oh good, things are back to normal with the regular inmate gangs picking on each other. Don't do anything outrageous while I get a couple of beers and a bag of popcorn during the intermission 😀
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So? He has said he gets others to listen because he doesn't trust his own ears. No reason to think his auditors are not competent is there? He's been in the business long enough to have found some good ones.
What's wrong with "Take a good, long listen and tell me what you think"?
The truth is: I usually don't want to take apart my existing system to try a new amp. I DO need someone to evaluate it, so others do it for me, and this should remove at least one layer of prejudice. I DO measure my designs rather completely, but I also rely on independent testing by Stereophile, if it becomes available.
Actually, John probably has changed his design practices, but the problem is that the unsighted tets people are handicapped here.
He now uses yellow instead of green and blue coloured resistors. 😀
He now uses yellow instead of green and blue coloured resistors. 😀
Hey Frank, do you accept foregn partners?
The obvious advantage here would be that you could stick "International" somewhere in the name and tell the truth straight away, without measurements. 😀
The obvious advantage here would be that you could stick "International" somewhere in the name and tell the truth straight away, without measurements. 😀
Actually, while I do like to kid about it, I never shy away from double bilnd tests, my only rule being that I am NOT a part of it. Not even present at the crime scene is best, I think, people can sometimes be a little squimish in the author's presence, and that is a bias factor, therefore is unwanted.
I do so because my feeling is that this is a valuable form of feedback, one not to be rubbed off easily. Especially if the people on the panel are people I know to be trained listeners. To me, that's another part of the jigsaw puzzle without which it cannot be complete.
That said, I still feel I can be objective enough all by myself to get it at least generally right. I totally agree with John on this, if one doesn't or feels he cannot trust his own hearing, he's in the wrong hobby (for me, profession for John).
I do so because my feeling is that this is a valuable form of feedback, one not to be rubbed off easily. Especially if the people on the panel are people I know to be trained listeners. To me, that's another part of the jigsaw puzzle without which it cannot be complete.
That said, I still feel I can be objective enough all by myself to get it at least generally right. I totally agree with John on this, if one doesn't or feels he cannot trust his own hearing, he's in the wrong hobby (for me, profession for John).
I use BROWN resistors these days for my best stuff. S--- Brown, but they measure good (Ed Simon found them first) and they sound good too! They just look ugly. '-(
Don't do anything I wouldn't do, but what I would do, do it twice, once for you, once for me. 😛😛😛
John,
The brown resistors are metal film. Have you evaluated Caddock MK 132 series or Vishay bulk foils or the unencapsulated Texas Components TX 2575 Vishay foils?
http://www.caddock.com/whats_new/MK_press_release.pdf
http://www.vishaypg.com/docs/63140/var.pdf
The brown resistors are metal film. Have you evaluated Caddock MK 132 series or Vishay bulk foils or the unencapsulated Texas Components TX 2575 Vishay foils?
http://www.caddock.com/whats_new/MK_press_release.pdf
http://www.vishaypg.com/docs/63140/var.pdf
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For fashion, that's fine. For actual sonics, it's best to trust one's ears and use them exclusively (no peeking). But "trust your ears" in the fashion niche means the opposite of what the words say.
Nah.. they will fight about something else then. It's about people. Ask them, they fight at work, whatever the topic 😀
mr. Wurcer, I'd be very careful on the next Asia trip, iiwy.
Just your pinky finger may be worth a few bucks.
I'll have to bring my mini-me. Actually my cut is pretty small, more goes to the senior staff's Bentleys, Jaguars, and Lamborghinis.
Driving a Cooper is one way to keep a pinky.
Your torso/leg ratio looks too large to fit comfortably in either of the three anyway. A Phaeton/A6-A8/Panamera beats their headroom blindfolded.
(Have to stop making queer jokes, I'm starting to sound faggy myself. According to Charlie Harper, they like to be called fags again)
Both are lots more money and the Caddock has no benefit compared to a properly used brownie.
The Vishay are not as good! Although some will prefer their sound.
Buy off Jan and learn more.
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