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"impression, impression, impression, impression, impression"

Posted by Bambi B (A) on March 16, 2008 at 10:42:44

In Reply to: Some CDs posted by georgelouis on March 15, 2008 at 20:59:18:

georgelouis,

I think there is more than one of here that wonder when you will buckle down and come to an understanding of polarity on a scientific basis. It fascinates me that you have an obsession with a physical property that has only two situations- and polar opposites no less- to consider and yet you're reduced to qualifying proclamations with repeating the word "impression". Do you use "impression" to qualify up or down, left or right, "my impression" is North Pole instead of South Pole?

Making these assertions about something with such clear definition with this "impression" qualification- which you use 5 times in a short post- is akin to saying "possibly" or "nearly" and is of no value whatsoever in helping to understand a scientific principle. Polarity is not some kind of faith-based concept no matter how many trademarks you devise to try and become the Prophet of Polarityâ„¢ in which there has to be blind faith on your "impression". In my opinion, this is approaching the moronic and amazingly counter to your interests and intentions.

You must realize that any eventual product you might derive from your system of "impression" will have no value and will probably meet complete resistance by anyone that has the slightest insight into the subject. If you have any working perceptual apparatus, you might notice from responses here that you are actually building a constituency of people who are constructing reasons to hate the subject and automatically reject your assertions.

For myself, I cite your assertion that the IsoMike Test CD is inverted is likely to be completely wrong. It's obvious you have no insight into the method of production of these disks. From seeing and hearing the playback system, reading the Sterophile articles about it, and speaking to Ray Kimber for two hours about it while he demonstrated the technique, and playing ten IsoMike discs, assured me of the intense care in it's design and use. Seeing the experimentation, scientific principles, and aesthetic judgements with which that recording technique is accomplished- plus it's purpose as a test CD for reference lead me to trust Ray Kimber and reject your "impression". At least I'm basing my intuitions on a conversation and demonstration by the person that made the recording for a reasonable understanding of the techniques used. If you took any trouble to look into this on the most basic level, you might have learned that Ray Kimber is a designer and maker of sophisticated audio cables and that is a realm of special attention to polarity. Is it reasonble for you to make an essentially defamatory assertion that a cable engineer and maker would get his cables crossed for a reference test CD?

I believe that there is value in raising consciousness of polarity and it's sonic effects, but your hundreds of posts with vagueness and sometimes what appears as deliberate obfuscation of this subject only serve to demonstrate ad nauseum that until you come to a scientific understanding and do some research you can make no meaningful contribution. Actually, I can see a set back of the subject by destroying interest and creating animosity with annoying, arrogantly baseless proclamations based on "impression".

Cheers,

Bambi B

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