ralphpnj;693425 Wrote: > While I agree in principle, in reality things are a bit different. What > I mean is that although the TAS computer music series is complete > rubbish many people will take this very scientific looking nonsense as > somehow valid and some of these ridiculous "findings" are in danger of > becoming accepted dogma in high end audio circles since, after all, no > less an authority than The Absolute Sound published the series. > > For example, I was recently discussing many of these issues with an > audiophile friend of mine who happens to have worked as a vice > president for IT for several very large firms. While he agreed that > most of the information in the computer music was nonsense he did > believe that a more expensive USB cable would work better than a less > expensive USB cable even if the less expensive cable met the minimum > USB cable specifications. > > What I'm afraid will happen as a result of the publication of this > garbage is that some of this misinformation will slowly become general > audiophile knowledge (I use the term "knowledge" very loosely) and then > become an accepted "truth". Basically FUD of the highest order. Yes all understood, but I think the analogy of Cern experiments gone wrong is in danger of overstating the respectability of this farrago, and also inadvertently fans the preposterous idea that TAS can be likened to Galileo bravely speaking out for scientific progress etc bore bore.
I think the simple point is that it's a crazy idea with no supporting evidence. Anyway, I think we all agree really. Good luck if you want to protract the conversation with Item Audio, but I think that once someone has shown themselves to plough on writing crap regardless of sense the best thing is to ignore them. -- adamdea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93549 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
