Rt66indierock Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/8/2018 at 4:21 PM, sandyk said: Bullshit ! I am the ONLY C.A. member who has had their observations verified by way of the so called:" Gold Standard " of 6 separate correctly performed DBTs, as well as non sighted listening by Barry Diament and others. People like you are so closed minded that you aren't even interested in checking out any proof when it is offered, as I have done on several recent occasions with BR discs that have been available in the USA for > 6 months now. You simply aren't interested in seeing /hearing anything that challenges your belief system,. Talk about welded shut closed minds ! Don't forget the OP moonlighted in the broadcasting industry for 15 years. I conducted double and other blind tests and participated in them. An of course was paid for it. Link to comment
Popular Post Rt66indierock Posted December 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/8/2018 at 3:28 PM, sandyk said: They should be permitted the opportunity to do so without the lynch mob mentality evident in this thread led by a couple of highly vocal members who consider themselves Judge, Jury and Executioner. We have already seen more than enough of this type of behaviour already with the nasty " cut down the tall poppies" attacks on the integrity of people like John Atkinson. ( No, I do not read his magazine!) This thread is reaction to the activities of the audio press in 2014, 2015 and 2016. There was a lot of effort expended to get as much of the press as possible on board. There was a lot pressure applied to manufacturers to license MQA. Ralf11 and wdw 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted December 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Rt66indierock said: This thread is reaction to the activities of the audio press in 2014, 2015 and 2016. There was a lot of effort expended to get as much of the press as possible on board. There was a lot pressure applied to manufacturers to license MQA. We need to be mindful that we risk losing participation by some very high profile industry figures if we continue to insult and ridicule those that we don't agree with. Robust discussion is fine, but personal insults and attacks are not. Barry Diament is one of those that no longer participates for this reason. Lee Scoggins, 4est and Teresa 1 2 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 Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted December 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, sandyk said: if we continue to insult and ridicule those that we don't agree with Why don't you go first? crenca, Thuaveta and Sal1950 3 Link to comment
Popular Post Rt66indierock Posted December 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, sandyk said: We need to be mindful that we risk losing participation by some very high profile industry figures if we continue to insult and ridicule those that we don't agree with. Robust discussion is fine, but personal insults and attacks are not. Barry Diament is one of those that no longer participates for this reason. The studio guys in the United States don't seem upset with what I'm going or what is going on here. Personally, I have the support of a lot high profile industry figures and the Grammy people distributed the original vaporware post. It's pretty easy find me if you have objections or concerns. The only consistent concern I've gotten is I'm hurting the audio press by doing the investigative work they should have done from the audio press of course. Guess what I don't care. I told Andrew Quint when he said you can't blame us for everything, we're certainly going to try in 2018. Maybe 2019 should be the year to start criticizing reviewers? Archimago has gotten a good start in the wraparound part of the year (PGA Tour term). Barry Diament will come back. I'll ask him when the time is right. Personal attacks and insults worked like a charm in 2017. And are doing pretty well in 2018. There is clear path where people and companies can play in without interference. They seem to be moving in that direction. crenca, Ralf11, askat1988 and 1 other 4 Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, Rt66indierock said: Barry Diament will come back. I'll ask him when the time is right. Barry has no present intention of returning to this forum, and doesn't miss the forums in general.. Incidentally, Barry has a new album about to be released in 24/192 (also 16/44.1) This time around the .wav files will also be playable in media players such as the Oppo when burned to DVD due to different software being used in the conversion from the original .aiff files to .wav files. (previous software inserted too large a chunk in the Header) Among other things, Barry recently markedly improved the clocking in his Metric Halo. 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 Link to comment
FredericV Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 9:45 PM, lucretius said: I too am not sure that Lee actually understands the technobabble. You can just ignore him. He's clueless and makes a lot of technical mistakes. He lacks basic understanding of electricity, and just copy pastes ridiculous claims. He probably does the same with spoon fed MQA arguments. MikeyFresh 1 Designer of the 432 EVO music server and Linux specialist Discoverer of the independent open source sox based mqa playback method with optional one cycle postringing. Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Quote 2 million volts? Really? <br> Your technical facts are wrong. <br> <br> 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 ….Rt66indierock Nikola Tesla didn't seem too concerned . Nikola Tesla-master-of-lightning-produced-by-high-frequency-and-high-voltage-currents.bmp 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 Link to comment
crenca Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 5 hours ago, sandyk said: We need to be mindful that we risk losing participation by some very high profile industry figures successful anti-consumer confidence men if we continue to insult and ridicule those that we don't agree with. Robust discussion is fine, but personal insults and attacks are not. Barry Diament is one of those that no longer participates for this reason. I fixed it for you... Hey MQA, if it is not all $voodoo$, show us the math! Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Rt66indierock said: The studio guys in the United States don't seem upset with what I'm going or what is going on here. Personally, I have the support of a lot high profile industry figures and the Grammy people distributed the original vaporware post. It's pretty easy find me if you have objections or concerns. The only consistent concern I've gotten is I'm hurting the audio press by doing the investigative work they should have done from the audio press of course. Guess what I don't care. I told Andrew Quint when he said you can't blame us for everything, we're certainly going to try in 2018. Maybe 2019 should be the year to start criticizing reviewers? Archimago has gotten a good start in the wraparound part of the year (PGA Tour term). Barry Diament will come back. I'll ask him when the time is right. Personal attacks and insults worked like a charm in 2017. And are doing pretty well in 2018. There is clear path where people and companies can play in without interference. They seem to be moving in that direction. I would think that studio guys would be particularly upset with MQA in that MQA claims that the "Magic Formula" in MQA does a better job in mastering music. Teresa 1 Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
Popular Post sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2018 24 minutes ago, crenca said: I fixed it for you... Thanks ! You have unwittingly managed to reinforce my original message, and show just how intolerant you are of most of the manufacturers/advertisers and their products that support the existence of this forum. Lee Scoggins, daverich4 and 4est 2 1 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 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 most?? get real - it's about MQA and their lackey running dogs Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: most?? get real - it's about MQA and their lackey running dogs You are the one who needs to get real. There are a small Core group of members who deny the suitability of numerous different manufacturers/ C.A. Advertisers products, including USB cables, USB Widgets, Linear PSUs, improved System Clocks, OS process reducing tools, etc. etc. to improve the Signal Integrity and hence the sound quality of Computer Audio. It's NOT just about MQA, which the vast majority of contributing C.A. members agree is not needed, and is not an improvement over an original well recorded high resolution music file. 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 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 USB Widgets, Linear PSUs, improved System Clocks, OS process reducing tools, etc. etc. do not improve Signal Integrity but may improve the sound quality of Computer Audio in other ways (e.g. noise) I have not seen anyone deny that such products could improve SQ in some situations, tho there is rightful derision directed at many of the claims made and money spent Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: USB Widgets, Linear PSUs, improved System Clocks, OS process reducing tools, etc. etc. do not improve Signal Integrity but may improve the sound quality of Computer Audio in other ways (e.g. noise) I have not seen anyone deny that such products could improve SQ in some situations, tho there is rightful derision directed at many of the claims made and money spent Noise and signal integrity are probably related... a good topic for a different thread though... Bob S is reading this and having a chuckle. Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Ralf11 said: USB Widgets, Linear PSUs, improved System Clocks, OS process reducing tools, etc. etc. do not improve Signal Integrity You of course know better than highly qualified professionals such as John Swenson. I will ignore further barbs from you that are directed at me, as I have far better things to do with my time, such as further refining the capabilities of my system using well established and proven techniques . 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 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 you are an Analog Man in a Digital World try looking up the definition of Signal Integrity in your Digital Dictionary sometime crenca 1 Link to comment
kumakuma Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 41 minutes ago, sandyk said: You are the one who needs to get real. There are a small Core group of members who deny the suitability of numerous different manufacturers/ C.A. Advertisers products, including USB cables, USB Widgets, Linear PSUs, improved System Clocks, OS process reducing tools, etc. etc. to improve the Signal Integrity and hence the sound quality of Computer Audio. I'm sure Chris sleeps better at night knowing that you're on the job making sure that these radical objectivists don't scare away his advertisers. Ralf11 1 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
Popular Post sullis02 Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2018 8 hours ago, sandyk said: We need to be mindful that we risk losing participation by some very high profile industry figures if we continue to insult and ridicule those that we don't agree with. Robust discussion is fine, but personal insults and attacks are not. Barry Diament is one of those that no longer participates for this reason. As regards matters relating to digital audio, Barry Diament is at best a well-meaning victim of Dunning-Kruger, or at worst a hopeless high-end hack. Sal1950 and crenca 2 Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, sullis02 said: As regards matters relating to digital audio, Barry Diament is at best a well-meaning victim of Dunning-Kruger, or at worst a hopeless high-end hack. I will let others decide for themselves. Many members will have quite a few from Barry in their own collections. An incomplete list of Barry Diament credits from a 2008 thread https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/essential-barry-diament-masterings.131468/page-19 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 Link to comment
FredericV Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 5 hours ago, sandyk said: Nikola Tesla didn't seem too concerned . Nikola Tesla-master-of-lightning-produced-by-high-frequency-and-high-voltage-currents.bmp Please watch this again until you get it: No this cable vendor is not zapping the cables with 2.000.000 Volts and no, 7.000.000 volt stun guns do not exist. So what is the max. voltage across this spark gap? Then look again at the cable being zapped. Maybe then you'll understand. Also in high-voltage applications, what is the usage of a spark gap? Designer of the 432 EVO music server and Linux specialist Discoverer of the independent open source sox based mqa playback method with optional one cycle postringing. Link to comment
sandyk Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, FredericV said: Please watch this again until you get it: Please reread my post again until YOU get it ! I wasn't supporting any vendor's claims either. 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 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 you are putting the vapor in vaporware !! Link to comment
Don Hills Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: you are putting the vapor in vaporware !! While technically you are correct, it would be more appropriate in this context to call it "hot air." "People hear what they see." - Doris Day The forum would be a much better place if everyone were less convinced of how right they were. Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted December 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, FredericV said: So what is the max. voltage across this spark gap? Electrical breakdown of air occurs at a few kV/mm. Pointy electrodes facilitate breakdown by increasing the field strength in their vicinity. Stun guns typically have an open-circuit voltage of 20-30 kV. Once contact is made, the voltage drops considerably due to internal resistance. As for Synergistic Research, if they really were zapping things with high voltage, I'd be concerned about surface damage wherever the arc strikes. Jud, sandyk and Kyhl 2 1 Link to comment
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