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Why audiophiles know expensive sounds better - AJinFLA 06:52:08 03/09/08 (47)
- Were you able to get those high end hearing aids you were telling me about AJ?? - morricab 13:23:06 03/17/08 (0)
- How many times does the recipe for mediocrity need to be posted around here anyway?... - Wellfed 09:50:45 03/12/08 (2)
  - With as many spices as you are forced to add to yours - AJinFLA 14:53:50 03/12/08 (1)
    - You don't say... - Wellfed 15:32:05 03/12/08 (0)
- RE: Why audiophiles know expensive sounds better, sometimes - happyears@telusplanet.net 16:23:11 03/11/08 (1)
  - "I know they cannot read and comprehend. In a sighted test..." - AJinFLA 14:50:25 03/12/08 (0)
- Mine proves the opposite , without Viagra ! - cheap-Jack 09:34:10 03/10/08 (13)
  - There's only one thing you've proven and that's...... - Don T 07:42:14 03/12/08 (1)
    - How cheap is "cheap"? - cheap-Jack 09:02:29 03/12/08 (0)
  - RE: Mine proves the opposite , without Viagra ! - AJinFLA 17:13:54 03/10/08 (10)
    - Why? You question our aural intelligence? - cheap-Jack 09:00:21 03/11/08 (7)
      - Aural intelligence? - AJinFLA 15:22:28 03/12/08 (2)
        
        Why not "Aural intelligence"? As opposed to your "Deaf and Blind" routine. - carcass93 19:34:04 03/12/08 (1)
        
        He is more ignorant than being "deaf & blind" ! - cheap-Jack 09:06:51 03/13/08 (0)
      - Now That's Really Funny! - thetubeguy1954 12:40:13 03/11/08 (3)
        
        Don't laugh yr head off ! (nt) - cheap-Jack 12:48:06 03/11/08 (2)
        
        But If I Did Laugh My Head Off... - thetubeguy1954 06:00:31 03/12/08 (1)
        
        How about "Headless quasi Objectivist)? - cheap-Jack 11:54:49 03/12/08 (0)
    - "What IC's, wires and cords were used" - have you officially started working as clown now? N/T - carcass93 19:44:56 03/10/08 (1)
      - Dead body, dead brain. Yet still ashamed of their stereo? (nt) - AJinFLA 15:29:19 03/12/08 (0)
- Fair enough! - Don T 07:21:27 03/10/08 (5)
  - It may be true - unclestu52 12:39:13 03/11/08 (0)
  - RE: Fair enough! - andy19191 01:29:57 03/11/08 (0)
  - RE: Fair enough! - AJinFLA 17:31:20 03/10/08 (2)
    - RE: Fair enough! - Don T 07:01:18 03/11/08 (0)
    - Amuzing! - bjh 18:42:58 03/10/08 (0)
- Hmmmm...... - Todd Krieger 16:22:28 03/09/08 (18)
  - Best double-entendre on site. - rick_m 15:18:43 03/10/08 (0)
  - I'm Curious Of The 1248 Posts Since He Joined - thetubeguy1954 14:29:10 03/10/08 (3)
    - So What If it's 2496 Posts....... - Todd Krieger 03:32:21 03/11/08 (1)
      - Sure, although not everybody necessarily thinks he should feel comfortable doing that. N/T - carcass93 10:47:11 03/11/08 (0)
    - But you should give him a credit - not many people here are... - carcass93 19:24:33 03/10/08 (0)
  - Marketing and the Placebo Effect on Audiophiles - AJinFLA 16:53:18 03/09/08 (12)
    - An imbecile would be my educated guess... - Wellfed 12:09:28 03/12/08 (0)
    - RE: Marketing and the Placebo Effect on Audiophiles - rick_m 09:03:10 03/10/08 (10)
      - RE: Marketing and the Placebo Effect on Audiophiles - AJinFLA 17:39:16 03/10/08 (7)
        
        More loose logic. - rick_m 19:37:51 03/10/08 (6)
        
        Switching between alternate configurations with ample time available usually sorts out the the sheep from goat - AJinFLA 15:38:06 03/12/08 (5)
        
        RE: Switching between alternate configurations with ample time available usually sorts out the the sheep from - rick_m 17:12:41 03/12/08 (4)
        
        RE: Switching between alternate configurations with ample time available usually sorts out the the sheep from - AJinFLA 14:26:55 03/16/08 (3)
        
        Environmental Perfection is elusive. - rick_m 16:04:04 03/16/08 (2)
        
        "Sounds Good" is not the same as "Sounds Indistinguishable" - AJinFLA 18:20:42 03/16/08 (1)
        
        I'd go with #5. - rick_m 19:46:07 03/16/08 (0)
      - "Rebuild" implies presence of a subject (logic engine) - clearly not the case here. - carcass93 09:15:38 03/10/08 (1)
        
        It makes perfect sense that a carcass - AJinFLA 17:34:24 03/10/08 (0)
- Amazing! I just tried one and - bjh 09:12:41 03/09/08 (1)
  - How does the BC22's clipping into the PSB's sound now? - AJinFLA 16:58:09 03/09/08 (0)
THANK YOU ! ! - The Bored 08:08:36 03/05/08 (0)
Monster Cable or Coat Hangers- - ChasLieb 11:29:21 03/4/08 (84)
- RE: Monster Cable or Coat Hangers- - dazzdax 02:20:05 03/07/08 (1)
  - See bjh's comment below - kerr 04:31:44 03/07/08 (0)
- Insufficient information to determine whether the test was well run. - Pat D 13:22:25 03/06/08 (11)
  - Sufficient Info that It's a Tall Tale..... - Todd Krieger 20:43:31 03/07/08 (9)
    - So how would it be different from any subjectivist "empirical results" here? (nt) - AJinFLA 17:57:28 03/10/08 (5)
      - Answer...... - Todd Krieger 20:08:42 03/11/08 (4)
        
        Oh really - AJinFLA 16:23:06 03/12/08 (3)
        
        RE: Oh really - morricab 10:01:26 03/13/08 (2)
        
        RE: Oh really - AJinFLA 14:43:05 03/16/08 (1)
        
        RE: Oh really - morricab 08:57:49 03/18/08 (0)
    - Todd It's Insufficient Info To Support Pat's Beliefs - thetubeguy1954 12:58:46 03/10/08 (2)
      - Strangely enough, it wasn't the subjectivists who pointed out the flaws in the tests . . . - Pat D 19:19:26 03/11/08 (1)
        
        They're too busy being rational - AJinFLA 17:12:15 03/12/08 (0)
  - Chill out silly... - bjh 17:51:41 03/06/08 (0)
- Like I Said On General The Wires Were Connected To An ABX Box So... - thetubeguy1954 11:06:09 03/05/08 (51)
  - It doesn't explain anything... - SF tech 01:02:04 03/07/08 (26)
    - ??? - kerr 04:47:21 03/07/08 (25)
      - Sure, it's possible for them to sound different... - SF tech 12:28:33 03/07/08 (3)
        
        RE: Sure, it's possible for them to sound different... - thetubeguy1954 13:57:35 03/07/08 (2)
        
        Well, I think the ABX box can be made to be relatively "transparent"... - SF tech 15:03:10 03/07/08 (1)
        
        RE: Well, I think the ABX box can be made to be relatively "transparent"... - thetubeguy1954 17:39:37 03/07/08 (0)
      - In all seriousness... - andy_c 10:11:58 03/07/08 (0)
      - By Jove I Think You've Got It! - thetubeguy1954 06:51:49 03/07/08 (19)
        
        My point was... - kerr 07:25:32 03/07/08 (18)
        
        The real issue with switch boxes - E-Stat 09:54:42 03/07/08 (17)
        
        Thanks For That Info! (nt) - thetubeguy1954 10:44:48 03/07/08 (0)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 10:45:50 03/07/08 (15)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 06:33:42 03/08/08 (6)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 08:15:02 03/08/08 (5)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 08:30:24 03/08/08 (4)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - andy_c 09:53:16 03/08/08 (3)
        
        RE: The real issue with switch boxes - Dan Banquer 13:19:12 03/08/08 (2)
        
        Pat Tobin knows about this stuff,too - Atexanathome 11:06:43 03/09/08 (1)
        
        It's a major problem in this business: - Dan Banquer 16:51:13 03/10/08 (0)
        
        What's worse, ABX switches are far more transparent than those found in a Mastersound Ref 845 or SP-9 MK III, etc. - AJinFLA 13:51:27 03/07/08 (7)
        
        :) - E-Stat 16:50:06 03/07/08 (6)
        
        Onl;y a FOOL Talks About What He Hasn't Heard! - thetubeguy1954 18:13:20 03/07/08 (5)
        
        Well hello Mr. Fool - Richard BassNut Greene 09:49:43 03/10/08 (4)
        
        RE: Well hello Mr. Fool - AJinFLA 17:54:57 03/10/08 (2)
        
        You say: ........ "Now let's hope no one goes berserk here..." - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:58 03/11/08 (1)
        
        RE: You say: ........ "Now let's hope no one goes berserk here..." - thetubeguy1954 09:04:21 03/12/08 (0)
        
        Forgive Me. I Keep Forgeting You Need EVERYTHING Explained In Great Detail - thetubeguy1954 13:31:27 03/10/08 (0)
  - RE: Like I Said On General The Wires Were Connected To An ABX Box So... - Andy.G 14:00:21 03/06/08 (0)
  - Are you sure about that? (nt) - Pat D 11:54:29 03/05/08 (22)
    - Yep! - thetubeguy1954 06:03:28 03/06/08 (3)
      - Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial . . . unless you can show that an ABX box was used in the test. - Pat D 13:12:24 03/06/08 (2)
        
        Typical LFO Bull$hit Pat - thetubeguy1954 07:15:37 03/07/08 (1)
        
        My question goes rather deeper than that, tubey! - Pat D 11:08:18 03/08/08 (0)
    - Well, at least they didn't have to resort to concocting stories about performing tests - AJinFLA 18:58:34 03/05/08 (17)
      - ¿qué? - Andy.G 00:12:51 03/06/08 (16)
        
        Actually The Boston Audio Society Did Do Tests - thetubeguy1954 07:01:36 03/06/08 (13)
        
        As usual, no reference. (nt) - Pat D 13:23:27 03/06/08 (12)
        
        As Usual Pat You're Too Lazy To Verify Anything For Yourself - thetubeguy1954 08:32:34 03/07/08 (10)
        
        RE: As Usual Pat You're Too Lazy To Verify Anything For Yourself - Pat D 07:00:02 03/08/08 (3)
        
        More Bull$hit Pat - thetubeguy1954 14:13:43 03/10/08 (2)
        
        So you still expect other people to verify your assertions.(nt) - Pat D 19:26:12 03/11/08 (1)
        
        Doesn't everyone?? - morricab 10:04:20 03/13/08 (0)
        
        The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - andy_c 16:07:37 03/07/08 (5)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - EBradMeyer 12:52:46 03/10/08 (1)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - morricab 05:12:30 03/11/08 (0)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - thetubeguy1954 18:39:41 03/07/08 (2)
        
        RE: The BAS and the audibility of the ABX box - andy_c 11:11:33 03/08/08 (0)
        
        Wipeout! You actually make your nemesis, your "LFO"s, look good in comparison! LOL nt - bjh 07:51:47 03/08/08 (0)
        
        The test results would qualify as medical records for those involved, so they must remain private (nt) - AJinFLA 13:42:28 03/06/08 (0)
        
        RE: ¿qué? - AJinFLA 03:21:13 03/06/08 (1)
        
        RE: ¿qué? - Andy.G 12:20:39 03/06/08 (0)
- This article seems confused whether they were testing speaker wire or interconnects. - hukkfinn 10:00:44 03/05/08 (1)
  - "couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers" - Pat D 12:00:00 03/05/08 (0)
- Soldered Speaker Connectors to a Steel Coat Hanger...... - Todd Krieger 02:12:46 03/05/08 (0)
- See the same post/thread on General...(nt) - mkuller 18:24:40 03/04/08 (0)
- They might prove useful - AJinFLA 18:07:49 03/04/08 (8)
  - You're wrong - not many here would call your abortion "stereo system". Or is it abomination? N/T - carcass93 11:30:02 03/05/08 (2)
    - Sorry if I hit a nerve. Is that why you are no longer with us? - AJinFLA 19:01:17 03/05/08 (1)
      - So, are you dead (doesn't sound like it), or just embarassed? N/T - carcass93 09:57:23 03/06/08 (0)
  - did they help your "system?" nt - Analog Scott 07:49:22 03/05/08 (4)
    - No idea, wouldn't try such a thing - AJinFLA 19:04:33 03/05/08 (2)
      - "I didn't learn my physics" - you should've really stopped right there. N/T - carcass93 09:59:49 03/06/08 (0)
      - RE: No idea, wouldn't try such a thing - Analog Scott 04:58:35 03/06/08 (0)
    - Nothing Can Help That System - thetubeguy1954 11:03:37 03/05/08 (0)
- My Coat Hangars are Plastic! .nt - Dan Banquer 15:22:38 03/04/08 (3)
  - Then use them as cable lifters when you try the wire ones (nt) - AJinFLA 18:10:07 03/04/08 (1)
    - RE: Then use them as cable lifters when you try the wire ones (nt) - Dan Banquer 04:34:01 03/05/08 (0)
  - How do they sound? (nt) - kerr 17:45:39 03/04/08 (0)
- RE: Monster Cable or Coat Hangers- - Jim in Blacksburg 11:55:05 03/4/08 (0)
Driver "Break-In" The Facts... - thetubeguy1954 08:56:07 02/29/08 (17)
- Note also how the break-in figures will affect a - gymwear5@hotmail.com 11:46:25 03/03/08 (0)
- What's the deal ? - hitsware 19:16:37 02/29/08 (0)
- Tainted facts but a VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT -- perhaps the most important in audio - Richard BassNut Greene 14:49:00 02/29/08 (11)
  - RE: Tainted facts but a VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT -- perhaps the most important in audio - nikongod 21:59:41 04/16/08 (0)
  - VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT Only "Tainted" Facts To Those With Closed Minds - thetubeguy1954 07:13:32 03/04/08 (8)
    - You're confused again with a new reason to justify your claims of extraordinary hearing ability! - Richard BassNut Greene 09:25:36 03/04/08 (7)
      - RE: You're confused again with a new reason to justify your claims of extraordinary hearing ability! - AJinFLA 19:11:32 03/05/08 (0)
      - YOU Are The Confused Yet Once Again! - thetubeguy1954 06:05:08 03/05/08 (5)
        
        "I didn't expect the Carver Amazings to require a driver "break-in" period " ??? Oh sure you did - Richard BassNut Greene 07:36:33 03/05/08 (4)
        
        Your "finely tuned ears"... There's rather rude saying in one of foreign languages, something... - carcass93 11:43:22 03/05/08 (0)
        
        Amazingly Unintelligent Response - thetubeguy1954 10:54:10 03/05/08 (2)
        
        Linkwitz found a better way to design dipole subwoofers = much smaller with fewer but better bass drivers ... - Richard BassNut Greene 09:19:33 03/06/08 (0)
        
        Can I use you as a reference on my resume? - Richard BassNut Greene 07:27:36 03/06/08 (0)
  - In your listening, do you notice this time/temperature "difference?" - Enophile 15:07:25 02/29/08 (0)
- "Break in" at the start of a listening session. - Enophile 10:27:53 02/29/08 (1)
  - RE: "Break in" at the start of a listening session. - thetubeguy1954 14:22:37 02/29/08 (0)
- Driver Break in Revisited - Dan Banquer 09:22:49 02/29/08 (0)
Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - morricab 02:06:30 02/25/08 (37)
- Here is a true story of mine. - cheap-Jack 12:45:23 02/25/08 (10)
  - RE: Here is a true story of mine. - Tony Lauck 11:33:40 02/26/08 (7)
    - An oft-neglected consideration, agreed. nt - clarkjohnsen 14:10:07 02/27/08 (0)
    - I don't think so. - cheap-Jack 12:20:01 02/26/08 (5)
      - RE: I don't think so. - Tony Lauck 12:51:41 02/26/08 (4)
        
        Can "polarity" really turn the dices around? - cheap-Jack 13:06:41 02/26/08 (3)
        
        RE: Can "polarity" really turn the dices around? - Tony Lauck 13:56:19 02/26/08 (2)
        
        Are we talking about "polarity" or "phase"? - cheap-Jack 08:19:12 02/27/08 (1)
        
        RE: Are we talking about "polarity" or "phase"? - Tony Lauck 08:38:59 02/27/08 (0)
  - RE: Here is a true story of mine. - Chris O 15:13:25 02/25/08 (1)
    - Yours can sound even better.. - cheap-Jack 11:10:54 02/26/08 (0)
- RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - Awe-d-o-file 11:49:38 02/25/08 (9)
  - RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - morricab 00:54:15 02/26/08 (0)
  - RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - Dan Banquer 12:04:55 02/25/08 (7)
    - RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - Tony Lauck 09:33:04 02/27/08 (1)
      - RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - Dan Banquer 09:50:45 02/27/08 (0)
    - Sorry But I Believe That's Incorrect Dan - thetubeguy1954 06:03:07 02/27/08 (4)
      - Here's a link for you - Dan Banquer 08:14:35 02/27/08 (2)
        
        Your 100% Correct, Sorry.... - thetubeguy1954 09:25:00 02/27/08 (1)
        
        RE: Your 100% Correct, Sorry.... - Dan Banquer 09:38:19 02/27/08 (0)
      - You're confusing power and voltage. - rick_m 07:16:32 02/27/08 (0)
- Talking about "tube" microphones. - cheap-Jack 09:35:02 02/25/08 (12)
  - RE: Talking about "tube" microphones. - Tony Lauck 10:50:32 02/25/08 (3)
    - I used AKG microphones before.. - cheap-Jack 11:29:43 02/25/08 (2)
      - RE: I used AKG microphones before.. - morricab 00:46:01 02/26/08 (1)
        
        Yes, ribbons are better dynamic mics for vocals besides tubes (nt) - cheap-Jack 08:12:25 02/26/08 (0)
  - Then you'd really like the Orion! - E-Stat 10:37:54 02/25/08 (7)
    - RE: Then you'd really like the Orion! - thetubeguy1954 14:14:05 02/25/08 (4)
      - My observation relates solely - E-Stat 14:38:23 02/25/08 (3)
        
        RE: My observation relates solely - thetubeguy1954 08:58:08 02/26/08 (1)
        
        Agreed - E-Stat 09:02:46 02/26/08 (0)
        
        RE: My observation relates solely - morricab 00:47:26 02/26/08 (0)
    - So tell us how seasoned you're in Op-amp audio? (nt) - cheap-Jack 13:19:29 02/25/08 (1)
      - Seasoned? - E-Stat 14:01:11 02/25/08 (0)
- RE: Objective vs. Subjective Dynamic Headroom for Amplifiers - rick_m 07:58:03 02/25/08 (2)
  - I agree and raise you one.... - Ugly 17:48:07 02/27/08 (1)
    - RE: I agree and raise you one.... - rick_m 21:16:02 02/28/08 (0)
Do magazines sell snake oil? How about a NOT RECOMMENDED COMPONENTS LIST? - Don T 09:59:56 02/24/08 (0)
Are ALL Unproken Tweaks Automatically Snake Oil? - thetubeguy1954 14:13:18 02/22/08 (39)
- Yes or no or maybe so - tomservo 08:26:17 02/24/08 (0)
- I actually use snake oil as a tweak - tunenut 15:24:27 02/23/08 (0)
- Depends on whether or not YOU recommend them - Richard BassNut Greene 09:04:40 02/23/08 (3)
  - You need to come hear the music on my system in my room then...(nt) - mkuller 12:46:44 02/23/08 (2)
    - If it sounds like the live music I hear, it must sound awful - Richard BassNut Greene 15:13:43 02/25/08 (1)
      - But, but, but...Live music is the Absolute Standard :-) nt - geoffkait 09:28:23 02/26/08 (0)
- Why question someone else's faith? - Don T 08:04:46 02/23/08 (4)
  - RE: Why question someone else's faith? - thetubeguy1954 06:49:21 02/25/08 (3)
    - RE: Why question someone else's faith? - Don T 14:22:55 02/25/08 (2)
      - RE: Why question someone else's faith? - thetubeguy1954 11:05:45 02/26/08 (1)
        
        Well I'm glad you got that off your chest! - Don T 12:03:00 02/26/08 (0)
- "Proven" is a weasel-word. Just check out the meaning of "proven oil reserves". And "snake oil"... - clarkjohnsen 07:38:06 02/23/08 (3)
  - "Proven" is a Weasel Word?? - Todd Krieger 00:32:07 02/24/08 (2)
    - Plenty, pal. Plenty of proof! Last night it was 120. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:31:29 02/24/08 (1)
      - We were hoping for more than a 60% solution... -nt - rick_m 14:12:53 02/24/08 (0)
- I Don't Know...... - Todd Krieger 01:23:18 02/23/08 (1)
  - RE: I Don't Know...... - thetubeguy1954 09:40:20 02/25/08 (0)
- DBT (can I say that here?) D.B.T. - Tweekeng 00:06:13 02/23/08 (5)
  - Well sure but.... - Don T 08:47:45 02/23/08 (2)
    - i think you ask the important question - Analog Scott 09:21:36 02/24/08 (0)
    - RE: Well sure but.... - Pat D 10:17:00 02/23/08 (0)
  - Not quite... - SF tech 01:27:26 02/23/08 (1)
    - RE: However... - Lynn 07:11:54 02/23/08 (0)
- Einstein's theory of relativity may be "proven" to be incorrect? -nt - soulfood 16:44:48 02/22/08 (6)
  - Not likely... - SF tech 22:59:41 02/22/08 (5)
    - Most likely actually - b.l.zeebub 14:11:26 02/23/08 (4)
      - The beauty of quantum mechanics is that it can't be proven... - SF tech 23:34:58 02/23/08 (3)
        
        The laser of a CD player is a quantum mechanical device. Are you saying that cannot be proven? nt - geoffkait 04:13:38 02/24/08 (2)
        
        Well, the laser was built using QM principles... - SF tech 14:07:17 02/24/08 (1)
        
        Ah, the philosophical approach... nt - geoffkait 01:32:17 02/25/08 (0)
- There's a large flaw in your argument.... - SF tech 15:42:40 02/22/08 (3)
  - RE: There's a large flaw in your argument.... - thetubeguy1954 10:13:54 02/25/08 (0)
  - RE: There's a large flaw in your argument.... - Pat D 06:07:03 02/23/08 (1)
    - Thank you for elucidating... - SF tech 18:33:08 02/23/08 (0)
- RE: Are ALL Unproken Tweaks Automatically Snake Oil? - Awe-d-o-file 14:49:34 02/22/08 (0)
- Are all tweaks automatically legitimate until "proven" otherwise? - Enophile 14:23:01 02/22/08 (3)
  - "I tend toward initial suspicion." Doesn't everyone. The real difference is whether you can be convinced. - Norm 14:43:07 02/22/08 (0)
  - You meant proken didn't you? Nyuk nyuk nyuk n/t - Awe-d-o-file 14:42:20 02/22/08 (1)
    - No. He meant Unprokable (nt) - AJinFLA 15:32:37 02/22/08 (0)
Virtual Dynamics selling snake oil? - audioNeil 06:52:33 02/22/08 (21)
- RE: Virtual Dynamics selling snake oil? - andy_c 17:20:39 02/22/08 (1)
  - RE: Virtual Dynamics selling snake oil? - racerguy 09:31:29 02/23/08 (0)
- This is gonna sound crazy.... - Enophile 13:10:17 02/22/08 (4)
  - This post is so good, I can't tell if your actually serious - hukkfinn 09:16:55 02/24/08 (0)
  - Did you notice improvements in "speed" and "pace"? - kerr 13:12:26 02/22/08 (2)
    - Interesting question! - Enophile 13:24:23 02/22/08 (1)
      - And also let me know - kerr 13:47:56 02/22/08 (0)
- RE: Virtual Dynamics selling snake oil? - b.l.zeebub 13:07:18 02/22/08 (0)
- They gave a very impressive demonstration at CES. - Norm 11:51:36 02/22/08 (0)
- Any component is snake oil unless it makes an audible difference other than SPL - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:41 02/22/08 (11)
  - Who has time for due process these days?... - Wellfed 13:23:00 02/22/08 (0)
  - Why don't we take the idea several steps further? - carcass93 12:58:37 02/22/08 (5)
    - Or even further - kerr 13:11:08 02/22/08 (4)
      - is this the infamous Kerr Gum Flapping Symphony number 9 - Richard BassNut Greene 09:08:29 02/23/08 (1)
        
        How can you tell? - kerr 13:54:57 02/23/08 (0)
      - My candidate for setting the musical standard: AMOEBIC DYSENTERY - "Mongoloid Metal" - carcass93 13:26:23 02/22/08 (1)
        
        Good choice! - kerr 13:46:48 02/22/08 (0)
  - RE: Any component is snake oil unless it makes an audible difference other than SPL - audioNeil 07:57:29 02/22/08 (3)
    - Good questions ... and there are alternative uses for a few hundred dollars - Richard BassNut Greene 08:04:36 02/22/08 (2)
      - Got VD? -nt - pburant 11:37:27 02/22/08 (1)
        
        Violet Dudley? (nt) - andy_c 12:04:06 02/22/08 (0)
Audiophile fuses question - hukkfinn 14:15:30 02/19/08 (28)
- Come on...everything matters...(nt) - mkuller 10:52:20 02/20/08 (0)
- The only way to know - E-Stat 18:23:57 02/19/08 (11)
  - All amplifiers - unclestu52 21:26:19 02/20/08 (3)
    - What "bottleneck"? - cheap-Jack 09:03:30 02/21/08 (2)
      - "paranoid"? I use a Isoclean fuse in the - bjh 18:52:02 02/21/08 (0)
      - RE: What "bottleneck"? - unclestu52 12:23:14 02/21/08 (0)
  - Excellent approach. (One must simply pity those who assert that fuses can't make a difference.) nt - clarkjohnsen 13:43:54 02/20/08 (6)
    - Right - and don't forget fuse polarity... (nt) - Presto 19:03:49 02/20/08 (5)
      - Some Might Find This Odd....... - Todd Krieger 02:38:48 02/22/08 (3)
        
        "Such notion has been ridiculed." Only by the local juves. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:24:39 02/22/08 (2)
        
        Oh sure, blame it on the juves (nt) - AJinFLA 16:40:07 02/22/08 (1)
        
        Right on que. LOL nt - geoffkait 10:59:41 02/24/08 (0)
      - Excellent point. (One must simply pity those who assert that fuse polarity can't make a difference.) nt - AJinFLA 13:40:13 02/21/08 (0)
- It matters greatly - AJinFLA 17:20:08 02/19/08 (14)
  - What about the ripples? - pburant 20:24:50 02/19/08 (13)
    - Some actual data on this from Doug Self - andy_c 14:21:57 02/21/08 (3)
      - If I might suggest............. - Dan Banquer 16:57:34 02/21/08 (2)
        
        RE: If I might suggest............. - andy_c 08:03:58 02/22/08 (1)
        
        RE: If I might suggest............. - Dan Banquer 09:10:00 02/22/08 (0)
    - What about psychology? - AJinFLA 13:42:48 02/21/08 (8)
      - We haven't eliminated psychology..... - pburant 13:54:21 02/21/08 (7)
        
        RE: We haven't eliminated psychology..... - AJinFLA 15:10:05 02/21/08 (5)
        
        May we?... - Wellfed 21:45:34 02/21/08 (4)
        
        RE: May we?... - AJinFLA 15:42:36 02/22/08 (0)
        
        Ah, I love the silence. When your headache goes away, it is a relief.nt - Norm 11:56:41 02/22/08 (2)
        
        Careful you don't get too dependent on that Lithium Normy (nt) - AJinFLA 15:45:55 02/22/08 (1)
        
        Damn, he is back. nt - Norm 20:25:38 02/23/08 (0)
        
        RE: We haven't eliminated psychology..... - thetubeguy1954 14:12:01 02/21/08 (0)
Recording for stereo - AJinFLA 08:40:25 02/16/08 (95)
- stereo? - Don T 09:35:06 02/18/08 (35)
  - Yea. get a time machine to carry us back & forth the time tunnel. (nt) - cheap-Jack 12:00:34 02/20/08 (0)
  - Not a bad idea, but there are issues - jneutron 10:31:53 02/20/08 (8)
    - RE: Not a bad idea, but there are issues - Don T 06:38:55 02/21/08 (2)
      - RE: Not a bad idea, but there are issues - jneutron 09:45:38 02/21/08 (1)
        
        RE: Not a bad idea, but there are issues - Don T 06:06:46 02/22/08 (0)
    - Yes, by adding bi-directional microphone .. - cheap-Jack 12:23:45 02/20/08 (4)
      - RE: Yes, by adding bi-directional microphone .. - jneutron 12:39:38 02/20/08 (3)
        
        That's news to me. - cheap-Jack 13:13:49 02/20/08 (2)
        
        RE: That's news to me. - jneutron 13:34:37 02/20/08 (1)
        
        RE: That's news to me. - Don T 06:50:41 02/22/08 (0)
  - "When are people going to get over it?" - Analog Scott 12:34:43 02/18/08 (24)
    - You got a point - Don T 18:18:42 02/18/08 (23)
      - RE: You got a point - Analog Scott 19:44:20 02/18/08 (22)
        
        RE: You got a point - Don T 06:01:15 02/19/08 (21)
        
        RE: You got a point - Analog Scott 06:07:11 02/19/08 (20)
        
        RE: You got a point - Don T 06:47:22 02/19/08 (19)
        
        The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - soulfood 10:21:39 02/19/08 (18)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - Don T 11:12:56 02/19/08 (17)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - soulfood 15:22:19 02/19/08 (16)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - Don T 17:16:53 02/19/08 (15)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - soulfood 09:20:43 02/20/08 (14)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - Don T 18:05:08 02/20/08 (13)
        
        RE: The point that you contest is an absolute in practice. - soulfood 19:48:47 02/20/08 (12)
        
        Laugh! - Don T 08:22:51 02/23/08 (11)
        
        A whistling in the dark diverison. - soulfood 08:44:13 02/27/08 (0)
        
        RE: Laugh! - morricab 08:12:27 02/27/08 (9)
        
        ROTFLMAO! - Don T 04:54:49 02/28/08 (8)
        
        RE: ROTFLMAO! - morricab 10:24:47 03/01/08 (7)
        
        This one is easy! - Don T 14:44:48 03/01/08 (6)
        
        Back to your old ways... - morricab 02:44:26 03/02/08 (5)
        
        You're out of your mind. - Don T 06:44:01 03/02/08 (4)
        
        RE: You're out of your mind. - morricab 11:35:47 03/05/08 (3)
        
        RE: You're out of your mind. - Don T 05:55:18 03/06/08 (2)
        
        RE: You're out of your mind. - morricab 23:56:45 03/06/08 (1)
        
        RE: You're out of your mind. - Don T 11:17:51 03/07/08 (0)
- He's invented minimalist microphone surround sound and then degraded it by using only two front speakers? - Richard BassNut Greene 06:59:05 02/18/08 (25)
  - What "new invention"? - cheap-Jack 08:39:27 02/19/08 (24)
    - um, I think you missed the humor..nt - jneutron 12:45:45 02/19/08 (23)
      - My humor is often missed (couldn't be my fault of course) ( nt) - Richard BassNut Greene 08:22:29 02/20/08 (9)
        
        I didn't miss it. I got it, but I didn't miss it...:-) - jneutron 09:53:38 02/20/08 (8)
        
        But... - E-Stat 10:28:53 02/20/08 (7)
        
        The missus mistakenly missed misconstruing the missed "miss" missive..nt - jneutron 11:38:19 02/20/08 (6)
        
        I bow at the feet of the master ! -nt - E-Stat 12:36:00 02/20/08 (5)
        
        A true master would not have required the word "the" . - jneutron 12:56:02 02/20/08 (4)
        
        Master of missives! - E-Stat 08:55:09 02/21/08 (3)
        
        Minions of mirth.. - jneutron 10:21:32 02/21/08 (2)
        
        Banished forever to that bastion of loneliness, the "Lab". - E-Stat 11:41:51 02/21/08 (1)
        
        RE: Banished forever to that bastion of loneliness, the "Lab". - jneutron 13:55:07 02/21/08 (0)
      - Hey John - AJinFLA 17:56:08 02/19/08 (12)
        
        Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 06:01:24 02/20/08 (11)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - AJinFLA 15:17:06 02/20/08 (10)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 07:21:21 02/21/08 (9)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - AJinFLA 15:17:36 02/21/08 (8)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 12:54:13 02/22/08 (7)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - morricab 02:05:12 02/23/08 (5)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 14:50:13 02/23/08 (4)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - morricab 01:39:49 02/25/08 (3)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 09:32:35 02/25/08 (2)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - morricab 01:04:37 02/26/08 (1)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - jneutron 05:43:51 02/26/08 (0)
        
        RE: Hey there AJ.. - AJinFLA 15:28:24 02/22/08 (0)
- That guy's on a roll! - E-Stat 10:38:36 02/17/08 (32)
  - "I'm so relieved." - pburant 17:16:28 02/17/08 (0)
  - RE: That guy's on a roll! - AJinFLA 14:37:29 02/17/08 (12)
    - Surely - E-Stat 17:28:52 02/17/08 (11)
      - RE: Surely - AJinFLA 18:04:48 02/17/08 (10)
        
        On the contrary - E-Stat 05:35:21 02/18/08 (8)
        
        RE: On the contrary - AJinFLA 17:23:34 02/19/08 (2)
        
        Nothing remotely connected? - E-Stat 19:28:24 02/19/08 (1)
        
        Yes, maybe 3 mics would better simulate the HRTF of audiophiles, with their enlarged heads (nt) - AJinFLA 15:44:29 02/20/08 (0)
        
        You must realize that... - mkuller 10:48:38 02/19/08 (1)
        
        Of that I am aware - E-Stat 11:27:02 02/19/08 (0)
        
        RE: On the contrary - rdf 10:12:19 02/18/08 (2)
        
        While I certainly don't limit my music collection - E-Stat 10:35:15 02/18/08 (1)
        
        RE: While I certainly don't limit my music collection - rdf 12:32:10 02/18/08 (0)
        
        Try this: - b.l.zeebub 01:45:01 02/18/08 (0)
  - RE: That guy's on a roll! - Analog Scott 10:55:14 02/17/08 (17)
    - Here's What's Really Funny... - thetubeguy1954 07:38:51 02/18/08 (16)
      - RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - tomservo 08:53:34 02/18/08 (14)
        
        Possible venue for auditioning the SH50's - jweiss 21:22:00 03/01/08 (0)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - thetubeguy1954 10:16:05 02/18/08 (12)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - tomservo 10:11:49 02/19/08 (11)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - thetubeguy1954 07:23:08 02/21/08 (3)
        
        What Type Drivers Are In The SH50? - thetubeguy1954 14:24:21 02/21/08 (2)
        
        RE: What Type Drivers Are In The SH50? - tomservo 16:17:23 02/21/08 (1)
        
        Very Interesting. - thetubeguy1954 05:55:02 02/22/08 (0)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - AJinFLA 17:10:24 02/19/08 (6)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - thetubeguy1954 09:16:14 02/21/08 (0)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - tomservo 17:34:33 02/19/08 (4)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - AJinFLA 17:51:36 02/19/08 (3)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - tomservo 08:35:44 02/20/08 (2)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - AJinFLA 16:33:33 02/21/08 (1)
        
        RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - tomservo 19:02:20 02/21/08 (0)
      - RE: Here's What's Really Funny... - Tony Lauck 08:51:35 02/18/08 (0)
A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - thetubeguy1954 10:06:44 02/14/08 (103)
- howling at the moon... - PSP 11:09:04 03/03/08 (0)
- Haven't giants like Polk, Bose and Wilson been using listening as a criteria for years? - Don T 06:41:14 02/17/08 (0)
- Chacun son oreille - KlausR. 02:03:18 02/16/08 (0)
- We can read Linkwitz ourselves, you don't have to quote it all. - Pat D 19:44:32 02/15/08 (0)
- Couple years ago Brian Cheney (VMPS) introduced CD and even got a patent on it. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:02:57 02/15/08 (4)
  - Re: Brian Cheney got a patent on controlled directivity; WRONG - KlausR. 01:27:07 02/18/08 (0)
  - RE: Couple years ago Brian Cheney (VMPS) introduced CD and even got a patent on it. nt - b.l.zeebub 05:20:03 02/16/08 (2)
    - RE: Couple years ago Brian Cheney (VMPS) introduced CD and even got a patent on it. nt - Brian Cheney 19:26:54 02/25/08 (1)
      - RE: Couple years ago Brian Cheney (VMPS) introduced CD and even got a patent on it. nt - jpvs 23:54:58 03/12/08 (0)
- he's cheerleading his latest self-designed speakers with over the top praise? - Richard BassNut Greene 09:46:37 02/15/08 (5)
  - Yes he is indeed marketing yet as usual the psuedo-scientists..... - Don T 09:43:43 02/17/08 (0)
  - RE: he's cheerleading his latest self-designed speakers with over the top praise? - thetubeguy1954 13:38:39 02/15/08 (2)
    - Tubular sez::::: "When my posts were short and concise ..." - Richard BassNut Greene 07:09:05 02/16/08 (1)
      - The designer is also an old fogie and may have a significantly lower ability to hear high frequencies - AJinFLA 07:54:15 02/16/08 (0)
  - Hey 54 he's fishing for a coupla 100 words... - bjh 10:42:40 02/15/08 (0)
- Some other interesting Linkwitz stuff - andy_c 08:27:16 02/15/08 (0)
- Just imagine - E-Stat 19:26:49 02/14/08 (29)
  - RE: Just imagine - AJinFLA 17:30:49 02/15/08 (1)
    - RE: Just imagine - theaudiohobby 12:05:16 02/17/08 (0)
  - RE: Just imagine - morricab 02:38:14 02/15/08 (25)
    - May well be - E-Stat 05:45:24 02/15/08 (23)
      - RE: May well be - AJinFLA 17:46:59 02/15/08 (20)
        
        The good doctor worded my intent best: - E-Stat 18:52:47 02/15/08 (19)
        
        Indeed he did - AJinFLA 19:28:47 02/15/08 (18)
        
        Each facet - E-Stat 19:33:04 02/15/08 (17)
        
        Irrelevant - AJinFLA 07:23:39 02/16/08 (16)
        
        Read a bit more closely - E-Stat 13:21:18 02/17/08 (0)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - morricab 01:48:31 02/17/08 (11)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - AJinFLA 08:24:51 02/17/08 (10)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - morricab 01:24:02 02/18/08 (0)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - morricab 01:18:00 02/18/08 (0)
        
        After dropping your Orions - E-Stat 10:30:29 02/17/08 (7)
        
        How can I have dropped what I never had? - AJinFLA 16:26:28 02/17/08 (1)
        
        Mea culpa - E-Stat 17:31:24 02/17/08 (0)
        
        RE: After dropping your Orions - Analog Scott 10:57:23 02/17/08 (4)
        
        Hang on... - E-Stat 12:00:31 02/17/08 (3)
        
        RE: Hang on... - AJinFLA 16:38:24 02/17/08 (1)
        
        Thanks - E-Stat 17:42:07 02/17/08 (0)
        
        RE: Hang on... - Analog Scott 13:41:20 02/17/08 (0)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - Analog Scott 21:58:55 02/16/08 (2)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - AJinFLA 08:39:13 02/17/08 (1)
        
        RE: Irrelevant - Analog Scott 09:41:17 02/17/08 (0)
      - RE: May well be - morricab 07:32:13 02/15/08 (1)
        
        Thanks for the clarification -nt - E-Stat 08:03:42 02/15/08 (0)
    - Yes That's Correct! (nt) - thetubeguy1954 05:12:06 02/15/08 (0)
  - Perhaps something along the lines of a Hammond B-3 ... - bjh 19:40:00 02/14/08 (0)
- RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - tomservo 13:02:35 02/14/08 (49)
  - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - KlausR. 02:42:39 02/16/08 (2)
    - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - tomservo 12:13:48 02/17/08 (1)
      - Early reflections vs reverberation - KlausR. 08:37:30 02/18/08 (0)
  - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - Donald North 23:47:54 02/15/08 (1)
    - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - AJinFLA 07:42:44 02/16/08 (0)
  - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - morricab 04:04:16 02/15/08 (2)
    - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - tomservo 06:02:56 02/15/08 (1)
      - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - morricab 11:38:25 03/05/08 (0)
  - Say what Tom? - AJinFLA 17:29:23 02/14/08 (11)
    - RE: Say what Tom? - tomservo 06:22:37 02/15/08 (10)
      - RE: Say what Tom? - AJinFLA 19:02:49 02/15/08 (7)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - tomservo 10:23:11 02/16/08 (6)
        
        RE: try a simple reality check - KlausR. 23:51:36 02/16/08 (0)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - AJinFLA 14:12:14 02/16/08 (4)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - endust4237 13:37:56 02/17/08 (3)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - AJinFLA 15:37:44 02/17/08 (2)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - endust4237 00:49:42 02/18/08 (1)
        
        RE: Say what Tom? - AJinFLA 17:35:48 02/19/08 (0)
      - Dr. Floyd Toole - Pat D 08:08:20 02/15/08 (1)
        
        RE: Dr. Floyd Toole - KlausR. 23:34:35 02/15/08 (0)
  - RE: A Designer Of Controlled Directivity Speakers Speaks Out! - thetubeguy1954 13:31:02 02/14/08 (24)
    - So tubeguy do we now understand that the whole purpose of this post about Linkwitz... - morricab 03:47:42 02/15/08 (23)
      - RE: So tubeguy do we now understand that the whole purpose of this post about Linkwitz... - AJinFLA 19:57:23 02/15/08 (1)
        
        RE: So tubeguy do we now understand that the whole purpose of this post about Linkwitz... - morricab 02:24:02 02/17/08 (0)
      - Not A Correct Assumption... - thetubeguy1954 07:11:45 02/15/08 (9)
        
        RE: Not A Correct Assumption... - Atexanathome 16:03:21 02/15/08 (1)
        
        RE: Not A Correct Assumption... - thetubeguy1954 07:47:06 02/17/08 (0)
        
        Here's information on the Carver Amazing speaker - Pat D 08:34:37 02/15/08 (1)
        
        My Sincere Thanks... - thetubeguy1954 08:49:59 02/15/08 (0)
        
        There has long been stuff on the Linkwitz site that would have served your (silly & futile) purpose. - bjh 08:13:45 02/15/08 (4)
        
        Not Silly or Futile If You Understood My Actual Intentions. - thetubeguy1954 08:47:05 02/15/08 (3)
        
        Savior complex... yet just another common trait of the extremist type. nt - bjh 10:31:50 02/15/08 (2)
        
        RE: Savior complex... yet just another common trait of the extremist type. nt - thetubeguy1954 13:59:23 02/15/08 (1)
        
        Whatever you say... 54. nt - bjh 17:33:32 02/15/08 (0)
      - By Jove! I think you've got it! (nt) - Pat D 06:34:26 02/15/08 (10)
        
        Wrong As Usual Pat - thetubeguy1954 08:15:44 02/15/08 (9)
        
        You keep illustrating the point! - Pat D 19:28:34 02/15/08 (8)
        
        RE: You keep illustrating the point! - thetubeguy1954 08:59:42 02/17/08 (5)
        
        Tubey admits to bending the truth! - Pat D 11:06:25 02/17/08 (4)
        
        No Such Thing! - thetubeguy1954 06:21:45 02/18/08 (3)
        
        You're diggin the hole you're in deeper and deeper! - Pat D 07:24:26 02/18/08 (2)
        
        RE: You're diggin the hole you're in deeper and deeper! - thetubeguy1954 10:52:44 02/18/08 (1)
        
        Just keep on diggin', tubey! (nt) - Pat D 13:54:38 02/18/08 (0)
        
        RE: You keep illustrating the point! - AJinFLA 20:22:34 02/15/08 (1)
        
        RE: You keep illustrating the point! - Pat D 18:41:22 02/16/08 (0)
  - So in a nutshell ... - bjh 13:26:48 02/14/08 (3)
    - RE: So in a nutshell ... - tomservo 16:52:36 02/14/08 (2)
      - Besides that first line you merely repeated yourself! Not good as ... - bjh 18:41:35 02/14/08 (1)
        
        RE: Besides that first line you merely repeated yourself! Not good as ... - tomservo 05:36:28 02/15/08 (0)
- More like tubeguy speaking out. Not even a link? n/t - Ugly 12:04:13 02/14/08 (4)
  - Whoa, another melodramatic outburst - AJinFLA 15:40:32 02/14/08 (2)
    - Hard to say. I'm lost lately since... - Ugly 23:28:34 02/14/08 (1)
      - RE: Hard to say. I'm lost lately since... - AJinFLA 08:12:52 02/16/08 (0)
  - RE: More like tubeguy speaking out. Not even a link? n/t - thetubeguy1954 12:21:12 02/14/08 (0)
- But what's your point? (I'll be seriouly put out with a fewer than 5000 word explanation). nt - bjh 10:23:41 02/14/08 (1)
  - RE: But what's your point? (I'll be seriouly put out with a fewer than 5000 word explanation). nt - thetubeguy1954 12:12:29 02/14/08 (0)

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