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In Reply to: RE: Power Port dissected posted by Craiger56 on February 03, 2021 at 15:17:35
Interesting... I don't think that I would post below the video that I use 4 Furutech outlets on my system on a dedicated line. I do use a Hubbell on it's own line for my subwoofer though.
"Audiophiles, to be blunt, are narcissists that validate themselves by spending WAY too much money on useless equipment such as this receptacle. I'm a retired audio engineer, and have worked studios and concerts all over the US and know the industry well. Every studio and sound system installation uses high-quality, but otherwise "normal" wiring for the AC mains, DC power supplies, audio interconnects (wires, connectors) and speaker cables. The ridiculous claims of audiophile components are silly, and the prices speak for themselves. Even the very best studios would never spend that kind of money on those components."
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He's obviously a disciple of the late Annoying Randi, I mean Amazing Randi.
....of recording and mastering studios around the world utilizing high-quality cabling and accessories, in complete contradiction with the author of the quote above. They've been featured from time-to-time in Stereophile and Absolute Sound. High-quality is "normal" for them....
Expensive does not necessarily = better. Quality recordings depend mostly
upon the microphones used, microphone placement, and the smarts of the
recording engineer, all else being equal.
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed. - Albert Einstein
On his house boat on the Thames. I recall reading an article about all of the attention to audiophile detail at absolutely every turn, including very expensive cabling. Depends upon your ears, priorities, experience, preferences?
While there are the typical if not stereotypical detractors who have nothing but disdain for the notion, there are plenty of folks within the pro audio industry who use and advocate audiophile-quality AC delivery and cabling.
I just listened to the latest Darko podcast where he interviewed someone from the pro-audio world. He made the point that studios aren't going to pay big bucks for cables that can easily 'walk', especially if freelancers are using the equipment. In the extreme he noted that a big studio would have many, many cables and they simply aren't going to 10x or 100x that budget for audiophile cables. So, almost all the music we listen to passed through non-audiophile cables on its way to, and from, all the op-amps in the mixing desk. And, practically, recording techniques and mastering have the most impact on what we hear.13DoW
Edits: 02/04/21
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