Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Jafreeman, it appears that this is the Furutech paper you were referring to. I read through it. It appears to me to be written more intelligently than a lot of the cable literature manufacturers provide. Although the quantitative significance of a lot of the things it discusses is debatable, and will certainly tend to be system-dependent. Also, keep in mind that the effects of most of the parameters it refers to, as with most cable effects, are proportional to length. That would include resistance, inductance, capacitance, skin effect, proximity effect, and several other parameters that they did and did not mention. Obviously an audio cable is typically far longer than the wire in a fuse. That said, I don’t doubt that fine results can be obtained with that wire, just as I don’t doubt that fine results can be obtained with wire from other manufacturers whose design philosophies and approaches differ. Geoff, in response to your latest post that was addressed to me I’ll say simply that various "explanations" have been offered in the thread for the benefits people have perceived to be provided by the SR fuses, and I stated my opinion concerning those explanations. I also stated a reason why in my opinion having a confidence-inspiring explanation can be valuable. Generalized discussions about the need or lack thereof for proof of assertions that are made in forums are irrelevant. Also, regarding your (Geoff’s) comment that: Skeptics in the real sense - not the sense you see here often - requires rational debate and inquiry and investigation, not some knee jerk response like, But you can’t prove it! That type of thing is straight out of 12 Angry Men. Even in a murder trial proof is not a requirement for conviction, only the preponderance of the evidence. And the evidence in this case is piling up.The evidence that is piling up is that in most reported cases the fuses provide considerable benefit, not that the explanations of those benefits that have been cited are the reason(s). Also, for the record, the "preponderance of the evidence" standard applies to civil actions, not murder or other criminal trials (in the USA, at least). In those cases the standard is "beyond a reasonable doubt." (I have a law degree in addition to my two EE degrees). Regards, -- Al |
OK, Al, I’ll see it your way, "beyond a reasonable doubt" it is. My assertions are beyond a reasonable doubt. Not beyond a reasonable doubt for you and Moopman perhaps but for someone who will listen to reason. I notice you did not actually present a counter argument to my assertions. That must be a lawyer trick. Case closed. ;-). If people spent as much brain power trying to figure out how something works rather than trying to figure out why it can’t work they would be much better off, to paraphrase PT Barnum. geoff kait |
