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(Bob Marcus) wrote in message ...
(ludovic mirabel) wrote in message news:slT_a.146770$uu5.22279@sccrnsc04...
(Nousaine) wrote in message ...
Nousaine said:
Isn't that funny. No one can ever "prove a negative". So what? We should then
ignore the fact that NO ONE has ever produced a single experiment that confirms
"amplifier" or "wire" sound with even modest bias controls implemented.
NO One' Ever!!!!

I replied:
According to your ABX coworker L. Greenhill (Stereo Review August
1982) one of
his subjects did that very thing. So much for "NO one! Ever!!!!!" It
is your privilege to disagree with Greenhill- you two ABXers fight it
out.

Marcus comments:
Elsewhere today you tell us you are a published writer. Fiction a
specialty?

Anyone tempted to take Mirabel's assertion here at face value should
consult the original article and read for himself that Greenhill said
no such thing.

bob

This is what Greenhill said reporting the outcome of his cable
comparison test: ("The Stereo Review, August 1982):
"Final significant conclusion one can draw is that at least one
genuine "golden ear" exists. Obviously certain listeners whether
through talent, training or experience can hear small differences
between components"
Do not think that this is only the first time this was quoted to Mr.
Marcus or that he made similar statement.
He developed a technique of referring you to source that is difficult
to track in the expectation (well justified in most cases) that
you'll not bother.
As he had done before he'll now probably fall silent for a few months
and then return with more of the same counting on short memories.
I'll let others find appropriate words..
Ludovic Mirabel