Can anyone tell me if I'm having this driver problem as well? Whenever I cup my hands over the exterior mesh to form a seal, the volume on both sides temporarily becomes muffled. However, on one side, it takes 10-15 secs longer to recover than the other. I also notice that on that one side...

Quote: Actually, the same can be said of those who believe that amplifiers make large and substantial differences in sound quality. If you spend $5000 on an amplifier upgrade, OF COURSE you're going to believe that the amplifier would made a big improvement in sound over a $500...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 End of the off topic on transistors and high voltage. LOL okay. I don't disagree with what you wrote. Quote: I just noticed that, beside the battery powered one, all stax amps are now quite power hungry (29W to 46W for SS ones, tubes are...

Quote: Originally Posted by XXII You're wrong. See here: Cigarettes were once ‘physician’ tested, approved | HemOncToday Actually, if you bothered to read the article you provided, you'll discover that physicians only endorsed cigarettes in the early 20th century BEFORE it...

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Doug You're right that logical reasoning is based heavily on objective information. However, is reasoning the only way of knowing? What gives you the right to suggest that reasoning is any more/less valid than trusting our senses? Our emotions? They are...

Quote: Originally Posted by XXII It's quite naive to view Science as absolute truth. Look at many cosmetic ads, they make certain claims (e.g. reduces signs of aging) with a reference to a publication is some journal somewhere. An individual who meets a/b/c in the original post...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 I dunno... maybe because it's a top of the line Stax design I simulated ? Maybe because many of those available stat amplifiers are still tubes based ? Maybe because there's a reason designers continue designing tubes based amplifiers (hint: high...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 100Vrms on stax website = 300V swing. Looking at some more THD vs. power chart of TUBE preamps and loudspeaker amps, I would have to say that your results are probably typical for TUBE amps - THD appears to gradually rise as a function of power...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 I'm suggesting you are out of your field of expertise and are doing circles in the sand, asking questions I already answered. If I were an expert on electrostatic headphone amplifiers, I obviously wouldn't be asking what specifically makes one...

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve999 Of course not. But it does not take a Ph.D. scientist to figure that out; True. A 12 year-old could come to the same conclusion without even reading the published evidence. But I'm talking specifically about people who dismiss blind listening...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 If you consider the design choices of the smaller amplifiers (in terms of parts and the like), 5W becomes a lot. Everything must be put in perspective of course and related to what exists, not to some amps "in abstraction". The same goes for amps using...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00940 Have you ever tried to push 500V @20khz through 150pf ? Once you start thinking about how to do it properly, it suddenly becomes a lot of current to deal with. I suggest you the reading of the first pages of this article (anyone who isn't familiar with...

I think the responses so far really explain a lot. First of all, there doesn't appear to be many active participants here in the SCIENCE forum who are experts in the area of scientific research - that is, individuals with a doctorate or equivalent in a research-field, who regularly design and...

Quote: Originally Posted by wavoman A very persuasive dealer convinces you that this expensive interconnect sounds way better than the one that comes in the box with the CDP you are buying, using snake-oil techniques (FUD: fear, uncertainty, doubt; also invalid non-level-matched...

Quote: Originally Posted by b0dhi -person reads reviews, hears anecdotes and opinions from many people swearing large, night-and-day differences from Cable X -person is influenced by these, and develops an expectation that the cable will sound a certain way -person pays sizable sum...