Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Appropriate non sequitur comic today...

2016-02-19 Thread Mnyb
We may soon be in for the total reboot of the hobby we need . The traditional outlet for audiophilia has always been the local hifi shop , where you can do sighted listenings to expensive cables outrageously priced tube amps etc and bring the stuff home ? They are currently mostly part of the pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread Archimago
mlsstl wrote: > Long ago I realized I was the weakest link in the reproduction chain. > That's true of all humans but some of us just refuse to admit it. > > My mood, physical state, expectations and subconscious biases all > dramatically influence my listening perception. If I find fat purple

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread riffer
Further to my comments, this issue was in the bathroom reading queue today. Skipped right over the magnetic things. Now the iFi wallwart. I haven't read it yet, but why bother with a subjective review? Run some measurements, see if it produces better results than any other wallwart. Conclude.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
mlsstl wrote: > I think the question would really be: if the audiophile press flatly > declared that anything other than properly functioning USB cable which > meets specifications was not only not necessary but a just a waste of > one's hard earned money, _would_there_be_an_audiophile_press?_ >

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread mlsstl
ralphpnj wrote: > Look at this way, if the audiophile press flatly declared that anything > other than properly functioning USB cable which meets specifications was > not only not necessary but a just a waste of one's hard earned money > would there be any audiophile USB cables? I don't think so.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
mlsstl wrote: > Long ago I realized I was the weakest link in the reproduction chain. > That's true of all humans but some of us just refuse to admit it. > > My mood, physical state, expectations and subconscious biases all > dramatically influence my listening perception. If I find fat purple

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread mlsstl
Long ago I realized I was the weakest link in the reproduction chain. That's true of all humans but some of us just refuse to admit it. My mood, physical state, expectations and subconscious biases all dramatically influence my listening perception. If I find fat purple wires with magic connecto

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: > The real comedy is that Stereophile fails to draw the obvius conclusiong > from the measurments vs sigthed testing . The total lack of corelation > says something . > > Simpletons may conclude that "measurments are useless and dont say > anything" ;) > > Think a tiny bit further a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread Mnyb
The real comedy is that Stereophile fails to draw the obvius conclusiong from the measurments vs sigthed testing . The total lack of corelation says something . Simpletons may conclude that "measurments are useless and dont say anything" ;) Think a tiny bit further and you realize that they have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread ralphpnj
Archimago wrote: > Speaking of Stereophile... Check out the historical "As We See It" from > 1962: > http://www.stereophile.com/content/weakest-link-3#pY4pXAVBAqOAQywu.97 > > At least in the history of Stereophile there was J Gordon Holt who had > his moments... Hmmm. I didn't know dynamic compr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Where does it end?

2016-02-19 Thread arnyk
Archimago wrote: > Speaking of Stereophile... Check out the historical "As We See It" from > 1962: > http://www.stereophile.com/content/weakest-link-3#pY4pXAVBAqOAQywu.97 > > At least in the history of Stereophile there was J Gordon Holt who had > his moments... Hmmm. I didn't know dynamic compr