then try the left input.If the amp is stri... | |
| Liquid Ceramics cables Has anyone heard these? Ceramic conductors might exhibit a higher resistance than metalic ones. A cooker which uses high current may cause excessive heat buildup in such conductors, and that heat might be beyond the design specifications of the product.Just to be on the ... |