netchord wrote: > which you know because you've heard it? Nice of you to ignore everything else I said (for which you presumably have no answer).
You're right, I've not heard MQA. I have no need to. Look: the world is full of basic understanding about all manner of things, backed up by plenty of empirical evidence. And there are crackpots in every sphere who would like to challenge the standard model. When dismissed, they always resort to the same line: "but how can you know if you haven't tried it?". Well, life is just too short to give every crackpot idea the time of day (*). The more at odds it is with the standard model, the less inclined we are to waste our time testing it. And high-end audio is absolutely chock-full of crackpot ideas so at odds with what we are very sure to be true that they really don't deserve even the slightest iota of our attention. Here's an extreme example to illustrate the point: ME: your pickup cartridge would sound so much better with my revolutionary nylon stylus mounted on a cantilever lovingly crafted from cold pasta. YOU: don't be daft ME: how can you say that without trying it? YOU: you're mad Some of us apply the same reasoning when presented with the latest nonsense from the hires-peddling crowd. So yes, I am closed-minded to many things that can't conceivably be true. (Who was it said that you need to be careful keeping an open mind, else your brains might fall out?) (*) I'm not saying that Bob Stuart is a crackpot. Meridian have done some fine things in the past. (I especially applaud their advocacy of digital active speakers). But MQA doesn't make any sense, other than as another way to fleece a gullible public. Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
