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In Reply to: RE: LOL! Clearly you have never asked... posted by Ivan303 on July 19, 2022 at 05:31:50
"Alon Wolf why he doesn't accommodate bi-wiring on his speakers!"
The user guide for the Magico Model 5 states there are two sets of terminals, and "bi-wiring" is stated as an option.......
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It could be that the designer doesn't believe in bi-wiring, but has it in his products in case some of his customers opt for it...... A good designer gives his products those options, even if he himself doesn't believe in them.
Chances are good that some purchasers of these speakers had bi-wiring or bi-amping as part of the decision process.
Who probably has the best sounding system?1. High end amplifier manufacturer
2. High end cable manufacturer
3. System engineer
4. EE Electrical Engineer
5. Tweak manufacturer
6. Speaker manufacturer
7. Senior AES member
8. Controlled blind testing guru
9. Musician
10. Physics PhD
Edits: 07/20/22
When you argue away any attempts at rationality, what is left?
Who probably has the best sounding system?
Jay from Jay's Audio Lab (link)..... (Stress the word "probably"..... )
1. High end amplifier manufacturer
2. High end cable manufacturer
3. System engineer
4. EE Electrical Engineer
I don't know.....
5. Tweak manufacturer
You can answer that one..... ;-]
6. Speaker manufacturer
7. Senior AES member
8. Controlled blind testing guru
I don't know......
9. Musician
Classical: Vladimir Horowitz....
Rock: Jimi Hendrix or Neil Peart......
Jazz: Louis Armstrong.....
10. Physics PhD
Albert Einstein.......
I can't help wondering what Jay's position is on wire and cable directionality. Where someone stands on that dodgy subject alone tells me a lot how a person's system would sound. I don't have to know anything else. I don't have to see photos of his system or see a list of his system. Does that surprise you?
Edits: 07/22/22
"I can't help wondering what Jay's position is on wire and cable directionality. Where someone stands on that dodgy subject alone tells me a lot how a person's system would sound."
The cables he uses have "filter networks" on them.... I guess they go in a certain direction, but don't know for sure.
"I don't have to know anything else. I don't have to see photos of his system or see a list of his system. Does that surprise you?"
You can see pretty clearly what he has in the videos..... (If you watch enough of his recent videos, you'll know exactly what he has.) The components he has cost more than my house several times over...... I do think his approach to system building is somewhat strange, but who am I to judge?
Most cables designed for audio have directional designators, and I generally follow them. I do think it makes a difference, but I'm not sure if I could pass an ABX test.....
I am referring to the "controversial idea" that all wire and therefore all cables and fuses are "directional." What that means is that, generally speaking, setting aside cables with filter networks and shielding, all (rpt all) wires, cables, interconnects, digital cables, fuses, HDMI cables, etc. sound better in one direction vs the other direction. This is true for stranded and solid core cables. I am referring here to wires and cables and fuses in AC circuits (I.e., audio circuits) as well as DC circuits. Since this idea of wire directionality is controversial I like to use it to gauge peoples' audio IQ, as it were.
Edits: 07/22/22
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