willemj
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| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera The text may give some praise to satisfy the advertiser, but the important part is the measurements section. Those measurements may tell a rather different story. Sometimes, when the discrepancy is too obvious, John Atkinson will mention this, but... | |
| Just confused about where to start I am sure the Magnepan speakers will sound great. However, I am not so sure about the Peachtree amp. Other Peachtree amps have shown pretty weird measured performance in Stereophile tests. I think a Yamaha AS 501 would be far better, and for less.... | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera It certainly applies to audio press in my country (the Netherlands) that there is a push for MQA. That push does not come with any proper explanation of what it is, or how it is better. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I would guess closer to 90% | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? Probably more so. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable The argument is that the onus of proof is on you. I agree. | |
| Just confused about where to start I have two questions:1 Do you already have a headphone amplifier?2 Would you mind using e.g. a Chromecast Audio streamer instead of a computer? I ask because computers usually have usb output, but amplifiers with usb input tend to be less common/m... | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? +1 the answer is no, unless you want to believe those who make big money by persuading people otherwise, or those who fell for the emperor's new clothes. Digital is quite simply different from analogue: the signal gets there or it does not. Do you... | |
| Streaming I noticed the same here in Holland: hires streaming for a premium price and on all material they have in hires, and just 16/44 on the rest. I don't know the proportion they have in hires. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Well, in advanced economies we have had a roughly 2% per capita growth of income over the last century or more, even though world population has increased enormously. We have more than doubled life expectancy, we have eradicated many chronic disea... | |
| 2 Channel audio room chair ideas I love the Wassily chair, but I hate sitting in it. The same applies to the chairs in our own lounge, the Poul Kjaerholm PK 22 (original Kold Christensen version). They look great in our moden interior, but after a while they are pretty uncomforta... | |
| Streamer vs computer? I do believe Redbook CD quality is the best there is when you are streaming from the internet. I am not convinced MQA is an improvement (see the relevant threads, and the work done by Benchmark and Archimago). At some time in the future we may see... | |
| 2 Channel audio room chair ideas I meant the lounge chair: https://www.vitra.com/nl-nl/product/lounge-chair. There is now also a larger version, for modern taller and heavier people.Personally I am very fond of the aluminium group and have one as a desk chair in my study. But for... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Civilization has advanced over the last few centuries by applying rigorous standards to distinguish between nonsense and truth. Some audiophiles and their obscurantist merchants like yourself (I originally meant Geoff, but it seems Audiotroy wants... | |
| Let's talk power cords Geoff when will you ever stop peddling this nonsense and waste our time? You are not stupid so you must know this is nonsense. |