Not at all Scott. The 'rejected' IC had a similar price to the one I selected. It was YOUR AD797, that sounded OK, BUT was extra expensive. And why is it that expensive, looks like price gouging to me! That is why I resisted putting it my design, even though my design was originally made with it in mind. In future, IF I am forced to, I will revert to the AD797 in this phono stage, and pay the extra price, but if I don't have to, why bother?
For everyone else: This just came out today by an esteemed audio competitor who has similar decisions to make.
For everyone else: This just came out today by an esteemed audio competitor who has similar decisions to make.
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"From all appearances, the basic building blocks of life must have been engineered. "
Nature's engineering is called evolution. But granted, the ATP thing does look like something syn08 would have cooked up in his lab 😀
The Evolution of Electron-Transport Chains - Molecular Biology of the Cell - NCBI Bookshelf
(caveat to keep Bill happy: don't believe everything you read on the internet - and especially that 'intelligent design' stuff 😉 )
Nature's engineering is called evolution. But granted, the ATP thing does look like something syn08 would have cooked up in his lab 😀
The Evolution of Electron-Transport Chains - Molecular Biology of the Cell - NCBI Bookshelf
(caveat to keep Bill happy: don't believe everything you read on the internet - and especially that 'intelligent design' stuff 😉 )
I find the internet is very handy for finding stuff that supports my views.
Paul McGowan, now there's a guy I could trust....
Paul McGowan, now there's a guy I could trust....
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Another good laugh. "We have a duty ... to stay away from the absurd". Posted by the king of absurd: cable direction, bybees, etc. etc. And he dosnt even see the hypocrisy.
"Night and day difference", this hubris must somehow always be part of the story. He has a big posse though.
There's this device, very comparable to a dowsing rod:
fake bomb detector - Google Search
From Wikipedia:
I don't stay away from the absurd - if it's important and/or I have some time and/or it seems like an interesting problem, I investigate it. There's often some mistake or something I overlooked where what seemed absurd was actually me misunderstanding what's happening.
fake bomb detector - Google Search
From Wikipedia:
I have several pianos, and one has real ivory keys (original for this nice 1964 piano, perfectly legal, well before the 1973 ban), I wonder if a blindfolded (because you can guess by the brand name...) person could reliably tell which piano has the ivory.
I don't stay away from the absurd - if it's important and/or I have some time and/or it seems like an interesting problem, I investigate it. There's often some mistake or something I overlooked where what seemed absurd was actually me misunderstanding what's happening.
Hi John,
-Chris
... And just how much does Scott have to do with the pricing of an IC he designed? I have a suspicion that the higher price might be due to the amount of silicon needed to make the die. That would be my first guess.
-Chris
I had an uncle in northern Wisconsin explain dousing to me and why it worked well. Fifty feet of top soil laying on sand surrounded by 10,000 lakes. A rather practical man.
Links and conclusions to almost 50 listening tests.
Testing Audiophile Claims and Myths : The Original Compilation | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
If I have to choose these over the rantings of a few self deluded individuals who believe they have super hearing, and blind listening tests dont work, ( or out and out lying for comercial gain ) I know my choice.
Testing Audiophile Claims and Myths : The Original Compilation | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
If I have to choose these over the rantings of a few self deluded individuals who believe they have super hearing, and blind listening tests dont work, ( or out and out lying for comercial gain ) I know my choice.
I wish that I was a good salesman, I know several too, that have made much more money than me, even with my designs, sometimes.
Without you the salesmen have nothing to sell.
I just saw this
John Curl joins iFi and AMR As Technical Consultant | Hifi Pig
Congradulations.
Dousing doesn't strike me as so far-fetched. The ability to find water by reading subtle clues from terrain, plants, who knows what-all, would have been a valuable trait in our East African ancestors. That, and Wayne's uncle's insight, could be survival critical, so selected for.
Anyway, seems in a different category than Second Law denial, magic goop, etc. Just my opinion, natch.
All good fortune,
Chris
Anyway, seems in a different category than Second Law denial, magic goop, etc. Just my opinion, natch.
All good fortune,
Chris
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