What Pins Your High-End Audio BS Detectors?

mep said:
Anyone surprised by MF's ringing endorsement of Synergistic Research do-dads in the latest Stereophile? I know the SR do-dads are an easy target for criticism, but I do think that MF has a sharp set of ears.
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Just because its different, doesn't mean its better? I still don't think Ted ever had his room acoustics ART system tested by Stereophile before and after. SR has literally figured out a way to insert a product into every connection and component into your room based on pseudo science like "quantum tunneling."
 
KeithR said:
Just because its different, doesn't mean its better? I still don't think Ted ever had his room acoustics ART system tested by Stereophile before and after. SR has literally figured out a way to insert a product into every connection and component into your room based on pseudo science like "quantum tunneling."
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I hear what you are saying. MF thinks his system does sound better with the SR stuff and who am I to argue about what he hears in his room with his system? I personally have no experience with the SR stuff except for the RF generator that I 'heard' at RMAF 2014.
 
People who make negative comments about products they've never heard.
 
+ 1000 on that.

Shit, I'll even throw myself under a bus by confessing that I've done this before, albiet on the phone with my audio buddies. "Hey, did you see those new umpty squat speakers by Lunch Bucket Audio? Yeah. They feature a nice set of MDF enclosures with Scan Speak drivers stuffed in em'. GEE. I WONDER HOW THEY'LL SOUND."

To be fair, there gets a point to where even the best of us become a tad jaded by this stuff. And because we're all human and prone to being a tad dickish, there will be times when you crap all over something that you've never even heard. The big difference though, is whether or not you do the crapping in public. A considerate asshole will do his business in private. The all-out inconsiderate asshole will have no problems doing it in public.
 
"...They feature a nice set of MDF enclosures with Scan Speak drivers stuffed in em'. GEE. I WONDER HOW THEY'LL SOUND."

Generally speaking, they would sound fabulous... A winning combination used by many manufacturers.
 
Cody@TARA said:
To the OP:

People who criticize high-end audioequipment without actually hearing it first.
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Do you really need to hear coconut cables to be able to tell thay are BS ?

Some claims made by manufacturers are so absurd, that I see no reason to even waste my time testing them.
 
"My silver analog cables don't sound any brighter than copper analog cables."
 
I always thought Coconut Audio was a satire audio site. If somebody takes the satire seriously, and buys a cable then they make a few dollars, and laugh all the way to the bank.
 
MikeCh said:
Huh? Please explain. Thanks.
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Mike, I'm guessing Ken has heard silver cables in a mismatched system. No offence meant Ken & not trying to be condescending but good silver cables aren't "bright" to my finding. They sound that way in a system that has bad synergy.

Also, people that have an opinion on something they've never heard, seriously! Thats like me saying I was never a virgin because I watched so much porn!
 
"Mike, I'm guessing Ken has heard silver cables in a mismatched system. No offence meant Ken & not trying to be condescending but good silver cables aren't "bright" to my finding. They sound that way in a system that has bad synergy."
My personal experience with silver Kimber Select cables has been very positive.

"Also, people that have an opinion on something they've never heard, seriously!"
+1
 
People who miss the small print on audio related web-sites.

"These sites are for recreational purposes only and should never be taken seriously"
 
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