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Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions?

Guys I have noticed that certain members start with technical back and forth in discussions which look like they are self serving, to prove how smart or knowledgable they are, rather then forwarding the OP's original question.

Shouldn’t these discussions be moved into a separate post about technical stuff ie the techical merits of bibolar vs mosfets for example, if these members want to do that?

I think most member don’t care if a Krell amp uses brand x or y for transistors vs a Pass or any other amp, I think most people are more concerned with what the sonic differences there are vs specific technical arguments that are not related to the sonic flavor or design methodologies that these product use to produce their sound, what do you guys think?
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georgehifi
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If I were trying to sell high end stuff on these forums based on anecdotal subjective sonic performance then I would not welcome technical comments,

Correct as technical comments could prove that product to be unsuitable to do a specific job it may have been asked/touted to do.

Severe EG: $20k Wavac 300b SE monoblocks to drive Wilson Alexia .9ohm load in the bass speakers.

Cheers George
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atmasphere
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Gee, and all I'm trying to do is learn about the science behind the Synergistic blue fuse which uses Quantum Inductive Coupling. Can anyone explain that to me in a non-technical manner?
Yes. Anytime you see the word 'quantum' associated with an audio product, it is an indication that you should turn around and run! as hard as you can until you are a very long distance away. Of course, you won't get away from the quantum, but you might be a bit further away from where you saw the word. And maybe also the audio product in which it is supposed to reside.
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Somebody asked, Can anyone explain that to me in a non-technical manner?

To which atmosphere replied,

“Yes. Anytime you see the word ’quantum’ associated with an audio product, it is an indication that you should turn around and run! as hard as you can until you are a very long distance away. Of course, you won’t get away from the quantum, but you might be a bit further away from where you saw the word. And maybe also the audio product in which it is supposed to reside.”

>>>>>>With these exceptions: Bybee Quantum Purifiers, WA Quantum Chips, Silver Rainbow Foil, Quantum Clip, the Red x Pen, Morphic Message Labels and The Super Intelligent Chip and of course The Teleportation Tweak and a great many others. And everybody’s favorite - the Photos in the Freezer Tweak. 😳 Let’s not forget the humble CD laser is a Quantum thingamabob.

There is almost no line dividing Quantum Mechanics from Standard Physics. 😬


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hifiman5
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Remember what teo_audio stated earlier in this thread, "Facts are an agreed upon reality. An agreed upon projection. They posses no reality of their own - whatsoever."

Facts are not stubborn things as a noted politician once said, they are irrelevant and non-existent.  Not things at all.
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