jkeny wrote: > More garbled prose - what's "woo on your web site" & what are you > talking about - every product website contains reviews both from > individuals & from the press. > [/quo9te] > > Wow! You do play dumb very well Jkeny. Oh, its not an act? > > The product reviews that you admit are there, and call personal attacks > when I accurately quote them, those are the woo. > > > > > > > > > They are anecdotes of people's impressions, just as most audio forums > > are anecdotes of peoples listening impressions. People read & share > > these impressions & as a result can shortlist potential equipment that > > they think might be worth investigating/auditioning. > > > > > > It's 100% woo, based on causal audiophile evaluations that have the > following 5 serious failings: > > (1) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because > they are not tests. That is, they do not involve comparison to a > fixed, reliable standard. > > (2) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because > they involve excessively long switchover times, which makes them > highly susceptible to false negatives because they desensitize the > listeners. > > (3) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because > the do not involve proper level matching, which makes them highly > susceptible to false positives because people report the level > mismatches as sonic differences. > > (4) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because > they do not involve listening to the identical same piece of music or > drama within a few milliseconds, creating false positives because > people report the mismatched music as sonic differences in the > equipment. > > (5) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because > they constantly reveal the true identity of the UUTs to the listener, > creating false positives because people report their prejudices and > preconceived notions as sonic properties of the equipment > > > > > > > > It's how the world works, Arny - something you seem to have great > > difficulty in comprehending.> > > > No Jkeny its how *-your-* world works - the one where you are pitching > woo on one web page, and then complaining that others do it on another > web page. > > Many discerning people recognize this for being utter hypocrisy, but > apparently you Jkeny are in total denial about it. > > Are there such things as 12 step program for recovering audio woo > salesmen? > > Deny on, dude!
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