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In Reply to: Tweaks or posted by Sean on February 22, 2001 at 11:46:43:
close minded people.it must be quite obvious and comforting to you that something cannot exist if we do not have the necessary means to test/detect its existence.
your collective minds circa not too long ago --> you say there are tiny things called atoms that make-up everything ?
hogwash !!!!
show me even just 1 !!
how wonderful to be so certain.
reminds me of ostriches and sticking their heads in the sand.
ostrich --> gee......if i cant see it it really must not be there.
the really funny thing about this post is that we just watched monty pythons flying circus - the meaning of life - lastnight !!
lolololololo
the closed mind is a detriment to ongoing science.
too many instances of the impossible-proved-to-be-fact exist.
there is solid reason for the saying --> truth is stranger than fiction.
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Using a scanning electron microscope, the individual atoms of a piece of silicon have been resolved, about 1996 or so. Just a thought.
[Disclaimer: My training is in physics, and if that invalidates my opinion to you, do not read any further.]I find reading PWB beyond absurd. I think it's safe to say I have been exposed to the basic accepted theories of quantum, worked through dozens of wave equations, perturbation theories, variational principles, and ridiculously grueling integrals that mathematica 4.0's poor little kernel can't hope to solve, and it is utterly clear that PWB tries to use concepts of physics that they don't expect audiophiles to understand, by sprinkling physics buzzwords amongst totally ridiculous phrases. They have absolutely no understanding of particle/wave nature, or any clue as to what an observable is. Their description of the double slit experiment as a "paradox" that has defeated "scientific investigations to resolve" tells me they've probably never read ANYTHING on modern physics or wave mechanics. Another nag: it can be proven using group theory alone that physics is independant of coordinate system or formulation. What if I want to analyze my listening room in momentum space? or configuration space? We no longer have an x-coordinate! What do I write on my CDP then?. In physics, we often say that "if you can't explain it to someone else, then you don't understand it." It is certainly more than clear to me that they don't understand LOTS! There is so much wrong here, I just don't know where to begin.
They're trying to explain how their revolutionary products revise and improve upon conventional physics and science that they can't even begin to describe properly. Outside of the physics, the bad science, and all the prejudices of my "conventional thought", I think it's fair to say you can't call something wrong if you have absolutely no idea what it is.
The indiscriminately open mind is incapable of performing true science.It's a continuum, of course. It just happens that PWB's stuff lies just a *wee* bit on the silly side.
Andrew
AndrewH wrote:The indiscriminately open mind is incapable of performing true science.
Yes. It's one thing to have an open mind. Another to have a mind so open your brains slosh out onto the floor.
se
hehehehhehhehe.I just scraped mine up... snnniiiiffff.
Well I just think we need to *expand* our minds if ya' know what I mean?? : ^ ))Mike
Maybe that's what's on those PWB "rainbow foils", eh ???? Thanks for cluing us in, Mike. All this time i thought that those things were just for decoration.... SeanPS.... I was in your neck of the woods today. Not real close but it was Ohio ( near Cinci ). Drove out there to pick up a TT & Arm with a ton of "goodies" included. Wanna guess what it is ????
Hey, why didn't you stop by? I got some extra stuff you coulds be haulin' back with you Sean.What kind of table did you get?
Mike
Actually, i quite enjoy "picking up" YOUR garbage : ) Time to clear out the basement again ??? Keep stacking it up, i'll be coming back that way for the Dayton Hamfest again. I don't know if i can get all that "TAD junk" into my car though.... : )As mentioned, i was down somewhere between Dayton and Cinci. I left my house about 3 hours later than expected, so needless to say, it was pedal to the metal the whole way there and back. Of course i took time to stop for some "Cinci Style 5 Way Chili" though. MMMMMM.........
As to the table and arm, i ended up with ( insert drum roll here and expect to hear something that just "might" be familiar to you...) a Sota Sapphire with vacuum, brand new upgraded suspension, new platter, factory dustcover, an ET II arm, the standard factory armboard along with a custom upgraded Sota armboard specifically made for the ET II, an extra arm tube & headshell for the ET II, a "big" vacuum pump with a large external reservior, a "tank" of a pressure regulator, a large aluminum "jig" for setting up the arm, a set of "tip toes" and the factory feet, and a few other odds and ends along with the factory literature and shipping crates for all of the gear mentioned. As usual, i ended up with a GREAT deal and got to meet another "O-hi-O" audiophile that made it well worth the trip.
I was hoping to have more time to spend over there, but things just didn't work out that way. I would have liked to hook up with Steve, my buddy Lou and maybe even swing by your joint, but time or scheduling was not working with me on this trip. I wasn't even sure i was going until i got a phone call at 6:30 this morning from the seller.
I'll have to give you a call sometime soon to ask for "tips & tricks". I can't believe how many "adjustements" this damn arm has on it. Now i know why i've heard people say that it is the hardest arm made to get set up correctly. Sean
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,,,I left my house about 3 hours later than expected, so needless to say, it was pedal to the metal the whole way there and back.Hehehe, I can see you now, 120+ pass one of those prick Ohio Staties, with 400 watts crankin' through your speakers AND your antenna!
,,,,, Of course i took time to stop for some "Cinci Style 5 Way Chili" though. MMMMMM.........
Ohhhhhh is that shit good! Bet your girlfriend has the window open tonight!
,,,,,,,,As to the table and arm, i ended up with ( insert drum roll here and expect to hear something that just "might" be familiar to you...) a Sota Sapphire with vacuum, brand new upgraded suspension, new platter, factory dustcover, an ET II arm, the standard factory armboard along with a custom upgraded Sota armboard specifically made for the ET II, an extra arm tube & headshell for the ET II, a "big" vacuum pump with a large external reservior, a "tank" of a pressure regulator, a large aluminum "jig" for setting up the arm, a set of "tip toes" and the factory feet, and a few other odds and ends along with the factory literature and shipping crates for all of the gear mentioned. As usual, i ended up with a GREAT deal and got to meet another "O-hi-O" audiophile that made it well worth the trip.
AWESOME! Sounds great! The local Goodwill stores are going to love you. Ten bucks goes a long way at Goodwill!
......I'll have to give you a call sometime soon to ask for "tips & tricks". I can't believe how many "adjustements" this damn arm has on it. Now i know why i've heard people say that it is the hardest arm made to get set up correctly. Sean
>It's a wonderful arm. The key is to get the wire routed right and getting it perfectly level. I quit cussing at mine awhile ago.
Mike
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How's the baby doing?Love that name!
Party on!
Mike
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