The hostility towards Pete is based on ONE issue. Has
nothing to do with reviews or company ownership. He has to
be trashed because his truths, and his courage to state them,
threaten the entire con.
He didn't play right, so he has to be expelled from the
sandbox. If he was not a man of integrity, he could have
been one of the most celebrated gurus at any of the 'high-
end' rags. All he had to do was say, I can hear WIRE, and
All amps have their own unique sound, and humans can hear
that uniqueness.
I am not an 'audiophile' nor an engineer. I have normal
human hearing. My thoughts and questions are as follows:
Wire is the simplest of electrical components. IF, a person
can hear the differences between Wire, shouldn't that
person be able to hear the difference between something
loaded with devices and as complex as an audio amp? of
course they would be able to do that.
THEN, If you can hear wire, shouldn't you be able to hear
the difference between the two channels in a stereo amp?
Lot more stuff there to affect sound than found in wire.
Surely you would be able to hear the difference between
mono blocks. What about amps on the same assembly line,
serial # 1 vs Amp serial #2 ?? The differences there are
surely greater than between two pieces of wire.
My point is, if you can hear wire, you should be able to hear
EVERYTHING!!
Of course you can't. It's called self-delusion. But, you can
make some quick cash, one million, by demonstrating that you
can hear amps and wire. That money has been of the table
forever.
BTW, if you know of someone who has demonstrated he can
hear wire and amps, inform us please. The statement "I
can hear a difference" don't count.
But the reason I even bother is that, I just hate to see a
bunch of loud mouthed know-nothings trash the founders of
this hobby. They were there when it was a real hobby. Guys
built their systems. Ordering a ready made mega buck
stereo component, is not a hobby.
Cheers
