Allan F Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 19 hours ago, gmgraves said: A lot of people on this thread would disagree with you when you say that you described your phenomenon exactly. I for one have no idea what you're talking about, Frank. No worries, George. Like that man who lives in a big White House in Washington, D.C., some people have their own separate reality. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, fas42 said: ... if you wave away the opportunity to understand more, then it's your loss ... It is no loss to miss the opportunity to understand and/or experience that which does not, in reality, exist. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 52 minutes ago, fas42 said: That's not the way it works. Sorry, but that is how it works! There are things that can be done on playback to make a bad recording more listenable (e.g. equalization, tone controls) but playback cannot turn a bad recording into a good one. George has tried to get through to you about this fundamental truth, but he is obviously wasting his time. STC 1 "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 7 hours ago, accwai said: Don't know why you're so sure the add-on accessories have any effect. Can't tell myself since I've never driven one that's even close to stock. You continually and selectively ignore parts of what George has to say, thereby missing the point. If you can't tell that the add-ons do have an effect by changing the appearance of the car, whether for good or for bad, then you must be blind. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, fas42 said: It seems fairly clear that you have never heard a playback setup achieve high levels of "transparency"... Quite the contrary, I have heard many such systems, including my own. I suspect that you don't know the meaning of "transparency" as it applies to audio. A "transparent" system reproduces, as far as possible, exactly what is on the recording without alteration, from source to speakers. A transparent system will reveal any audible changes made to the playback system. However, transparency has nothing to do with turning a bad recording into a good one. End of discussion for me, as I can see absolutely no point in pursuing it any further with you. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, fas42 said: Care to share the exquisite details of this remarkable combo? Read the concluding sentence of my last reply to you. Bye. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 10 hours ago, ralphfcooke said: Well, as far as I can see, no-one has introduced quantum in the thread yet. That would require a quantum leap in the tone of the discussion. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, mansr said: A quantum leap is the smallest possible leap, right? Quite the contrary in common parlance. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, pkane2001 said: Proper cable design does not require compromises. A cable has very basic circuit characteristics that can all be fully accounted for in design. Again, not rocket science. Rocket science has nothing to do with sound. Cables do affect sound quality, and its not because of incompetent designers or designs that fail to fully account for basic circuit characteristics. Teresa 1 "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, mansr said: Apparently you have never heard a rocket. Thank you. I forgot that a rocket's sound is what people must be referring to when "rocket science" is used as a standard of comparison. Albrecht 1 "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Popular Post Allan F Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 19 minutes ago, Nordkapp said: I do not want cables adding anything to the sound. There are already too many variables. Cables don't add anything to the sound; they alter it. I believe what you meant to say is that you want cables that alter the sound to the least extent. However, it's a combination of the characteristics of both the cable and the associated equipment that accounts for the difference. Teresa, Albrecht and sandyk 1 2 "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Nordkapp said: If said cables are "altering" sound, then they are effectively adding or subtracting something. That said, yes I desire the most neutral interfaces as possible. They are subtracting from or degrading the original sound recording to whatever extent. Teresa 1 "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
Allan F Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, gmgraves said: I think it will sound better than great! Don't you know that with the right set of cables, a Dynaco Stereo 120 transistor amp will be transformed into a Nelson Pass XS 150? Of course, George! And you know that is primarily because of the ability of the right set of cables to eliminate the Stereo 120's infamous crossover distortion. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
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