Archimago wrote: > Good analysis Ralph. > > Yeah, this review and check out the magnetic cable one as well in the > issue. Clearly the reviewer didn't like those crazy cables/adaptors from > "High Fidelity Cables" and claims but he has to be all nice about it and > wonder maybe it could work out for someone else...
Wow you're a better man than I am. I just tried to read Dudley's piece on the magnetic cables and I could only get half way before my head began to pulsate so I stopped before it completely exploded. Now Dudley's pretty much solidly in the audiophile voodoo camp but these cables managed to be even too much voodoo for him, a pretty impressive feat. At least Dudley posed a few good questions, unfortunately he let the manufacturer get away with what basically amounted to the "it's quantum mechanics, stupid" excuse for totally bogus science. The "it's quantum mechanics, stupid" line is a dead give away that's what is being sold is nothing but pure snake oil. So the one big question which I take away from both these "reviews" is: Where the f*&k are Stereophile's oh so holy measurements on these two items (the Melco N1A and these magnetic cables)? I would think that there is simple test to measure for bit perfect output (for the Melco N1A) and another for the effect of a cable on the signal (for the magnetic cables). As I've stated countless times before, Stereophile only uses measurements when it suits their purposes. If the measurements reinforce what is written in the review, it's "see that's why measurements are so important" and if the measurements contradict the reviewer's findings (as is the case for almost all tube equipment) then it's "well measurements are not that important". Kind of reminds me of the hand of God - when the patient lives it's because of all the prayers but if the patient dies, well God works in mysterious ways. Having things both ways is truly a wonderful thing. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: LMS 7.9 on dedicated windows 10 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105222 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
