Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Guys... Get a load of this! :-)

2016-04-28 Thread Wombat
Indeed he knows all the stuff happening out there and comes over really smart. He must be well educated. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power cables don't just seem like a scam - they actually are.

2016-04-28 Thread banned for life
Julf wrote: > Occasionally some exotic, small-volume speaker manufacturer uses > audiophile-brand cabling, but if they do, they make sure it gets > mentioned in every review - and that is the only reason to do it. My shop-builts have higher-quality wire and everything is soldered...20377 +

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power cables don't just seem like a scam - they actually are.

2016-04-28 Thread sckramer
arnyk wrote: > Guess what, all those supposed sins don't change sound quality, unless > you are using them as parts of sighted evaluations. > > Apparently yet another true believer in magic cables. I really don't care one way or the other, bad choice of words by me "bought into it" meant "tried

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Guys... Get a load of this! :-)

2016-04-28 Thread Archimago
If I were in the business of high-fidelity, I'm sure I'd be wrestling with the nasty line between -psychological perception- which sadly is much of what high-end audio is these days - the promotion of said perception in service of the need for revenue, sales, the bottom line and what one must do t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Guys... Get a load of this! :-)

2016-04-28 Thread Wombat
arnyk wrote: > Juergen Reis is no hero of mine, apparently just another promoter of his > viewpoint with sighted evaluations. I concur. He is well aware of how people discuss in the days of the internet and so takes the scientific route plus a fine dose of clever and honest sounding experiences a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile power cables don't just seem like a scam - they actually are.

2016-04-28 Thread arnyk
sckramer wrote: > Let me play devils advocate :D > > These guys are jerks for selling a cable over 3 figures and faking a > demo. Their cables are butt ugly anyway :D > > However, know your equipment... if there are internal patch cables, or > computer cdrom audio patch cables (remember those)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Guys... Get a load of this! :-)

2016-04-28 Thread arnyk
Archimago wrote: > I know it's total click bait because the site really doesn't have > anything new to offer/say, but check out this post: > http://www.audiostream.com/content/just-2-comments > > Gee... Anyone wonder that maybe there are no comments sometimes because > the people who might want