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CNET (Steve Guttenberg) blogs NYC Spring Meet
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lmilhan
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Cool, Sennheiser HD880s! WOOT!
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Hey all coverage is great as along as they spell .... errr.
Any word from the other Steve Guttenberg?
| Originally Posted by lmilhan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cool, Sennheiser HD880s! WOOT! |
Hey all coverage is great as along as they spell .... errr.
Any word from the other Steve Guttenberg?
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I'm glad they skip that silly HD-700 and when directly to the HD-880 for their new ultra secret flagship
| Originally Posted by lmilhan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cool, Sennheiser HD880s! WOOT! |
I'm glad they skip that silly HD-700 and when directly to the HD-880 for their new ultra secret flagship
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In all fairness to Steve, who is new to audiophile headphones, it was Warrior05's Beyerheiser HD880's. How many people would know of them...even here.
A modded pair with a Sennheiser headband and Beyer drivers.
A mutt, so to speak
A modded pair with a Sennheiser headband and Beyer drivers.
A mutt, so to speak
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either that, or he was listening to some secret headphones that we didn't know where there....
| Originally Posted by immtbiker /img/forum/go_quote.gif In all fairness to Steve, who is new to audiophile headphones, it was Warrior05's Beyerheiser HD880's. How many people would know of them...even here. A modded pair with a Sennheiser headband and Beyer drivers. A mutt, so to speak
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either that, or he was listening to some secret headphones that we didn't know where there....
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CNET needs to pay someone else to claim to be a audiophile and then blog about it.
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"A mutt..."?! That's Mr. Frankenphone to you, sir!
That's pretty cool - getting an unsolicited blog entry from a high profile site like C-Net. I don't care for their reviews myself but let's keep in mind the big picture, people. Exposure like this, even though he was a bit off on some things
, is a good thing.
| Originally Posted by immtbiker /img/forum/go_quote.gif In all fairness to Steve, who is new to audiophile headphones, it was Warrior05's Beyerheiser HD880's. How many people would know of them...even here. A modded pair with a Sennheiser headband and Beyer drivers. A mutt, so to speak
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"A mutt..."?! That's Mr. Frankenphone to you, sir!
That's pretty cool - getting an unsolicited blog entry from a high profile site like C-Net. I don't care for their reviews myself but let's keep in mind the big picture, people. Exposure like this, even though he was a bit off on some things
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Yes, shame on him for making it out to a meet and then enthusiastically blogging about it. What a maroon!
| Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif CNET needs to pay someone else to claim to be a audiophile and then blog about it. |
Yes, shame on him for making it out to a meet and then enthusiastically blogging about it. What a maroon!
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What's with the negativity.
Having our meets and our site talked about on major electronics sites are a cool thing!
There were a lot of mistakes made when our last 2 Nationals were reported on
and I don't remember anyone complaining. Why gripe anyway...this is a hobby not the National Debt, sheez
| Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif CNET needs to pay someone else to claim to be a audiophile and then blog about it. |
What's with the negativity.
There were a lot of mistakes made when our last 2 Nationals were reported on
and I don't remember anyone complaining. Why gripe anyway...this is a hobby not the National Debt, sheez
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I'm not griping about Guttenberg attending your meet. Thats really cool actually.
My beef with him, and his "Audiophiliac Blog" is that I have yet to read anything he's written that, to me, shows he's qualified to call himself an audiophile and expert on home theater/audio. What little I've read of his works, he sounds like a typical, run of the mill, barely acquainted with audio, dime a dozen online forum member.
My beef with him, and his "Audiophiliac Blog" is that I have yet to read anything he's written that, to me, shows he's qualified to call himself an audiophile and expert on home theater/audio. What little I've read of his works, he sounds like a typical, run of the mill, barely acquainted with audio, dime a dozen online forum member.
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As opposed to your exalted self -- personally anointed by Fidelius, god of accurate musical reproduction?
No wonder most people think "audiophile" is a synonym for "*********".
| Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not griping about Guttenberg attending your meet. Thats really cool actually. My beef with him, and his "Audiophiliac Blog" is that I have yet to read anything he's written that, to me, shows he's qualified to call himself an audiophile and expert on home theater/audio. What little I've read of his works, he sounds like a typical, run of the mill, barely acquainted with audio, dime a dozen online forum member. |
As opposed to your exalted self -- personally anointed by Fidelius, god of accurate musical reproduction?
No wonder most people think "audiophile" is a synonym for "*********".
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What jumped out at me was how he thinks the $570 Woo Audio 6 is a bargain.
It's a couple TV vertical deflection tubes and a simple circuit. They probably spent $100 on the power transformers and casework, and $20 on the tubes.
But whatever. It's hard to put a price on quality and hey, maybe it's actually a really good amp. How the heck would i know?
What makes me lose any respect for WooAudio that i might have had was this blurb on their webpage:
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And, sure, the 6DE7 is a bit like a 6sn7 and a 2a3. if by "similar to" they mean "about half the power of".
Why did they have to stretch the truth?
See the specs for yourself here:
NJ7P Tube Database Search
NJ7P Tube Database Search
The 2a3 has a maximum plate current of about 60ma, where the 6de7's power triode has a maximum plate current of about 35ma.
If it needed to be more powerful than it is, why didn't they use the 6de7's big brother - the 6ew7?
Apparently it's good enough. It's abundantly obvious that TV tubes are good at this. similar to a 2A3 indeed.
Why does selling audio components always have to be about stretching the truth until you're almost telling a lie?
| Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not griping about Guttenberg attending your meet. Thats really cool actually. My beef with him, and his "Audiophiliac Blog" is that I have yet to read anything he's written that, to me, shows he's qualified to call himself an audiophile and expert on home theater/audio. What little I've read of his works, he sounds like a typical, run of the mill, barely acquainted with audio, dime a dozen online forum member. |
What jumped out at me was how he thinks the $570 Woo Audio 6 is a bargain.
It's a couple TV vertical deflection tubes and a simple circuit. They probably spent $100 on the power transformers and casework, and $20 on the tubes.
But whatever. It's hard to put a price on quality and hey, maybe it's actually a really good amp. How the heck would i know?
What makes me lose any respect for WooAudio that i might have had was this blurb on their webpage:
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| Brief Introduction to 6DE7: 6DE7 is a dual triode tube, consisting of one drive triode and one power triode. Its performance is similar to a combination of a 6SN7 and a 2A3. |
And, sure, the 6DE7 is a bit like a 6sn7 and a 2a3. if by "similar to" they mean "about half the power of".
Why did they have to stretch the truth?
See the specs for yourself here:
NJ7P Tube Database Search
NJ7P Tube Database Search
The 2a3 has a maximum plate current of about 60ma, where the 6de7's power triode has a maximum plate current of about 35ma.
If it needed to be more powerful than it is, why didn't they use the 6de7's big brother - the 6ew7?
Apparently it's good enough. It's abundantly obvious that TV tubes are good at this. similar to a 2A3 indeed.
Why does selling audio components always have to be about stretching the truth until you're almost telling a lie?
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Are we mudslinging now? I make no claims to be a wise and sage audio expert. All I know is that I rarely come to this forum, or brush up on headphones, and even I know that there is no Sennheiser 880.
Guttenberg's overall tone seems to be one that is not the most familiar with audio.
Anyways, I probably am a *********, but not for reasons anyone here is aware of.
| Originally Posted by Hopstretch /img/forum/go_quote.gif As opposed to your exalted self -- personally anointed by Fidelius, god of accurate musical reproduction? No wonder most people think "audiophile" is a synonym for "*********". |
Are we mudslinging now? I make no claims to be a wise and sage audio expert. All I know is that I rarely come to this forum, or brush up on headphones, and even I know that there is no Sennheiser 880.
Guttenberg's overall tone seems to be one that is not the most familiar with audio.
Anyways, I probably am a *********, but not for reasons anyone here is aware of.
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I does say Sennheiser and HD880 on it, so give him a break on that at least. Do you know every obscure model Sennheiser ever released. If I saw it not knowing what it was, I'd assume it was something I never heard of.
| Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are we mudslinging now? I make no claims to be a wise and sage audio expert. All I know is that I rarely come to this forum, or brush up on headphones, and even I know that there is no Sennheiser 880. |
I does say Sennheiser and HD880 on it, so give him a break on that at least. Do you know every obscure model Sennheiser ever released. If I saw it not knowing what it was, I'd assume it was something I never heard of.
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