Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-13 Thread ralphpnj
Dogberry2 wrote: > Oh, I agree, Neil Young is a *true believer*. Ignorant to nine decimal > places, but a hard-core believer nevertheless. > > I read his recent book. It's filled with lots of garbage and idiocy, > demonstrating that Neil Young doesn't understand: > > 1) the difference between a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-13 Thread Dogberry2
Apesbrain wrote: > Dogberry2, I don't think this is a case of "using his name". I love him > but Neil has completely drunk the kool-aid on this one. Oh, I agree, Neil Young is a *true believer*. Ignorant to nine decimal places, but a hard-core believer nevertheless. I read his recent book. It's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-13 Thread Apesbrain
Dogberry2, I don't think this is a case of "using his name". I love him but Neil has completely drunk the kool-aid on this one. Witness these lyrics from "Driftin' Back" on -Psychedelic Pill- (2012): -Don't want my mp3 Don't want my mp3 I'm driftin' back When you hear my song now You only get

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-13 Thread Dogberry2
Neil Young is a very good guitar player, and has written some great songs, but he doesn't know squish-diddly about the physics of sound, or about engineering. Using his name to hawk bigger-is-better audio is, as people in the article say, simply a marketing ploy, like getting a basketball star to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-12 Thread DanSmedra
Truth Be Told: Neil's ability to hear and appreciate Pono ultra hi-rez is more likely correlated to the strain of cannabis he enjoys for listening to music. Always read the fine print. :eek: 17145 +---+ |Filename: FLAC.jpg

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-12 Thread ralphpnj
Excellent article. My favorite quote: > “Neil is advocating for good sound, and I think that is a noble and good > thing that will benefit people,” Montgomery says. “I just object to > where science is being misrepresented.” Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. &

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-12 Thread darrenyeats
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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A newspaper article that gets it right

2015-01-11 Thread garym
Wow. A popular press article on digital music format that actually raises good issues and doesn't focus on bigger must be better. And it's in the New York Post of all places. I saw this posted on another forum. http://nypost.com/2015/01/11/do-consumers-really-care-about-digital-quality/ *Home