The first real objective proof I came across that really opened my eyes (and maybe my ears?) was Roger Russell's rant (a former engineer of high end McIntosh speakers and amps)
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm And for shits and giggles, I present to you all the most profoundly stupid audiophile snake oil ever offered for sale: Pebbles. Bags of pebbles to be exact. I think a bag of crack rock would be more beneficial to modifying the perceived sound passing through your ears, especially after smoking a bit of the bag's contents -> http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm > Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:40:35 -0400 > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [H] Surge suppressor / power filter > > Brian, Ignore my last reply. > Hayes, Just kidding! (sort of) > Winterlight, All my life I've waited for an objective proof of this. Not > sure your friend is correct, but, at this time we live in, I will accept > his non-scientific opinion. Audio business is seriously "back-yard." > We are now all a very "video-centric" bunch of tweaks, I believe. > Best, > Duncan > > At 15:39 03/11/2008 -0700, you wrote: > >>A good friend of mine is a EE who works for Micron. He is responsible for >>final testing, and certification of all new memory. He is a big time >>audiophile, and likes improvisional jazz. In fact, he has had a lot of >>success with a side business designing and making high end headphone amps, >>and last I heard Apple certified his products to be ipod worthy. >> >>I once asked him about the importance of cabling. He told me that when he >>was a grad student he decided to build a tester to check different audio >>wiring in order to come up with the best one. He discovered that not only >>was there very little difference, if any, between brands, but Walmart >>brand performed the best for his tester! _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx
