metatron wrote:
>
> I've read a few deranged magazine reviews reporting the 'openness',
> 'clarity' etc of different brands of optical cable, the superiority of
> expensive brands of MD and other foolishness, but given the cut and dried
> nature of digital equipment, I suppose there are very few areas left for
> really _creative_ reviewing compared with the uncertainties and
> idiosyncrasies of analogue.
>
snip
> I'm sure many of you must remember colouring the edges of CD's
> green to do something or other with reflected laser light, but did you know
> that by using a purple marker on the prongs of your mains plug [and for the
> really enthusiastic, any plugs on the same circuit] could give awesome
> results?
>
> Given such a rich heritage, is it any wonder that reviewers can hear
> differences between two brands of cable?
>
> John [who is convinced that blue Sony MD's have a firmer midrange than any
> of the other colours]
NO it's the gold ones. You are all wet behind the ears if you think its
the blue Sonys that have that effect.
Just kidding. It is amazing, the crap that these magazines will say to
get people to buy the magazine. See, it is this way, if they say
something controversial, even if it is completely false and outrageous,
people will buy the magazine that don't know anything about how things
really work, and then ask someone that knows a little more but hasn't
bought the magazine. This person will then go out and buy the magazine
so he can see what foolishness was written. They sell another magazine
and its more $$ in their pocket. Besides, the guy probably had just
bought stock in safety pins and magic marker industries.
If anyone thinks they can hear the difference in two optical cables that
is shorter than several miles, they are.... well they probably won't be
able to read this anyway. :)
Even at several miles, if it is digital they will sound the same. the
only real difference it on one cable, you could make it longer before
loosing the signal.
--
Jim Coon
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