Well, it looks like that well of witty remarks finally went dry.
What is wrong with Audiophiles?
Well, many issues. The pursuit after uber-expensive interconnects, speaker cables, power conditioners, power cables can be rediculous. Not to mention Audiophiles who paint the outer sides of their CD's with a green marker. A few days ago I visited a local hi-fi exhibition in Israel. Two of the most impressive rooms where the YG Acoustics with an all NAGRA amplification and the Focal room. The speaker cables in the first room cost $70,000. That was also the cost of the speaker cable in the Focal room. One could buy a BMW or a Merc AMG or a Porsche for that much money. Does this make sense to you? And, lest I forget, I have an Audiophile neighbor in the building where I live. I offered him to borrow a CD of an Israeli singer that I admire. How is the quality of the recording, he asked. "average", I answered. "No, I can't listen to average recordings", he replied. I call that "Audiophilia neurosis".
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atdavid It is not just that there is no reasonable evidence that this expensive cable provides an improvement (or change), it is that there is little to nothing that passes for evidence for any high end cable. Such an easy test to do ...If the testing is so-ooo easy to do, why don’t you conduct the tests and report the results? Please be sure to describe the test protocols. Of course, the truth is that conducting a scientifically valid, double blind listening test is not so easy in practice. And because this is a hobbyist’s group, it’s not our job to conduct such testing for your benefit. |
I am not trying to sell anything Cleeds. I am not making exceptional claims Cleeds. However, I have probably lost track of the number of times audiophile "friends" have made such claims, but when they let me switch things without knowing what was switched, suddenly their super-human hearing claims disappear. Unlike the clique on here with their "everything matters" mantra, I am very careful about the types of products I call out .... you would also think I have some experience with these things .... |
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So what is your purpose in life @atdavid ? Just to correct your friends? I have only seen negative comments from you in here.... this is crap, snake oil, placebo, does not do anything, and so on. Which is great, you are saving the phools their money. But what do you suggest instead? What is your own system? |
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