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| Originally Posted by Kanarie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cable burn-in. |
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The Worst Myth at Head-Fi.....?
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Jeff E
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That preferences for the sound of audio equipment are subjective and thus every preference is equally valid.
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That Jahn has a posting team. I've met the dude and have watched him at work. The man is for real.
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QFT. I cannot stand people who do this.
| Originally Posted by Superpredator /img/forum/go_quote.gif And then of course there's also the myth #2: That it's okay to give advice on how something sounds based on something you read on Head-Fi. |
QFT. I cannot stand people who do this.
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You're a late bloomer. I thought I was "happy" for a year to, then I came back and dropped 800 dollars in a week.
| Originally Posted by forsberg /img/forum/go_quote.gif myth busted! Been a member for over a year now and just settled with ksc75s and sf5p. Well, I mean, once the Westone 3 comes out, then uhh... hmm..... ... ... |
You're a late bloomer. I thought I was "happy" for a year to, then I came back and dropped 800 dollars in a week.
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No I think you'll find he's hinting at the very early days of CD's when some highly enterprising audiophile, who maybe had a second job in art pens, started the myth that marking the very edge of your CD's in green art marker stopped light escaping out of the edge and thus creating bad sound - Hi-Fi News/Choice/Audiophile etc and others devoted column miles to it all as I recall even though, if you knew enough about the subject, then it didn't take much to realise that this charlatan didn't understand even the first thing about physics and what light/energy does - but that he did realise that some people will believe any old crap so long as you string your theory together with enough snake oil... oh and this idiot who's name I long forgot once tried to sell me one of his pens for £20 in a hotel corridor and I just reached in my bag and offered him any colour he prefered cause they all cost £1 each in the art shop 2 miles down the road
| Originally Posted by dealmaster00 /img/forum/go_quote.gif He is referring to the copy protection on certain audio CD's that can be defeated if you outline the edge of the CD with a sharpie (the last track is a dummy track that contains no data and most CD-ROM drives get confused and end up not being able to rip the CD; outlining the CD with sharpie makes this track unreadable and then the CD-ROM drive thinks its just a normal audio CD again.). However this is very old news and I am pretty sure that software can now take care of this protection (*cough* alcohol 120% *cough*) instead of manually outlining the CD with a sharpie. |
No I think you'll find he's hinting at the very early days of CD's when some highly enterprising audiophile, who maybe had a second job in art pens, started the myth that marking the very edge of your CD's in green art marker stopped light escaping out of the edge and thus creating bad sound - Hi-Fi News/Choice/Audiophile etc and others devoted column miles to it all as I recall even though, if you knew enough about the subject, then it didn't take much to realise that this charlatan didn't understand even the first thing about physics and what light/energy does - but that he did realise that some people will believe any old crap so long as you string your theory together with enough snake oil... oh and this idiot who's name I long forgot once tried to sell me one of his pens for £20 in a hotel corridor and I just reached in my bag and offered him any colour he prefered cause they all cost £1 each in the art shop 2 miles down the road
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That everything new is automatically better then the older stuff.
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... that people can tell the difference between high quality amps, dacs, cables, etc.
Repeat after me: "I believe, I believe, I believe.... "
Repeat after me: "I believe, I believe, I believe.... "
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That Head-Fier's with a) most posts and/or b) most expensive equipment have the best hearing...
| Originally Posted by Exit Pupil /img/forum/go_quote.gif another myth |
That Head-Fier's with a) most posts and/or b) most expensive equipment have the best hearing...
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Good One
But I must say... ever since getting the Orpheus (and associated gear) my hearing seems to have improved dramatically! My hearing never sounded so good
Neil
| Originally Posted by Tantra /img/forum/go_quote.gif That Head-Fier's with a) most posts and/or b) most expensive equipment have the best hearing... |
Good One
But I must say... ever since getting the Orpheus (and associated gear) my hearing seems to have improved dramatically! My hearing never sounded so good
Neil
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True, but I'll take the other end of this as well: that you can get true "hi-fi" sound quality out of certain "giant killer" components which cost hundreds/thousands less then similar quality gear.
| Originally Posted by Night Surfer /img/forum/go_quote.gif More $$$ = Better. |
True, but I'll take the other end of this as well: that you can get true "hi-fi" sound quality out of certain "giant killer" components which cost hundreds/thousands less then similar quality gear.
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The biggest myth is that there were myths!
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はは、i have heard them only briefly but through the pre-head from meier,,, amazing phones... no veil, but not overly outgoing... too bad your stuff ain't up to driving them
| Originally Posted by daltonlanny /img/forum/go_quote.gif I FOUND THE VEIL!!! After listening to music extensively with Beyerdynamic Dt880's and AKG K701's last night for about 3 hours, I put on my HD650's and they sounded awful: veiled dark distant rolled off boomy in the bass NO JOKE! |
はは、i have heard them only briefly but through the pre-head from meier,,, amazing phones... no veil, but not overly outgoing... too bad your stuff ain't up to driving them
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good question. i had the 650 long before reading this stuff, or becoming a member on headfi. i did get them following research on the net, including some headfi reviews, but many others outside headfi. i never ever thought of any form of 'veil', but did start reading about it here a bit later. one site claimed the 650 had the flattest response of any phone they had ever tested.
i also wondered if some hear a veil because they have shot their eardrums with irresponsible listening habits? all of us here are prime candidates for ear damage. we spend thousands to vibrate / pummel our eardrums! How can we give HiFi advice if we don't even know the condition of our own hearing??! How does the idea of an optional 'hearing register' or 'hearing profile' according to a simple HeadFi hearing test, in our profiles sound? then we could make more informed choices.some of the other myths listed probably are more relevant though...love the one about dollars and posts. gotta say that exists big time.
| Originally Posted by nickknutson /img/forum/go_quote.gif How long did it take for you come to this conclusion? Was it before, or after, you joined head-fi? |
good question. i had the 650 long before reading this stuff, or becoming a member on headfi. i did get them following research on the net, including some headfi reviews, but many others outside headfi. i never ever thought of any form of 'veil', but did start reading about it here a bit later. one site claimed the 650 had the flattest response of any phone they had ever tested.
i also wondered if some hear a veil because they have shot their eardrums with irresponsible listening habits? all of us here are prime candidates for ear damage. we spend thousands to vibrate / pummel our eardrums! How can we give HiFi advice if we don't even know the condition of our own hearing??! How does the idea of an optional 'hearing register' or 'hearing profile' according to a simple HeadFi hearing test, in our profiles sound? then we could make more informed choices.some of the other myths listed probably are more relevant though...love the one about dollars and posts. gotta say that exists big time.
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