Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread Julf
darrenyeats wrote: > Julf, I think we agree about what the study involved and what its > conclusions were. I'm just saying the result was no surprise! I agree. But a lot of scientific research involves actually confirming things that come as no surprise to anyone. "To try to judge the real fr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread darrenyeats
Julf, I think we agree about what the study involved and what its conclusions were. I'm just saying the result was no surprise! Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-57

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread Julf
darrenyeats wrote: > For example, it's obvious someone who is against vaccines is very likely > to be distrustful of the motives of the establishment and the health > industry. Just like someone who believes in UFOs is very likely to be distrustful of the motives of the establishment and the sci

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread darrenyeats
lrossouw wrote: > > http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/mariakonnikova/2014/05/why-do-people-persist-in-believing-things-that-just-arent-true.html Sorry, rant mode on! As usual, nothing new to be learned from such psychological studies. Next, people who get burned have a pre-disposition not t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread Julf
lrossouw wrote: > What is interesting to me is that the effect works both ways. Peoples > beliefs (good or bad) stop them from seeing/accepting the truth. 'Confirmation Bias' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_Bias) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In th

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread Mnyb
lrossouw wrote: > I hope I do not stir with this New Yorker article but the thoughts seem > very relevant. I do not want to have a debate about something else( > e.g. whether the earth rotates the sun or not) but this is very good > explanation why people do this kind of thing. > > What is int

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] The Official SB Audiophile Forum Quantum Audio Fruitloopery List

2014-05-30 Thread lrossouw
I hope I do not stir with this New Yorker article but the thoughts seem very relevant. I do not want to have a debate about something else( e.g. whether the earth rotates the sun or not) but this is very good explanation why people do this kind of thing. What is interesting to me is that the ef

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Marantz Da-11S1

2014-05-30 Thread Audiotic
Mnyb wrote: > > It's ironic that we today use better tech to make it sound worse and > sell it as 24bit 10 would probably suffice for some music out there :P Sooo right! Finally many people in the music industry are finally standing up to this! I have some old CD's from the 80-ies and their

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Marantz Da-11S1

2014-05-30 Thread Mnyb
Audiotic wrote: > Maybe. But upsampled isn't doing them justice in many cases. These > really are remasteredfrom(very good) analog tapes. And boy that can > clear the air. Certainly versus the often very bad digital masters made > for the CD. > In any case, I hear the difference between a well m

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Marantz Da-11S1

2014-05-30 Thread Audiotic
Maybe. But upsampled isn't doing them justice in many cases. These really are remasteredfrom(very good) analog tapes. And boy that can clear the air. Certainly versus the often very bad digital masters made for the CD. In any case, I hear the difference between a well mastered DsD and an bad CD o