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From: David Taylor on 21 Jun 2008 09:57 On 2008-06-21, Raymond Keattch <ray.keattch(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > On 20/06/2008 23:36:57, wrote: >> Raymond Keattch <ray.keattch(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>> On 20/06/2008 16:46:42, "Clive George" wrote: >>>> >>>> What was the sound stage like? >>> >>> My last interconnects were a little closed in, but the latest ones really >>> open up the soundstage - vocals especially sound well forward and clear. >> >> Bwahahahahahahahahaha. > > I find it logical to say a wire is a wire - regardless what the manufacturer > does to it. I don't pretend to understand the science, so I limit myself to > sitting down in front of my HiFi and listening. I have two pairs of > interconnects, one pair cost �30 and the other �150. > > The �150 pair have crystal clear sound, almost too crystal clear, so that the > 'soul' in the music is lost. The �30 pair do not convey as much detail in the > sound, yet vocals are pushed forward in the soundstage. There is also greater > 'soul' or 'warmth' to the sound. > > I am willing to concede the claims about the way the wire is twisted is > bullshit. I am willing to concede that adding flakes of carbon to the wire is > also bullshit, but just like the visual difference between a carnauaba wax > and sealant, the two interconnects make my system sound audibly different. I > stick with the �30 pound interconnects because they make my system as a whole > sound better to me. It has nothing to do with money or manufacturer claims. Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaahhahahaahahahaahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah ....<drops dead from forgetting to breathe> -- David Taylor
From: The Real Doctor on 21 Jun 2008 11:02 On 21 Jun, 10:59, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > Have a look at this page ... > > http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/guides_protect.html > > About a third of the way down, you will see a red car. Its paint is very rich > looking (warm), but the reflections are not very deep. Just below that, you > will see another car with many more reflections, but less richness to the > paint. I see two cars painted in different shades of red. As a result, no possible conclusion can be reached about the "richness" of the finish. Ian
From: The Real Doctor on 21 Jun 2008 11:04 On 21 Jun, 11:07, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > The £150 pair have crystal clear sound, almost too crystal clear, so that the > 'soul' in the music is lost. The £30 pair do not convey as much detail in the > sound, yet vocals are pushed forward in the soundstage. There is also greater > 'soul' or 'warmth' to the sound. I take it you did this test double blind, so that neither you nor the person who wired the thing up new which leads were which? How many times did you do the experiment? Ian
From: Raymond Keattch on 21 Jun 2008 11:20 On 21/06/2008 16:02:38, The Real Doctor wrote: > On 21 Jun, 10:59, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >> Have a look at this page ... >> >> http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/guides_protect.html >> >> About a third of the way down, you will see a red car. Its paint is very rich >> looking (warm), but the reflections are not very deep. Just below that, you >> will see another car with many more reflections, but less richness to the >> paint. > > I see two cars painted in different shades of red. As a result, no > possible conclusion can be reached about the "richness" of the finish. So, you managed to find the red car, now go down just a little to the darker colourd car - you will notice a totally different finish. Come back when you have managed to do this simple task. -- MrBitsy Rover 75 CDTi
From: Raymond Keattch on 21 Jun 2008 11:25
On 21/06/2008 16:04:04, The Real Doctor wrote: > On 21 Jun, 11:07, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >> The �150 pair have crystal clear sound, almost too crystal clear, so th > at the >> 'soul' in the music is lost. The �30 pair do not convey as much detail > in the >> sound, yet vocals are pushed forward in the soundstage. There is also gre > ater >> 'soul' or 'warmth' to the sound. > > I take it you did this test double blind, so that neither you nor the > person who wired the thing up new which leads were which? How many > times did you do the experiment? I swapped them over a period of weeks, then chose the pair that sounded better to me. My son has no interest in HiFi past an Ipod, so I got him to listen while I swapped the leads. His comments were similiar to mine. I tried the same with my wife who has zero interest in HiFi - she also commented on one pair sounding 'wider' than the other. She also commented on how vocals seemed closer to her with one pair than the other. Whatever the reason, one pair give a more pleasing sound, on my system, than the other pair. -- MrBitsy Rover 75 CDTi |