Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread rgro
Julf wrote: > Point taken, and I agree, but again it works both ways. I imagine the > reactions to your message that started this thread would have been far > more positive if you had titled the thread "Anyone able to figure out > what is going on here?" instead of "This time, it WAS the (USB) ca

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread Julf
rgro wrote: > Thus, further inquiry and learning is often discouraged by the > perception of being attacked which is, in a forum which is clearly meant > to be a non-academic/non-scientific environment (which you must admit, > this surely is), a deterrent to some who might otherwise seek to > con

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread rgro
Julf wrote: > There was a great posting from "I fucking hate pseudoscience" today that > I think is very relevant: Point taken, but to state the obvious, many on these forums are not, nor have ever been, part of the scientific community. Therefore, the opportunity to develop the "thick skin" an

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread Gandhi
Julf wrote: > There was a great posting from "I fucking hate pseudoscience" today that > I think is very relevant That's a very interesting observation. The tone that me and my collegues use at work is simply not possible in social circumstances (if you value your cranial bonestructure). I alway

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread arnyk
DJanGo wrote: > Well Cables do make differences even in a binary enviroment but > > Mostly its the "cheaper" cable that works better. I never heard that a > better cable will make things that out of the spectrum from any of the > connected devices. > Its like filling your ordinary lawnmover

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread Julf
rgro wrote: > To those who prefer to jump all over somebody in the process of > genuinely attempting to learn and figure out some things for themselves, > please give 'em a break once in a while. There was a great posting from "I fucking hate pseudoscience" today that I think is very relevant:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] This time, it WAS the (USB) cable

2015-06-16 Thread DJanGo
Well Cables do make differences even in a binary enviroment but Mostly its the "cheaper" cable that works better. I never heard that a better cable will make things that out of the spectrum from any of the connected devices. Its like filling your ordinary lawnmover with racing gasoline and th