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20 minutes ago, Jud said:

 

Let me tell you about a first-hand experience with Synergistic's description of one of its products, then suggest something you might do with the HFTs if you're interested.

 

On the Audiostream website, one of the Synergistic products was being reviewed and discussed in the comments by various people including one of the Synergistic principals.  Looking at the Synergistic website, I noted a description of one of their cables, saying that zapping it with a couple of million volts from a Van de Graaff generator treated the cable through "a process called quantum tunneling."

 

I came back to Audiostream, and in the comments section noted that quantum tunneling occurs an uncountably infinite number of times in every tiniest bit of the universe every tiniest fraction of a second, and that zapping something with a Van de Graaff generator makes no difference to that.

 

The next time I came back to the Synergistic website, the copy read that the cable was treated by the Van de Graaff generator through "a process we call quantum tunneling."  Clever, eh?  Just appropriate an actual term from quantum physics and make it say whatever you want.

 

This has made me a bit skeptical - well, extremely skeptical, really - of other claims by Synergistic.

 

Now, the suggestion about the HFTs: Unlike potentially subtle variations of noise and timing within a DAC, for example, changes in the frequency and/or timing response of a listening room are liable to be fairly large and readily measurable with calibrated mics and room response measurement software.  Perhaps you'd like to do before and after room measurements with and without the HFTs?

 

Jud,

 

I would be interested in reading the Audiostream article...do you have a link?  Do you know what SR product they were reviewing?

 

I know the new editor (ex-Part-Time Audiophile) Rafe Arnott is a fan of the HFTs.  There are two ways to use the HFTs: stand-alone and with an "Atmosphere" tower.  The tower transmits waves that apparently excite the HFTs in a way to be more effective.  Ted has promised to send me one to try.  What I can tell you is that with careful placement, the system has more clarity and airiness in the highs with a room of HFTs.  there are three types of standard HFT and a new "wider-angle" HFT which uses a different cone geometry.  

 

As for the zapping, I visited the factory earlier in the year and listened to a zapped and un-zapped cable.  The zapped cable does sound better.  Here is a photo of the Tesla Coil they use to send 2 million volts through the cable.

 

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12 minutes ago, mansr said:

The thing about those thimbles is, due to their size, they can't have any effect on frequencies below about 25 kHz. At higher frequencies their effect is also practically nil since they occupy only a very tiny portion of the total wall area. As scams go, it's hard to find one more obvious.

 

You know this is total bullshit coming from an engineer.  If you were the least bit curious, you would buy or borrow some and play around with them and you would indeed find that they do work.  Not everything that works is obvious based on simple physics.  Have a more open mind and get first-hand experience before pontificating on things you know nothing about.

 

As the saying goes, a man with experience is not at the mercy of a man with an opinion.

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28 minutes ago, mansr said:

Curiosity is why I studied engineering.

 

 It's a shame that you lost your curiosity after becoming an engineer, and became so closed minded about what so many other members report in different areas of the forum such as Rajiv's very large thread, and the Uptone threads etc..

 What Lee has reported here sounds highly unlikely to me too, but unlike you,  I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand until I had an opportunity to try them.

The same applies to other items such as some from Bybee, which on the surface at least , appear to be just an encased very low value wire wound resistor (.025 ohm ?) , and Peter's Lush USB cables etc.

 

How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file.

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38 minutes ago, Lee Scoggins said:

 

You know this is total bullshit coming from an engineer....

 

It's just basic engineering and physics applied to a marketing claim.  Heck it's just common sense because what you allegedly "hear" does not even pass the smell test.  Marketing claim is probably too strong in that what you and Teddy sell is pure voodoo/snake oil.  You play an audiophile confidence game, and this is one of the few places that calks you out on it. 

 

To sum up for you:  you're the one who smells like bovine manure

Hey MQA, if it is not all $voodoo$, show us the math!

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1 hour ago, Lee Scoggins said:

 Here is a photo of the Tesla Coil they use to send 2 million volts through the cable.

 

LEE_8746.jpg


2 million volts? Really?
 

 

Your technical facts are wrong.

Maybe you came too close to the Tesla coil and now you'll need your head examined. Did you forgot to wear protective clothing? As 2 million volts will jump a lot further than what is shown in your picture.

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11 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

why would an engineer - or even a barista working their way thru a science or engineering degree - WASTE their time on idiotic claims that violate well understood principles of physics???

 

 

I mean, DAMN !!

 

Even retired Telstra Principal Telecommunications Technical Officers probably have better things to do with their time than investigating the audio equivalent of trying to fly by flapping your arms...

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Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley
Through the middle of my skull

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11 minutes ago, kumakuma said:

 

Even retired Telstra Principal Telecommunications Technical Officers probably have better things to do with their time than investigating the audio equivalent of trying to fly by flapping your arms...

 

A typical smart arse reply by someone who always jumps to the defence of E.Es even though he isn't one himself.

 It's a shame that people like yourself reject outright the many real advances in the SQ of Computer Audio by numerous members in other areas of the forum.

Still, if you are happy with the mediocrity of the audio from your own system ,just ignore the very real advances made elsewhere in other areas of the forum. 

 

I have no interest in anything further you have to say, so don't expect a reply.

 

How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file.

PROFILE UPDATED 13-11-2020

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2 hours ago, mansr said:

The thing about those thimbles is, due to their size, they can't have any effect on frequencies below about 25 kHz. At higher frequencies their effect is also practically nil since they occupy only a very tiny portion of the total wall area. As scams go, it's hard to find one more obvious.

 

I was hopeful he might take up the measurement suggestion and determine that to his own satisfaction, but it doesn't appear likely.

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25 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 

A typical smart arse reply by someone who always jumps to the defence of E.Es even though he isn't one himself.

 

 

I'm confused. 

 

How is agreeing with smart folks saying things that made sense a bad thing?

 

Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby
Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley
Through the middle of my skull

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10 minutes ago, kumakuma said:

 

I'm confused. 

 

How is agreeing with smart folks saying things that made sense a bad thing?

 

 

 BYE !

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How a Digital Audio file sounds, or a Digital Video file looks, is governed to a large extent by the Power Supply area. All that Identical Checksums gives is the possibility of REGENERATING the file to close to that of the original file.

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3 hours ago, Indydan said:

 

Lee has also bragged about knowing people like the Cheskys. He also let us know that the Cheskys are millionnaires...

 

That's not accurate.  I mentioned the Cheskys because we were talking about my recording background and my experience at Chesky Records was relevant.  The topic also came up in discussions of download and streaming sites.

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2 minutes ago, crenca said:

 

I don't disagree with any of this, but I would note that Synergistic, Lee Scoggins, heck even (especially) Absolute Sound and Stereophile - they make a living at "being the problem".  For them, being the problem is the solution (for them), and they are quite $successful$ at it.

 

The real problem is not those high up on the confidence game pyramid, but all those below them.  I am pessimistic that yet more documentation is what will effect much, though I suppose it won't hurt.

 

What has been going on with MQA is having an impact. "If the feedback and correspondence I receive globally is anything to go on, enthusiasts are victims of misinformation overload and as such their frustration levels are HIGH."  David Blumenstein 

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