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So what you're saying is that the $5k fuse I put in the Vali 2 might be overkill?
It will not turn to a Valhalla ....
So what you're saying is that the $5k fuse I put in the Vali 2 might be overkill?
Is the house covered by fire insurance?The piece of gear should blow first to protect the $5,000 fuse.
I cannot imagine any of the actual flavors that might differentiate those vodkas even being discernible at 0°C. Obviously, I don't know what particular qualities they were looking for between them but that makes no sense to me.I do believe that expectation bias is real and especially in the audio world.
The former president of my company did blind taste testing of vodkas and proved repeatedly that Smirnoff was the best, even over Grey Goose and Ketel One. Of course, the vodkas were all chilled to 0C prior to tasting.
See even with a cable, the most you can hope for is whatever enters the wire will not be degraded before it leaves. Obviously you need relatively pure copper or silver and proper shielding but there is little magic that occurs.A thin piece of wire ... will melt at a certain amperage .. thats all.... and still a bottleneck.... how can it improves sound?
I think that was his exact rationale. The conclusion was - drink cold vodka and save a lot of money.I cannot imagine any of the actual flavors that might differentiate those vodkas even being discernible at 0°C.
Hahahaha. I guess that's better than Elevator Music (Pat's detractors usually describe his music that way).Someone I know well told me a story about being somewhere (a bar, I think) with Pat, a long time ago. Some guy suggested that Pat played smooth jazz. It did not go well...
That's good sense economically, even while screaming out a lack of self worth.I think that was his exact rationale. The conclusion was - drink cold vodka and save a lot of money.
I've noticed some fuses are filled with Quarz-sand (?).. I wonder how much better it would sound if you replaced that with plankton...
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the only thing that can degrade the sound is dirty or tarnished contact surfaces - on wet winter Sunday afternoons when I have nothing better to do I will gat out my can of metal polish wadding and clean all the mains plug pins and fuse caps etc , it does seem to have a positive musical effectA thin piece of wire ... will melt at a certain amperage .. thats all.... and still a bottleneck.... how can it improves sound?
I grew up with the idea that Pat Metheny’s music was “smooth jazz” - something I’ve never particularly liked. I picked up a CD of Jim Hall and Pat Metheny which I like, although as one reviewer suggested, it sounds like it was recorded under water (a quality I kind of like about this recording).Hahahaha. I guess that's better than Elevator Music (Pat's detractors usually describe his music that way).
What I often wonder is which bourbon that sells for $40 today will jump to $120 soon. Bourbon collecting is big and many of the prices have shot up so much in the last few years. Great advertising? Word of mouth? Supply and demand? Personally I really like the Oregon Spirits BIB and the price is still quite reasonable so I buy it when I can.I think that was his exact rationale. The conclusion was - drink cold vodka and save a lot of money.
the only thing that can degrade the sound is dirty or tarnished contact surfaces - on wet winter Sunday afternoons when I have nothing better to do I will gat out my can of metal polish wadding and clean all the mains plug pins and fuse caps etc , it does seem to have a positive musical effect
Its amazing with bio-luminescent plankton !!!I've noticed some fuses are filled with Quarz-sand (?).. I wonder how much better it would sound if you replaced that with plankton...
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