jh901 wrote: > None of you can explain how the laws of physics are being violated.
That's exactly the point: one CANNOT violate the laws of physics which is any and all properly set up and properly conducted DBTs involving audio speaker wire always yield null results, i.e. random guessing,. The laws of physics correctly predict that this will be the case, i.e. that any speaker wire which is capable of properly transmitting the electrical signal from the amp to speakers, e.g. the wire is the correct gauge for the length of run, and that the wires will "sound" the same. After reading and rereading many of the posts made on this section of the forum over the past few weeks I see a particular logical fallacy being repeated over and over and it goes something like this: 1) There are two different speak wires that after careful sighted evaluations and listening tests appear to "sound" different, even though all the laws of physics clearly state that this should not be the case. 2) The same two speaker wires are evaluated using a properly set up and properly conducted double blind test or series of tests and these all yield the same null results, i.e. random guessing, which is exactly what one would and should expect since any other result would mean that the laws of physics are somehow being violated. 3) (Now here is the logical fallacy) Therefore something MUST be wrong with the properly set up and properly conducted double blind test or series of tests and the wires are somehow violating the laws of physics and we just can't figure out how those are being violated. NEWS FLASH!!!! - the laws of physics are not being violated and there is nothing wrong with the DBTs. The error rests clearly with the sighted evaluations and listening tests and not the other way around. Add to the above the fact that anyone with a financial interest in proving that one speaker wire "sounds" better than another speaker wire (e.g. speaker wire manufacturers, "professional" audio reviewers (I put professional in quotes since calling them professional would be a grave insult to all real professionals) and audiophiles who opened their wallets and purchased audiophile speaker wire) cannot and should not be trusted not to lie or, at the very least, be highly biased. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
