ralphpnj wrote: > I think it's time to make a distinction between normal audiophiles who > are "hi-res believers" and industry insiders who are "hi-res promoters". > For me the biggest difference between the two is that industry insiders > who are "hi-res promoters" will never try even one double blind test nor > will they ever admit that there is no sonic difference between the files > - NEVER. And as long there is "someone" who claims to hear a difference, > just as there is someone who claims to be able to hear pico second > jitter then audiophiles will always believe that there is a difference: > > > > Remember in the world of audiophiles, if YOU can't hear a difference > then it MUST be YOUR fault.
ralphpnj wrote: > Wow! I really thought that my quoting you would just get you mad so > thank you for taking it in stride. > > Now I'm wondering if you are laughing at my seemingly inflexible > attitude in that it may appear that I believe that almost everyone in > the high end audio business is a con artist of one sort or another. Well > I really don't believe that except for all the writers and editors of > all the high end audio magazines (and most cable manufacturers) :) > > Let's put it this way. One takes Archimago's test and one cannot hear a > difference. No it doesn't absolutely mean that there is no sonic > difference, what it means it that there is no sonic difference that one > can hear with one's audio equipment under normal playback conditions. > Now it is that little caveat, i.e. there is no sonic difference that one > can hear with one's audio equipment under normal playback conditions, > which leads many audiophiles into the never ending pursuit of "perfect > sound", a fool's errant if there was one. Well...was it really intended to get me mad? At least I didn't take it that way. But I guess you can mark me as a "non cable" believer ;-) I went to a local hifi store a couple months ago for some speaker cables and the sales guy was so kind to lent me 4 pair of cable: 2 pair of Kimber (a bi-wired & a single wired), MIT and HMS. Don´t nail which one they were in detail. Kimber was a 4PR and 8PR or 8VS) the other two I don´t recall. Long story short: I connected the 2 Kimber as well as the HMS and neither did I nor my son (13yrs) and my better hear a difference to the old cable (Chord Carnival Silverscreen) I had at that time. So I didn´t check the 4th cable anymore. My personal conclusion: I´m definitely cured in regards to high praised fancy cables. No "hunt" for that needed. :-) But as I said before ...my hearing capabilities, my "gear". Other people, other experiences ...I´m fine with that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ marflao's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101386
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