The Audio Critic

Geoffkait:

I am not saying you, you personally, cannot hear wire. I am not saying any particular individual cannot hear wire. I am saying IF, they can, why don't you/they demonstrate that ability? This whole so-called debate in audio, would and could be ended forever. In 20 minutes tops. Just ONE PERSON has to demonstrate they can hear wire or amps.

No one is OBLIGATED to do so, but I cannot imagine why they would not want to do so. Not to mention the million bucks.

Also, since you can hear wire, it seems a given, that you should be able to hear ANY Component more complex than wire. Can you? Ever owned mono blocks? Did you hear a difference in the two? Can you detect a difference between stereo amp channels? Can you hear a difference between two amps of the same brand and model ?

I would think that a person with the hearing acuity to hear wire should be able to hear all of the above, and more. It also seems to me, that person would be miserable as an audiophile.

Question: When you change wire, why do you do so. Is wire sold stating the changes it will make in your system's sound? If not, how do you know wire to buy? What claims are made by the wire makers? What do you listen for after installing a new wire?

Thanks

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*****It is amazing that he continued to publish so long given that the only message was that it really did not matter and one is wasting money when buying anything but the cheapest stuff out there-*****

The last review of a power amp I recall seeing in TAC, was on the Parasound A-21. MSRP, $2500 USD. Hardly the cheapest out there. Does he own Parasound also??

He gave it a very positive review. Measurements were outstanding. Build quality excellent. Said it had that "High End" look and feel. How did he say it sounded? It had no sound, just like any other well designed stereo amp.

Sorry. Better luck next time.

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*****It must be quite the burden being the only sane person in a world full of delusional people.******

Lord Yes!!

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Avoid noise and distortion and all should sound as good as possible.

Its that simple. Many ways to do it. It takes focus and time mainly.

The rest is largely subjective. But nobody benefits from noise and distortion. Sometimes it is very subtle. Making a change changes that plus other subjective things. Hard to sort through....

Just focus on minimizing noise and distortion and it will all be OK. Need not cost much. However good full range performance on a larger scale will always cost more than on a smaller one.

Without having ever heard of this guy before, if the facts are as Larryi represents, then that should be all one needs to dismiss his opinion as untrustworthy. Not saying he is right or wrong, but such a person has no credibility. I'm not going to get into the great wire debate but I do have a quibble with Geoffkait's post

You do realize that many audiophiles DO hear differences in wire, no? The person that can't hear differences either (1) has a problem with his system, (2) has a problem with his hearing, (3) lacks experience in what differences to listen for, or (4) his system is fine but not revealing enough for him to discern the differences.

There are at least two other possibilities, Geoff:
1. The person who heard a difference was mistaken.
2. The "test" was flawed.

Before you flame my butt, remember I'm questioning the logic of the argument, not the truth of it. And per my comment above, I would not place any weight on statements made by someone whose ethics/honesty/integrity are as reported.