Oy indeed! Numbers don't lie. Another story, of course, is that Jack Bybee was/is the genius behind nuclear subs and that without his classified devices...which you can now put in stereo equipment...the Navy would have been lost. Air, water...it's all good, so long as there are no numbers involved.
andy_c;141548 Wrote: > One does not need to -believe- in measurable improvements. One only > needs to present the data. I haven't seen one piece of data, not one > shred of evidence, to support any of the claims for the Bybee devices. > > There are also other claims by Bybee, namely that his technology was > developed for the aerospace industry. I worked in that industry for 20 > years in design, test and measurement, and never once heard the name of > Jack Bybee, nor have I ever seen or heard of any device that even > remotely resembles the Bybee devices used in defense electronics. > > I've also been involved in some online conversations with one very well > known and extremely well respected audio designer. This guy has created > some excellent designs that are considered classics to this day. In one > strange turn of one particular conversation, he claimed that the > aerospace industry regularly used "tweaks" - that is, modifications to > the hardware that had no measurable result on performance. My > experience has been exactly the opposite. In the aerospace industry, > there is no tolerance for engineering changes that have no support in > the form of measurements. > > In complete frustration with this situation, I almost asked him, "Where > did you get your information about the aerospace industry, Jack Bybee or > something?". Kind of like, "Where did you learn to drive, Sears > Roebuck?". But I decided not to say anything. It wasn't long before > several people who worked in the industry spoke up and debunked this > concept of "aerospace tweaks". Then, in a strange turn of events, the > designer finally revealed who told him about "aerospace tweaks" - it > was Jack Bybee! Oy. -- highdudgeon SB3->Lavry DA10->Nuforce 9.02s->Harbeth Monitor 30s/Skylan stands. Simple and satisfying. In a larger room, I would move back to larger speakers, subs, and probably RCS. My larger speakers were, natch, Harbeth Monitor 40s with dual ACI Force subwoofers, a Bel Canto line stage (wonderful device) a Rane EQ system, and measurement gear including calibrated mics, a Presonus audio device, measurement software for the Mac, etc. It's nice being back to simple. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28080 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
