Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread opaqueice
funkstar;243855 Wrote: > Those guys spend god knows how much money on all their gear. yet > they have a trully horrible website that is straight out of 1995!!! > > Why do these people always have crap websites? Well, in fairness I'm not sure it's exactly his website. Try this one: http://

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread opaqueice
riffer;243814 Wrote: > What does any of that have to do with the Randi challenge? A bunch of > guys got together and did some listening tests. We do it all the time > but don't equate it to the rigorous protocols involved in double-blind > testing in a controlled environment. If you have the e

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Lanctot
Probably because their customers are marketing sponges and will believe anything they hear - they don't need a fancy website. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 Vie

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread funkstar
Those guys spend god knows how much money on all their gear. yet they have a trully horrible website that is straight out of 1995!!! Why do these people always have crap websites? -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread adamslim
Well we've proved that such a system is so good that it can get a great sound through any cables. Plus, that room looks pretty acoustically active, a DAB radio would probably sound good ;) [/Deliberate Flamebait] -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread Jitterbug
amcluesent;243834 Wrote: > >After we finished the test, for curiosity we cut the ends of 16 gauge > extension cords, and connected them to the system. We did this sighted. > And the system sounded absolutely fantastic. The result I came away with > through the whole experience is that people shou

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread amcluesent
>After we finished the test, for curiosity we cut the ends of 16 gauge extension cords, and connected them to the system. We did this sighted. And the system sounded absolutely fantastic. The result I came away with through the whole experience is that people should generally not fret about speake

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread riffer
What does any of that have to do with the Randi challenge? A bunch of guys got together and did some listening tests. We do it all the time but don't equate it to the rigorous protocols involved in double-blind testing in a controlled environment. -- riffer ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread Mr_Sukebe
So did the owner of the Sirius sell his Nordost cables post the test? -- Mr_Sukebe SB+, Behringer 2496DEQ, Bel Canto DAC2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.sl

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Remember the Randi million dollar cable challenge?

2007-11-19 Thread opaqueice
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=941184 One of the ironies is that Randi decided not to allow these Opus cables because they contain a "network box", and no one knows what's inside it exactly, or what effect it might have on the sound. Not much, apparently. It's fascinating to wa