[OverlordXenu]

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Originally Posted by AndyRx7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The problem with this 'personal experience' argument, when deployed as an objective contention (i.e. you 'disagree' with the theory), is that someone else can, and many do in fact, feel that their 'personal experience' indicates the opposite conclusion of your 'personal experience'. At that point, there is no resolution beyond comparing the legitimacy of member x's subjective experience vs. member y's subjective experience. So for example, if I have noticed significant differences in headphones, in particular my old SR-80's, over time, are you telling me my experience is less legitimate than yours? I, for one, will not tell you that your experiences are 'wrong' - they're just different than mine, and this difference could be a result of myriad factors (i.e. the headphones we used were different, our systems are different in important respects, we hear differently, we listen differently, etc.) There is no reason to deride another's experience because yours is different. Perhaps this is why people get so worked up over these arguments - they essentially boil down to certain members telling other members their experiences are worthless and ignorant, which is basically a personal insult and shows a fundamental lack of respect for what others have to contribute to a (in the ideal world) constructive discussion. The respectful thing to do would be to share your thoughts and personal experience, by all means, but refrain from at the same time telling others theirs must be wrongheaded.

And that is why DBT's are so important.

 

[2deadeyes]

Just got back from PO. Here are some pics:

This PC is VERY heavy compared to the BlackSand ones I have.

 

[chesebert]

wow..that looks sweet..let us know how it sounds

 

[2deadeyes]

Will do...letting it burn in for now.

EDIT: Wow, right off the bat, the increase in bass details really surprised me (probably due to the high ga. this PC has). I'm using it on my Apache.

 

[shellylh]

Just got the PC. It is very heavy so I will have to think of a way of setting it up so that it won't pull my DAC off the shelf. Too bad I don't have time to try it out this weekend as I have a big deadline on Tuesday.

 

[gotchaforce]

I will never get how companies can put inkjet advertisements underneath some clear heatshrink and think it looks good.

 

[AndyRx7]

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Originally Posted by shellylh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just got the PC. It is very heavy so I will have to think of a way of setting it up so that it won't pull my DAC off the shelf. Too bad I don't have time to try it out this weekend as I have a big deadline on Tuesday.

The way I did it was by putting 2 banker's boxes under the cable, near the level of the jack on my CD player. This is unsightly of course, but it isn't a very visible location here. However, my source does weigh about 23 pounds or something, so my problem was the cable pulling out of the jack, not the player itself lifting up...

 

[OverlordXenu]

Why would they make a power cord that is overly heavy?

That's just dumb.

 

[gritzcolin]

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Originally Posted by OverlordXenu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why would they make a power cord that is overly heavy? That's just dumb.

Probably intended for floor based amps or other on the floor components.

 

[didwlgh]

I believe that was the compromise they had to make in designing those particular cables.

 

[OverlordXenu]

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Originally Posted by didwlgh /img/forum/go_quote.gif I believe that was the compromise they had to make in designing those particular cables.

What compromise?

 

[meat01]

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Why would they make a power cord that is overly heavy? That's just dumb.

Because people equate high price, heavy and good build quality to good sound quality. It seems to be working

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

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Originally Posted by OverlordXenu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why would they make a power cord that is overly heavy?

Heavy means it's high quality.

Besides, you can brag about how heavy your power cord is to people who can't appreciate the revolutionary 24/192 upsampler circuit in your DAC. The weight also reinforces placebo, which is at least an important factor in these things.

 

[vcoheda]

that thing looks like a beast. i should have mine next week. plan to use it with my apache as well.

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=221635

A VD power cord was ranked numero uno on that list.

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