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Old 11-08-2020, 05:26 PM
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Now you're trying to tell me what I think and how my mind works, and with all due respect, you're out of bounds on that one, Serge. I, for one, am NOT convinced easily. If I didn't hear an improvement or have a more enjoyable or engaging experience with any of the devices in my system, I simply would not use or buy them, regardless of what measurements or others may or may not say. I don't go in for frills or frou-frou or frippery. Either it sounds better or it doesn't. If it doesn't, it goes. If it does, it might stay, but only if I think it provides a compelling value proposition. I don't have any agenda other than creating the most natural and enjoyable listening experience I can for myself when listening to music.

As for my reviews, I am simply write what I hear and experience as accurately as possible. It's not written for manufacturers or advertisers. If readers with shared sensibilities find that what I write to be informative enough for them to consider evaluating these products in their own system, its job done.
Stephen, you are not convinced easily and neither am I. I’ve had a lot of fun with this hobby since the late 80’s. I’ve seen, witnessed, listened, touched, auditioned explored and experienced just about all the gear that was available to the US market during the 90’s and 2000’s having stopped in the last 10 years and there is no way to keep up with all the new stuff. I’ve read magazines from cover to cover, I’ve met and spoken to the people at the front of the industry at both shows and various dealers. Philly and surrounding areas were blessed and still has a few very well stocked high end dealers, with mild to wild.

So excuse me if I sound skeptical on certain things my friend. I know what’s what in the hobby pretty well. I know the silence of the racks or racks of silence from the footers to the cables and fancy boxes with high quality outlets.

You do what you do and your heart desires and I will continue to express my opinions the way I see things. I think I’m also entitled to an opinion challenging the print.
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Old 11-09-2020, 04:50 AM
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Just because it hasn’t been proven, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist...
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Old 11-09-2020, 06:59 AM
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Good thing reviewing gear is part believing in what you hear and part romantic novel writing skills, telling the readers what they should hear and most importantly what the manufacturer needs to hear you say. All this very often without a shred of scientific evidence backing it up. In fact the recent articles that I posted on how we all hear different, how we perceive the memories which can be false and how short the audible memory is.
"Good reviewing" does not tell the reader what they should hear - it should tell the reader what the reviewer hears. The manufacturer needs the review to describe the product with technical accuracy so the product is correctly presented to the reader. The manufacturer has no say in sonic descriptions.

Not sure what you mean by "all this without a shred of scientic evidence...". It is easy to assess if a product desciption does indeed describe the product. A reviewer's cogent description of what he hears is empirical evidence.

Since we are humans I suspect we all hear more similarly than differently. Of course there are small anatomical differences across instances of the species. But the human hearing mechanism is pretty much what it has been since the start of sound reproduction. I agree we do have different preferences.
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Old 11-09-2020, 12:41 PM
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Just because it hasn’t been proven, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist...
There are instruments to measure vibration. Very precise in fact. I would never disagree that various materials could potentially" shift" the resonant frequency of a component sitting on top. Passive devices can only shift as every material has its own resonant frequency.

Active devices, such as scanning microscope vibration isolation tables are excellent at removing vibration actively and cost on some has come down. Have at it... Believe me, these are much better than anything you will find in the hobby.

https://www.minusk.com/products/bm8-...isolators.html


Now, so what does it all mean? Where is the proof that electronics will shift their parameters with vibration? There is none. A very small measurable effect sometimes can exist with certain capacitors but this is insignificant for our hobby. We are talking about earthquake grade vibrations....


Do we not agree then that the EAR itself should be the instrument? Yes! This is what matters. So why not play a steady tone, better yet , PINK NOISE, sit down, see if you can pick out ANY difference in tone or focus or a shift in the soundstage as your friend or spouse takes a preamp for example and places it on a vibration device of your choice or simply hold it in hands or shake it...

Let me know! I have done this with my friends extensively over 20 years ago with various materials for a few years trying to improve things to the MAX. Amps, preamps, CDP, DACs, (not turntable or speakers as that is obvious)




What does an AUDIO MANUFACTURER THINK? I love this video of Paul McGowan. One would think with a system serious as his, he would invest into a few more of the German isolation platforms. It's not like he can't afford them. But... he walks his statement carefully on a leash to come to the following conclusion and his philosophy on racks and isolation platforms...

Enjoy https://youtu.be/DvMFoZutSbw

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Old 11-09-2020, 12:58 PM
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"Good reviewing" does not tell the reader what they should hear - it should tell the reader what the reviewer hears. The manufacturer needs the review to describe the product with technical accuracy so the product is correctly presented to the reader. The manufacturer has no say in sonic descriptions.

Not sure what you mean by "all this without a shred of scientic evidence...". It is easy to assess if a product desciption does indeed describe the product. A reviewer's cogent description of what he hears is empirical evidence.

Since we are humans I suspect we all hear more similarly than differently. Of course there are small anatomical differences across instances of the species. But the human hearing mechanism is pretty much what it has been since the start of sound reproduction. I agree we do have different preferences.
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"Good reviewing" does not tell the reader what they should hear - it should tell the reader what the reviewer hears. The manufacturer needs the review to describe the product with technical accuracy so the product is correctly presented to the reader. The manufacturer has no say in sonic descriptions.

Not sure what you mean by "all this without a shred of scientic evidence...". It is easy to assess if a product desciption does indeed describe the product. A reviewer's cogent description of what he hears is empirical evidence.

Since we are humans I suspect we all hear more similarly than differently. Of course there are small anatomical differences across instances of the species. But the human hearing mechanism is pretty much what it has been since the start of sound reproduction. I agree we do have different preferences.

The human hearing is different enough where there is a certain preference or strong aversion to specific genres of music. It is not only a cultural thing, it is a physiological thing as it turns out.
https://knowledgenuts.com/2016/03/31...0hear%20sounds



We can still all agree that a drum is recognizable from a violin. Neither of those two instruments will ever sound the same to two people. But that's biology/physiology...

What I realized over the years is that in this hobby we really often do love the gear as much if not more than music itself.

I'm not a musician and certainly not an expert in music but... I was having a discussion with a guy I met through my friend who had a magnificent for the time Mark Levinson system with cables over $10k which was a lot for those years. We talked music and listened. The guy could not tell an alto sax from a tenor sax, he did not know what a TUBA is, he could not tell me the lowest frequencies of the piano when we discussed bass qualities. The conversation turned back on his plans to upgrade the system instantly. That's fine, it is what it is for every individual.

When I asked what type of music he listens to, he mentioned mostly Jazz and Blues but could not name more than 3-4 performers in each category. Alrighty then, the priorities there were very obvious to me. Whatever turns you on I say.



By the way, I don't mean to dissuade anyone from anything. It's your hobby, your money, enjoy it. If you hear something, you hear it and enjoy it.
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