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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
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Cleeds, I have lost count of the number of time audiophile friends have made claims and I added a blind aspect and the claim dissolved. Just for you, I will start writing them down and posting them here :-) 


How about you doing the same instead of assuming you have Superhuman hearing?
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Cleeds, I have lost count of the number of time audiophile friends have made claims and I added a blind aspect and the claim dissolved. Just for you, I will start writing them down and posting them here
Great! Please be sure to provide all of the details of your scientific tests, including the test protocol, DUT, number of subjects and trials, venue and associated equipment. The noisy minority here that is interested in such tests might find your work interesting.
How about you doing the same instead of assuming you have Superhuman hearing?
I've made no assumption or claim to "Superhuman hearing." Ever. The fact is just the opposite: I think the average listener can readily hear whatever I hear.

As for your persistent requests that I conduct scientifically valid, double-blind listening tests to suit your sensibilities: I've never conducted or organized such tests.  They are a tricky undertaking fraught with potential for error. (That's why I ask that you include details on whatever testing you conduct.) Nor is this a particularly good forum to visit to request such tests, because this is a hobbyist's group, not a scientific forum.

I have been a subject in a number of such blind tests, however. They are really tedious! The results are sometimes surprising, both for test subjects and test organizers.
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atdavid397 posts11-19-2019 8:58amIf you believe that Thyname maybe you need to hang around less threads about things that don't help your sound and more threads about things that do. That or stop being dishonest.

Not sure I understand your statement. And not sure why you dodging my repeated questions. So let's try again:

What is your system? What do you recommend? As a good teacher you make yourself to be, what are your recommendations (pick any components, speakers, amp, DAC, you name it)? Do you have anything to add to Audio forums other than what is snake oil?
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glupson2,946 posts11-19-2019 9:00am

thyname,

What is your own system?

I saw your amplifier, at least one that to me looks exactly like yours, at a recent show. Its looks exude confidence, for sure. How often do you, in real life, have to use the screen on the front? It looks like it would attract fingerprints like crazy. Otherwise, very nice.
Thanks. 

What show was that? In New York, or DC? Let me know which one, and I can tell you exactly what it was. 

Honestly, I have only used the touch screen early when I got it, to set things up. In the normal course of use, I simply use the remote control.
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