Archimago wrote:
> Yeah, that too is a worry...
>
> For my part, I try to get my kids involved every time I open up a device
> so it's not all literally that "magic" black box. Details might be too
> difficult to understand, but one can at least explain the building
> blocks and general
Wombat wrote:
> EXACTLY! There are people working hard with many posts on different
> forums only to keep that message of the last sentense alive to make
> sense out of their own products ;)
The baffling ones are those that admit they don't own the products they
are defending, but insist that
Archimago wrote:
> For my part, I try to get my kids involved every time I open up a device
> so it's not all literally that "magic" black box.
Yes, that is definitely a good thing to do. But... Back when I was a kid
(when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and communicated by morse code), there
were
Julf wrote:
> Good point. With the younger generation, I worry about the "it's a black
> box full of magic" crowd - all the people who totally rely on
> technology, but have given up on trying to understand how it works, even
> on a basic level.
Yeah, that too is a worry...
For my part, I try
Julf wrote:
> We said that in the 80's too :)
>
> There will always be people who want to believe - be it homeopatic
> "medicine", tha dangers of vaccines, creationism, alien encounters - or
> "high end audio". Yes, a large group of reasonable people will accept
> scientific consensus in the
Archimago wrote:
> Sure... You could be right. However, have a gander at the average age at
> these audiophile shows. I do have hope that as the Baby Boomers fade out
> and the Gen-X'ers take over the hobby, we'll bring with it a new kind of
> sensibility - born of geeks raised on sites like
Archimago wrote:
> That's nice. -But he hasn't explained how something can make an audible
> difference but not show up on the analogue outputs of a DAC...-
true, too true...
Phil
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
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J Swenson develops regen to critical acclaim = Villain
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SBGK wrote:
> J Swenson develops reolacement squeezebox = Hero
> J Swenson develops regen to critical acclaim = Villain
Hi SBGK,
I think it is a little unfair to call him a villain.
He abandoned one project for a more financially rewarding project =
businessman.
regards
Greg
SBGK wrote:
> J Swenson develops reolacement squeezebox = Hero
> J Swenson develops regen to critical acclaim = Villain
What squeezebox replacement would that be?
And by the way once Swenson drove head first into the Stereophile world
his credibility went out the window. The regen had very
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SBGK wrote:
> J Swenson develops reolacement squeezebox = Hero
> J Swenson develops regen to critical acclaim = Villain
History is full of people who developed snake oil one day, and the
useful next the stuff the next day. Useful stuff does not validate the
snake oil. Every accomplishment
ralphpnj wrote:
> What squeezebox replacement would that be?
>
> And by the way once Swenson drove head first into the Stereophile world
> his credibility went out the window. The regen had very little to do
> with his fall from grace.
Ralphpnj, you might want to check your facts first. The
Phil Leigh wrote:
> true, too true...
>
> Phil
Hi Phil - long time no see :D
Chris :)
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