[marios_mar]

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/H...33/opium1.html


some interesting thought. What do u say?

 

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

Yeah, that was a pretty good read, and I agree with a lot that was said, but certainly not everything.

 

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

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Idol of the objectivists, loathed by the subjectivists, ABX testing always has been controversial. Why? Subjectivists deem ABX an artificial situation where listening tests are conducted under pressure. In these circumstances, they feel they can't appreciate the subtle sonic characteristics of different components. Also, the ABX switching box itself might be intrusive. In my opinion, what they are afraid of is discovering that part of their faith; their religion simply is unfounded. For instance, in real world situations CD-players often, but certainly not always, do sound the same, my own experiences using the Quad 34 preamp being a case in point.

Well, I am definitely on the subjective side, and certainly don’t fall under his description of being scared that two components sound very similar. I am also the first person to admit that CD players sound very close in sound, especially in direct comparison to other components in the chain that can make a much larger difference.

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Bose (tm) likes courts. In fact, I think they (tm) have trademarked audio courts. The biggest hooter was when they (tm) trademarked ".2", and then sued Thiel (no tm) for having named a speaker "CS 2.2" (which was, of course, a successor to a "CS 2.1"). Bose (tm) won, and the Thiel became a "CS 2 2" (If my name was Jim it would have been a CS 2.3). Such things can only happen in the USA, not? And even if Bose were making good and affordable products, this feat alone should be enough for anyone to lose all respect for them.

Right on!

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Power amps: Once you found an amplifier that drives the speakers properly, differences tend to be insignificant or at best subtle.

Well, I have a tendency to agree with this to a certain point, especially when comparing big, heavy, and powerful solid-state amplifiers to each other. But, on the other hand I hear dramatic differences between some SET amps, and big solid-states; unless this guy feels that an SET amp can’t drive a pair of 104db 1w1m Klipschorns?

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CD-players: Basic players are pretty good. $1000 buys an excellent player, and even then the differences can only be appreciated in a very good system.

Now, this I really agree with. It makes no sense whatsoever for anyone to buy a quality source unless the rest of your components are up to snuff first.

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Speaker-room interaction: Not a component, but extremely important for the end result.

Probably the most neglected objective in the building of a two-channel stereo system.