Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-21 Thread drewe181

magiccarpetride;637423 Wrote: 
> So when Sir Isaac Newton formulated his law of universal gravitation
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gravitation)
> he was proving other scientists wrong? So other scientist were all
> along claiming that when an apple dislodges from the tree it does not
> fall downwards, it goes sideways? Or upwards? And then Newton proved
> them wrong?
> 
> This claim that science is proving other scientists wrong has to be the
> stupidest thing I've ever read.

You miss my point. The aim of science is to test and retest and then
test again until there is only one conclusion that arises that will
then turn it into a theory or in the case of physics, a law. In order
to gain knowledge in the scientific field it is beneficial to be proved
wrong if you are in fact wrong. A good scientist should always look for
where they may have screwed up data or skipped over something. Even in
themselves they should always look for conflicting data. 

Kepler proved Ptolomy wrong with his theory of elliptical orbits of
planets. Before him it was believed that planets orbited in circular
motions until he found a flaw in the research. So yeah, if you can
prove science wrong again and again with the same result a new theory
will arise.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-21 Thread drewe181

magiccarpetride;637424 Wrote: 
> This is so misguided, it's not even funny. What you are saying is that,
> before the advent of science, humankind had no concept of facts? You
> ought to be forced to go back to school and finish your education.
> 
> Facts are first and foremost based on the common sense consensus. It is
> only a tiny fraction of that consensus that ever gets probed by science.
> If the science were to disappear from the face of the earth, facts,
> many, many facts, will still remain in the collective psyche of the
> humankind.
> 
> For example, the fact that fire is hot has nothing to do with science,
> or with double blind tests. Fire IS hot -- it's not an opinion, it's a
> FACT. And that fact does not need to be thoroughly proven by rigorous
> scientific testing.

Someone had to first put their hand into the fire to know that it was
hot. It was not common sense consensus that told them that. It was
someone making a discovery that they then passed on to others until it
THEN became a common consensus that fire hurts and will always hurt if
you put your hand into it.
You think a child knows that fire can harm them? You either tell them
what has already been proven by science and experimentation or you let
them find out by themselves.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-21 Thread drewe181

brodeur;637377 Wrote: 
> I think you have a valid point.
> I find open A vs B test most meaningful however some times when I  hear
> “differences” where I suspect placebo I Might try to test without
> knowing .
> Typical always open, my new DAC vs my CD. 
> Typical “suspect one”, better sound from my CDs digital out vs my Touch
> in to the new DAC.
> However, when I have dismissed some sound differences as “probably
> placebo” I Have later on discovered I was right from the start.
> I once thought my DSM-520 s digital out (not a music or HiFi player) in
> to my home theater amp sounded rely awful.  This is not my primary DAC
> but the ones used for film. A little bit later I noticed that there
> where a digital volume control on the DSM and that it was reduced with
> say -20 db. So the sound difference was very real.

Get a friend to switch between sources without your knowledge (wear a
sleep mask perhaps). Have the volume level the same on both sources and
don't have him tell you when he's switching sources if possible. Get
your helpful and patient friend/spouse to sometimes not switch sources
also. 
Unfortunately due to the laser reading of CD players this may be a
giveaway of the source. Of course this isn't a double blind test due to
the examiner knowing what you're listening to but it may help you know
for certain that you know what you are hearing is for real or just
placebo (not the band Placebo mind you, although that would be funny.
At least you'd know that's it's all a Placebo effect ;) )


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-21 Thread drewe181

InTheBath;636700 Wrote: 
> 
> 
> If I do a blind test of two cables, they might sound the same to me. If
> I am allowed to see the cables and know how much they cost, one may
> sound better. I may enjoy my music more with that cable in place.
> 

Knowing which cables are being used is not a blind test so it would
only be your expectations of said cables that would be leading you to a
decision. 


It's been proved that having two identical products being sold eg.
power cables, MOST people choose the slightly more expensive one in the
belief that it's more expensive so it must be better.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-21 Thread drewe181

magiccarpetride;637340 Wrote: 
> If I believe that listening to vinyl gives me more pleasure than
> listening to the same track in a digital format, than for me it is
> true. It's a fact.

It's also a FACT that I prefer Pink Lady apples to the others though
this does not lead to the assumption that PL apples are the best of all
the apples. Again, opinion and fact are two very different things. In
the scientific community they call these Hypothesis and Theory. Eg.
Einstein's Theory of Relativity would have began as Einstein's
Hypothesis of Relativity until the scientists of the day set out to
prove him wrong yet couldn't. 

That is what science is: proving other scientists wrong. 

Everyone is welcome to their opinions and it's those differing
opinions that make the human race what it is. You wouldn't be human
without them. 
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" is also true of
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Blind tests? I don't get it...

2011-06-20 Thread drewe181

bluegaspode;637350 Wrote: 
> 
> 
> umm ... so facts can only be derived from blind tests? 

NO. Facts are derived from thorough, proven, scientific method that has
been tested repeatedly and cannot be proved wrong. A blind test can have
major flaw. Take into account the Uri Geller tests at Stanford. Major
flaws in their so called blind tests that turned out not to be so blind
after all.

> Anyway: for personal preference it's totally ok not to rely on facts.

Why? Do you like people lying to you? Arsenic is NOT poisonous try some
some day.

> There is a reason placebo exists - because it makes us feel better - and
> this is what we strive for.

Try telling that to the families of those that have died using
homeopathy to cure their cancers. Placebos such as homeopathy exist
because the public want it. This doesn't mean that they SHOULD exist.
Hippocrates would be rolling in his grave.

> And of course I wouldn't want a doctor to tell me, that I did feel
> better, though he only gave me placebo. 

A doctor should never tell you that YOU feel better. How would they
know? Doctors are there to treat symptoms. If your doctor is giving you
placebos I think you need to change doctors. 

> That's the same with audiophiles - I also wouldn't want to hear, that I
> spent a lot of money just for placebo.

Again, someone else cannot tell you how you feel, hear, smell etc. Some
mentally unstable people hear voices in their heads. They may not exist
but they are there nonetheless in that person's mind. Try telling them
it's all BS.

Hey if owning this or that piece of equipment makes you happy, that's
fine, but if something has a physiological effect, then by definition
it HAS to be able to be tested otherwise its bunkum.

A double blind test could be easily set up in the audio world (though
perhaps probably not at home) and is really the only way one can be
sure that all bias has been removed from a certain product be it
aesthetic or brand name expectations.

Cognitive dissonance that is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] How to fight clipping due to high (recorded) volume?

2010-05-27 Thread drewe181

moving slightly sideways of this topic, i think this is the best (worst)
example of clipping i have come across so far.
from the box set of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Personal Introductions: Please Make This a Sticky!

2008-08-05 Thread drewe181

howdy, i'm not a cowboy but i do tend to call other people cowboy. the
name on my birth certificate says andrew but call me what you like. i'm
28. i work as a croupier/supervisor at crown casino. i've always been
around music and have picked up a lot of my musical taste from my
father who is also heavily into hifi and music. my lastfm account
reflects his influence as most believe i have the tastes of a fifty
year old man. i'm married with a 16 month old son who already likes to
listen to  music with me and is always trying to plug cables into the
back of my squeezebox. i am currently upgrading my system (slowly). 
At the moment i am running a squeezebox -> moodlab DAC -> burson buffer
-> kingrex t20 + PSU (just upgraded from the Super T) and then out
through some old speakers (pioneer woofers and new vifa tweeters) i
found on the street which will be the next upgrade in about a year or
so.
my wife and i don't share all the same musical tastes so i tend to find
myself listening to less and less punk and hardcore these days. either
i'm growing up into a man or i'm not as angry anymore.
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Moodlabs

2007-10-14 Thread drewe181

I too bought this DAC a few months back and have not regretted doing so.
I didn't have a big budget to spend so it was a compromise for an
increase in sound quality. It really opened up the soundscape. And it
was delivered on a Saturday, only a few days after i ordered it.

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Million dollars to prove cables areworth money

2007-10-09 Thread drewe181

I like apples better than pears (excuse the pun) but that doesn't make
one BETTER than the other, just DIFFERENT. As a fan of Randi, I find it
impossible to validate a claim that one thing is better than another.
It's all subjective, like most things in life. So not only is this a
stupid proposition, but it will never be proven. 
Maybe for a test, one could go rockclimbing using the cables as ropes.
Whichever doesn't send you plunging to your death can be considered the
BETTER cable.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Are you a videophile, too?

2007-09-29 Thread drewe181

It must just be human nature to only believe something that can be
'seen' (religion aside). Like if you tell someone a wall has just been
painted, they will still touch it to check.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-09-24 Thread drewe181


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "Squeezeboxing Alone?"

2007-07-27 Thread drewe181

adamslim;217326 Wrote: 
> Nokia 770/800 scenario:
> Her: "Who's that actor, ooh what's he been in?"
> Me: "STFU and look it up on IMDB, here"
> 
> :)

at least that will give me an excuse to buy one
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "Squeezeboxing Alone?"

2007-07-25 Thread drewe181

Phil Leigh;216984 Wrote: 
> 1) As host you should be able to demand the best set in the house - they
> are your seats after all
> 2) upgrade wife to wife 2.1 (or have her modded) with mute option
> 3) Only buy movies that no-one else wants to watch...
> 
> :o)

1)i will still have people between me and the speakers unless they sit
on the floor (an option i guess)
2)she'll still find some other way to annoy me (don't get me wrong, i
love my wife)
3)i do, but people will watch any old crap these days unfortunately


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] "Squeezeboxing Alone?"

2007-07-25 Thread drewe181

i find it best when i watch a movie or listen to music myself as i can
have it as loud as i want with no distractions other than one's i've
made myself. i hate watching dvd's with others as i'm not always seated
in the best position. that, and the fact that my wife doesn't shut up
when watching a movie. she'll talk about anything but the film. even my
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-07-16 Thread drewe181


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my mistake. 'diffusion' it is. kind of like having acoustic tiles. do
there's not such a hard surface for the sound to bounce off.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] budget system help

2007-07-12 Thread drewe181

swhite58;213875 Wrote: 
> I recently compared the CA Azur 540 v2 with a NAD c320BEE and didn't
> find much difference between them.  The NAD sounded a bit more forward,
> and the CA had a bit more detail in the bass.  I ended up with the NAD.
> 
> I'd love to hear a T-amp sometime - I'm curious.


if you're in melbourne, feel free to drop by to have a listen

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] budget system help

2007-07-10 Thread drewe181

i can highly recommend the sonic impact super t-amp. i just purchased
one of them and also a moodlab concept dac to use with my squeezebox.
i'm surprised at the change they made to the sound of the squeezebox.
unfortunately, now, some of my more poorly recorded cd's don't sound so
good. both of these were bought for a little over $AU500 so for a budget
system i find them pretty good value. As for my speakers, i found them
in the street and had only needed to change the tweeters as one of them
had blown.
for a little over a grand in total (incl. squeezebox) it's a pretty
decent choice i believe.

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] plug-and-play linear PS (part one)

2007-07-02 Thread drewe181

since we're kind of on the subject of power supplies, can anyone tell me
if a power supply with a 1.5amp rating would work as well as one with a
3amp rating. i've been trying to find a 12v regulated 3amp supply but
have only come across 1.5amp ones.   also, if anyone could point me in
the direction of a place to get a 3amp supply somewhere in australia
(preferably melbourne) that would be great.

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on DACs - eg Shek d2?

2007-04-28 Thread drewe181

i don't mind second hand...if they delivered to australia that is.

the bel canto is a little too expensive for my budget

how has the ciaudio gear improved the sound?

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Advice on DACs - eg Shek d2?

2007-04-28 Thread drewe181

anyone had any experience with the CIAUDIO dac here with the SB:
http://www.ciaudio.com/

i'm looking to buy a DAC at around this price range max. i'm leaning
more towards the shek d2 at the moment.

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-03-27 Thread drewe181


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> How did you determine the placement of the bookstacks?

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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Greek Audiophile

2007-02-28 Thread drewe181

adamslim;184236 Wrote: 
> I can name any number of speakers at under a fifth the price that I'd
> take over them (including cheaper Tannoys!).  Never found them
> engaging, and they don't have the linearity of, say, Quad ESLs.  I
> tried them with quite a few system combos, and they just never managed
> to make me want to listen to music.  Maybe they weren't broken in or
> something.
> 
> Adam

wow! this is the first criticism of the WTs i've heard so far. I've
noticed from your lastfm page you listen to a hell of a lot more
classical than I so I can see where you're coming from in preferring
the Quads over the WTs as I've heard they are very good with
classical.
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Greek Audiophile

2007-02-27 Thread drewe181

i love the look of the westminsters. unfortunately i'll never be able to
justify spending all that money on them. Anyone been able to roadtest
them??


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MP3 Car FM Transmitters

2007-02-24 Thread drewe181

Heuer;183083 Wrote: 
> Hmmm - BOSE = Buy Other Sound Equipment. For more info:
> 
> http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html#intro


thanks for the link. 
my dad had given me this wise advice years ago and i haven't looked
back since. I still remember the day i overheard one of my bosses
talking about his new BOSE system and how wonderful it was. I had to
bite my tongue so hard.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] What kind of Audiophile are you?

2007-02-08 Thread drewe181

Face it, I believe everyone who posted on this thread would like to have
the best possible hi fi but either don't have the funds, the space, or
both. I like listening to music as much as the next poster but shelling
out money on $300 cables and cable blocks and everything else that a
supposed audiophile 'should' have, is just being excessive IMHO. I
don't consider myself to be an audiophile but i know when something
sounds crap. When I did an mp3/CD comparison test i was surprised at
how much of the soundstage you lose. i knew it lost some but i couldn't
believe how much. (so many hours reripping everything to FLAC. oh boy)

There's nothing like being able to appreciate music by just sitting a
listening on components that sound good to your ears. Maybe that's what
defines an audiophile: someone who can appreciate a wide variety of
music by taking the time to actually listen, making it less disposable


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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Question about Spouses?

2006-12-24 Thread drewe181

my wife doesn't understand how putting a speaker behind a couch or
having the arm of the couch blocking part of a speaker can compromise
the sound. or why i 'HAVE' to place the speakers where i want them to
be.  then again, given in a few months i will have my own
'entertainment' room, i can slug it out for now. My wife likes music
okay, just not most of my music. especially when i just sit there in
the middle of the room listening and not paying attention to her.


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