[up late]

It’s not in the least bit off topic. Desiring some kind of validation external to our own experiences is understandable, of course, but my point was that I don’t understand why people put that external validation above their own experiences. Music’s function in life is profound and emotive and sometimes deeply personal. For me, the final arbiter of worth, value, effectiveness, etc, is in how engaged I am with those aspects of music that enrich, move, tear down, build up teach.

The very nature of how we approach our hifi systems in terms of equipment, cabling, rooms and upgrades is to feed that thing that only music can do for us. So, to deny the very human reaction we’re chasing is indeed, in my eyes, directly on topic.

i must have mistaken the hifiman susvara thread for the 'anything that validates the human hi fi experience' thread. anyway, i intend to give the susvara another audition this week after i audition the empyrean 2, which i'm looking forward to trying. i won't be able to do a side by side comparison, unfortunately.

 

[AussieMick]

i must have mistaken the hifiman susvara thread for the 'anything that validates the human hi fi experience' thread

Yeah, I think if you scroll back you’ll see I was trying to contribute directly to the conversation about cables for Susvara and the allocation of funds in different circumstances. That was replied to and I replied directly to that. Then you swept in sarcastically. I remained polite and tried to rephrase for clarity. You came back with sarcasm.
Whatever dawg.

 

[up late]

Yeah, I think if you scroll back you’ll see I was trying to contribute directly to the conversation about cables for Susvara and the allocation of funds in different circumstances. That was replied to and I replied directly to that. Then you swept in sarcastically. I remained polite and tried to rephrase for clarity. You came back with sarcasm.
Whatever dawg.

i read your posts and recall that you apologized for being 'ranty' in one of them. you went off-topic there. carry on regardless, er, bro.

 

[AussieMick]

i read your posts and recall that you apologized for being 'ranty' in one of them. you went off-topic there. carry on regardless, er, bro.

No, I apologised if it seemed ranty, but assured it was convivial. However, I can agree it was probably a bit off topic. My apologies. Perhaps you could’ve mentioned that instead of being sarcastic and belittling. Costs nothing to be nice.

 

[up late]

No, I apologised if it seemed ranty, but assured it was convivial. However, I can agree it was probably a bit off topic. My apologies. Perhaps you could’ve mentioned that instead of being sarcastic and belittling. Costs nothing to be nice.

fine. let's move on from this.

 

[AussieMick]

fine. let's move on from this.

I accept your apology, too, tiger. Now get in here and let’s hug it out!




Geez I love head-fi.

 

[up late]

I accept your apology, too, tiger. Now get in here and let’s hug it out!




Geez I love head-fi.

let's not and i didn't apologize but you're welcome. moving on now...

 

[Aetherhole]

I can guarantee, if we weren’t typing behind the safety of our keyboards and screens, this interaction would have been much more friendly. Come on guys, we’re fellow enthusiasts.

 

[thefitz]

So I am currently listening to my Sussies with everything downsampled to 44.1kHz which is allowing me to use the AutoEQ convolution filters no matter what I listen to. Then, I am running it through crossfeed. How evil am I?

 

[AussieMick]

So I am currently listening to my Sussies with everything downsampled to 44.1kHz which is allowing me to use the AutoEQ convolution filters no matter what I listen to. Then, I am running it through crossfeed. How evil am I?

 

[IanB52]

So I am currently listening to my Sussies with everything downsampled to 44.1kHz which is allowing me to use the AutoEQ convolution filters no matter what I listen to. Then, I am running it through crossfeed. How evil am I?

They don't make convolution filters that work at other sample rates?

 

[Articnoise]

The fact that the sound difference in cables is 1) impossible to measure and 2) measure to show no difference at all is why people are rightly skeptical

Its't hard to measure cables and measure difference in:

1. Capacity
2. Resistance
3. Induction
4. Impedance
5. Conductance

SQ OTOH is impossible to measure, but this goes for all types of hifi gear.

https://www.alpha-audio.net/review/...s-real-measurements-samples-and-blind-test/2/

 

[theveterans]

IN MY SETUP, with the susvaras i did not personally find the diamond as a cable i would necessarily describe as fat or thick in sound.
more as a brightly/lively etched sound in its bringing out of details.

This In my setup as well. That's why I use the cheapest AQ Pearl where I did not find anything missing from the Diamond except it sounds more natural and believable than the Diamond. Solid piece of wire conductor rather than multiple strands sounds more natural in my system hence me sticking with AQ.

 

[Aetherhole]

Its't hard to measure cables and measure difference in:

1. Capacity
2. Resistance
3. Induction
4. Impedance
5. Conductance

SQ OTOH is impossible to measure, but this goes for all types of hifi gear.

https://www.alpha-audio.net/review/...s-real-measurements-samples-and-blind-test/2/

I agree. There are tangibles and intangibles in practically everything. Not everything can be explained or quantified universally. Someone’s preference for music cannot be measured scientifically and someone’s preference for sound characteristics can’t be measured.

 

[thefitz]

They don't make convolution filters that work at other sample rates?

Nah, the AutoEQ ones are just 44.1 and 48.

I agree. There are tangibles and intangibles in practically everything. Not everything can be explained or quantified universally. Someone’s preference for music cannot be measured scientifically and someone’s preference for sound characteristics can’t be measured.

We're talking about $4000 cables that "add bass". Passive devices can only attenuate. If bass is being added, show me.