In Reply to: Re: Well, I never suggested any sound card... posted by Jon Risch on March 4, 2007 at 21:13:05:
> It is easy to be uninformed, but that is still no excuse for not even
> bothering to look.Thanks for the CV but I think you may have lost the plot somewhat. Why should I look you up? In addressing John's statement I have not misrepresented the basis of my statement and your strong promotion of cables makes clear your relationship with the scientific method.
Not that I have followed any of your links to find out one way or the other but there is nothing in your CV that would prevent you from being an unscientific loony.
The AES is a club for the audio industry and getting papers accepted at their conferences means that the organisers considered the paper to be of interest to their members (or they were struggling to fill up the programme) it does not confer any scientific merit on the contents. To do that you need to get it accepted, reviewed and published by a reputable scientific journal. The reviewers will require adherence to the scientific method which can be a big stumbling block for enthusiastic audiophiles. Even then, subsequent work may show it to be wrong but it will generally be accepted as "scientific work".
Patents also confer no scientific merit whatsoever on what is patented. In fact it is easier to patent nonsense than it is to patent something sensible because there is more competition in the latter category. You will notice that it is quite common for the wacky audiophile products like Klaus's resonating cups to claim patents or patent applications to help support the marketing.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Well, I never suggested any sound card... - andy19191 00:52:22 03/05/07 (5)
- Andy, now let's see your CV...(nt) - mkuller 18:46:32 03/07/07 (0)
- "audiophile products like Klaus's resonating cups." Man you are a hoot! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:59:17 03/05/07 (0)
- Dismissed out of hand for supporting DIY cables - Jon Risch 10:15:57 03/05/07 (0)
- Re: Well, I never suggested any sound card... - john curl 09:12:28 03/05/07 (1)
- Well said, on the AES! I treated them similarly, although at greater length, in The Wood Effect. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:57:27 03/05/07 (0)