liamstrain
Member of the Trade: The Audio Guild
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I don't see how having a degree, or a resume of note prevents you from using your reputation or ability to write convincing gibberish rather than unconvincing gibberish, in order to sell a public who has shown a historical propensity for lavish expenditures on dubious products something that fits in that wheelhouse. Certainly, they *might* be producing a product that makes an objective audible improvement... why have they so consistently failed to provided data to demonstrate it? Surely they understand (being engineers and scientists of note) the value of that data? Do they think we unable to understand it?
Wouldn't it be wonderful, if someone provided specific, testable data and theory to demonstrate clearly what changes can be achieved under what circumstances. That would go a long way towards combatting the misinformation, no?
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I felt I addressed that... I'm not sure that it has a bearing on the point of sale (which is affected by reviews and testimonials much more than a business practice like this recommendation), but rather the difference is in the number of returns (fewer).
Anyway - we're not going to convince one another here. Better to break things off while they are still amicable.
That should still not taint the entire industry, particularly those who do hold credentials in their resumes for having worked
with the military and other government institutions. That's where it becomes rather grey, rather than black and white.
I don't see how having a degree, or a resume of note prevents you from using your reputation or ability to write convincing gibberish rather than unconvincing gibberish, in order to sell a public who has shown a historical propensity for lavish expenditures on dubious products something that fits in that wheelhouse. Certainly, they *might* be producing a product that makes an objective audible improvement... why have they so consistently failed to provided data to demonstrate it? Surely they understand (being engineers and scientists of note) the value of that data? Do they think we unable to understand it?
It's not quite that simple ~ the very same power cord on two different pieces of gear produce different results,
stemming mainly from the power supply design inside the unit and how the power cord reacts to it in the
first place.
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It is a grey area with no real absolute guidelines on how any interconnect or power cord will react with any given
system. So much so that in my opinion - recommendations should be limited to a certain to fellow Head-Fiers
who more or less own a similar or exact setup. Even then, it is fraught with misinformation.
Wouldn't it be wonderful, if someone provided specific, testable data and theory to demonstrate clearly what changes can be achieved under what circumstances. That would go a long way towards combatting the misinformation, no?
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You leisurely omitted a very crucial point that I made earlier ~ there are companies out there like Shunyata
who *advocate* - please do not use the product out of the box - burn it in. I fail to see any marketing advantage
by stating this openly to the customer, if anything it remains a hindrance to a sale.
I felt I addressed that... I'm not sure that it has a bearing on the point of sale (which is affected by reviews and testimonials much more than a business practice like this recommendation), but rather the difference is in the number of returns (fewer).
Anyway - we're not going to convince one another here. Better to break things off while they are still amicable.