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In Reply to: Any examples of a critic criticizing another critic for publishing questionable theories or advice? posted by Richard BassNut Greene on February 8, 2007 at 07:14:57:
As bjh has already mentioned, Pierre Sprey is a "manufacturer" and not a critic. His comments amount to a marketing blurb rather than a review.As for a critique of the quotes from Pierre that you posted, I'm not a critic either but I'd say the first two are so far over the top that they're in deep space. The first *could* be true if the $2000 speaker was covered in the same horse blanket as in #3 and was placed in a closet. The third is classic manufacturer marketing hype with respect to the amount of improvement. Lifting cables may result in a difference in sound but it would not be comparable to horse blankets removed from speakers. The final quote I've found to be untrue. So:
>the most bizarre audio advice I've read since I became interested in audio in the mid-1960's can be found in the Mapleshade CD's/wires/tweaks catalog.<
I would agree. I hasten to add that my agreement doesn't make it true.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Any examples of a critic criticizing another critic for publishing questionable theories or advice? - kerr 10:22:30 02/08/07 (12)
- Not if you use an audiophile horseblanket ... and I happen to have some you may be interested in. - Richard BassNut Greene 08:27:49 02/09/07 (11)
- Sure...but first a question. - kerr 10:04:34 02/09/07 (10)
- "Not one of them that I listened to could have been bettered by a $100 speaker with good wire." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 10:51:22 02/10/07 (9)
- Re: "Not one of them that I listened to could have been bettered by a $100 speaker with good wire." Hmm... - kerr 12:15:15 02/10/07 (8)
- And what was that "better wire"? nt - clarkjohnsen 12:20:58 02/10/07 (7)
- The Cardas Neutral Reference from my main rig - kerr 17:21:34 02/10/07 (6)
- Ah! Perhaps not the sort of *revealing* cable the writer had intended... nt - clarkjohnsen 12:20:19 02/11/07 (5)
- Which makes his claim using a less revealing cable all the more unbelievable (nt) - kerr 15:16:37 02/11/07 (4)
- I'd expect he'd have had a *better* cable. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:57:17 02/12/07 (3)
- But he was talking about Mapleshade so I guess not! (nt) - kerr 13:07:22 02/12/07 (2)
- I must be confused... nt - clarkjohnsen 10:29:00 02/13/07 (1)
- No more than usual (nt) - Richard BassNut Greene 14:27:15 02/16/07 (0)
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