Ralf11 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, GUTB said: the stress of these kinds of tests degrades people's listening discernment What stress? How much stress was there? how do you know there was any stress?? Did you assay stress hormones in the subjects? esldude 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, GUTB said: Of course I don’t have anything to do with better audio or your interest in it. If you’re interested in better audio why did you deny better audio exists? what about that stress? Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 covetousness causes stress sarvsa, mansr, Fluffytime and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I'm looking forward to hearing your results. If you do hear much of a difference, then some blinded tests would be useful. And, I am not kidding when I say stress can be measured - there are several techniques (one is new as of today), tho I don't think any audiophile would do the tests. You could have just said "it's possible there is some stress in blinded listening tests" or "any critical listening might cause stress" Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 I am chasing euphonic accuracy mansr, plissken and esldude 3 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 34 minutes ago, Spacehound said: ...You tend to end up with a dCS DAC and the latest Quad Electrostatics where's the bass? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, mansr said: ... The main remaining problem is the speaker. True BTW, what are your speakers? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, mansr said: B&W CM6 S2 with a REL subwoofer. Thx - just one sub? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Spacehound said: I agree completely Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Spacehound said: It's nice to be agreed with I think I've got the hang of writing a post, changing my mind, and not posting it now. Good! I thought I was bad b/c my Maggies won't do much below 40 Hz; but a 100 Hz cutoff is.... not good Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 10:59 AM, Indydan said: They misspelled the word "conclusion" twice in the last paragraph: "Well, we think that each can reach to its own conclussion..." Were they as sloppy with their research methods? Was the research conducted by the University of jackoffs? "Don't believe everything you read" sounds appropriate right now... Maybe they did a mind-meld between concussion & conclusion... Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 4 hours ago, GUTB said: The issue is performance. The relationship between price and performance isn't linear, but in general they follow the same upward trend. I don't think that SQ performance is a monotonically increasing fn of price. It likely is up to a certain hinge point (the $10k figure is reasonable); but after that the function tails off rapidly and is less a function than a spray of points in factor space. And many of those factors are not even aesthetic or ergonomic or reliability... many are BS factors. mansr, Samuel T Cogley, Fluffytime and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 any Wilson will obliterate a Magnepan if dropped from a sufficient height Thuaveta, daverich4, Samuel T Cogley and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 or the swarm system with DSP... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 11 hours ago, firedog said: ... Lots of these speakers demand very high amounts of skilled labor on the cabinetry, for instance. High end wood finished and complex cabinetry don't come cheap. Neither does a full day milling an aluminum block on a CNC machine. ... That could add $1,000 to the price at the very high end for either - nowhere near the excess $$ in the pricing and if you are chopping away at a billet for a long time it is time to do pressure casting Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 3 hours ago, GUTB said: A quick google search shows that "aircraft-grade aluminum" refers to a 6061 aluminum alloy, a high quality alloy developed in the 30s. I guess "aircraft-grade" is a cooler way of saying "high-quality". BTW, go ahead search youtube for high end speaker factory tours and see how likely a DIY’er can replicate it. Yes. I'd bet that aircraft-grade was a term used in the 1950s when a lot of cheaper Al alloys came out. T6-6061 is very common now. Cornan 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 BTW, a computer vision system can easily match wood grains - and provide book matching/cutting controls... ultra-$$$ woodworking means you are paying for an art piece made by an artist - or an artiste I look forward to something like the Kii3 with subs or some Homeboypod technology trickling upwards... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Don't forget how good the cheaper HiFi is today compared to really good HiFi of yesterday. New thread? What is the least $$ for great HiFI? Maggies + Shiit? $10k? less? The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 51 minutes ago, Abtr said: What's wrong with a Range Rover? a LAN Drover is more versatile Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Cornan said: Sorry, but comparing motorcycles with audio is like comparing skyscrapes with jewellery. There is no chance in hell they will be similar! many are motivated towards both however... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spacehound said: Mostly you put up with a clumsy and lumbering road performance for an off-road performance you rarely, if ever, use. I borrowed one. It's like sailing a galleon. Very true - but off-road or "two-track"capability is important for some people, and most don't want to trailer a purpose built vehicle to get part-way worse, wheeled vehicles are not nearly as capable as tracked vehicles, which in turn are not as capable as vehicles with 4 or 6 legs... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 DoD is building large large 4 & 6 legged robots, snakebots, tiny drones... the Office of Naval Research has funded biomechanical studies on crabs for decades should be a real interesting future Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I want a Mickey Mouse watch Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 43 minutes ago, elcorso said: You do not need a giant music room to get good sound. * * * What's the smallest? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 14 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: Lou Reed is probably non audiophile approved music too... esp. the "pirated" live stuff Link to comment
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