tonywinga
Responses from tonywinga
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing I am not against blind ABX testing- when done properly. A single person doing an ABX blind test might give them comfort and security that they are making the right choice but those results are meaningless to me. It still comes down to that perso... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing botrytis: Don’t fear it, embrace it. We learn through failures and mistakes. If you get taken- lesson learned. But to miss opportunities because you fear it could be a ruse is a real shame. Audio is to be enjoyed- it’s all about the music. Either ... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Are you sure? Perhaps an ABX test is in order. Bias is what it is all about. Some people like the sound of speaker A and some speaker B. They both sound the same to my wife. She is all about looks. Looks factor into the bias even if the ligh... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing @botrytis With that much anxiety I‘m wondering how you sleep at night. I know all about bias. I once was sure I had a kidney stone. The pain was real. I got an x-ray and as soon as the doctor told me I didn‘t have a kidney stone the pain was ... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Perception is reality. I don‘t totally buy into that, especially with today‘s technology and its ability to affect our perception. But then magicians have been amazing and delighting us with their sleight of hand since the beginning of time. W.... | |
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? Some time back, over a year ago at least, I did not think an ethernet cable could make much of a difference. Then I was reading about the skin effect, ie higher frequency signals ride on the surface of wires. It is easily calculable so I looked ... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... Some of you may recall a TV show titled, Mr. Ed. It's a sitcom from the 1960's with a talking horse. Season 5, Episode 1 titled, Hi-Fi Horse, is a great, timeless performance aimed at us audiophiles. It first aired in 1964. I had just flown ba... | |
| Synergestic Research: SCAM I bought the Synergistic dots at Axpona 2022. They work. Weirdest tweak I‘ve encountered in audio. I made the mistake of pulling one off of my USB cable going into the DAC once while the music was playing. System made a pop sound and the music... | |
| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? I know what he is talking about but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express. Gotta go. About to do brain surgery on an octopus. Need six more restraints from Ace Hardware first. | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... Scene from, Kung Fu, the TV show ca. 1970. “Old man, how is it that you could hear the grasshopper at my feet. Young man, how is it that you could not?“ | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... What I‘m saying is, if you take a cross section of musicians the percentage that have high end stereo systems and take time to listen intently is likely no different than the general population. I‘m not saying they can‘t hear their instruments. Ye... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... Remember in the movie, Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield pays Kurt Vonnegut Jr. to write an essay for him about one of his own books. Rodney‘s character gets an F on the paper with the comment, “I know you didn‘t write this paper but whoever did... | |
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? I found that Ag plated copper wire ethernet cables make a nice improvement in the sound of streaming. Some can be had for just 5x the price of basic cheap ethernet cables. For short runs that isn't too bad. I run AQ Vodka to my streamer/player ... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... Increasing detail and resolution will improve imaging. Increased detail provides better imaging cues, more air around images. An effective way to improve detail and resolution is to isolate the speakers and components. The best way to isolate i... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... I agree that a lot of studio recordings are two dimensional. The images sound great but they all line up in one plane. There are exceptions like that Blue Turk, that I mentioned- really good recording from the early 1970s. Cowboy Junkies‘ Trinity ... |