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Howard Ferstler wrote: OK, your point is that I was wrong about the way those wires could have interacted with his speakers, and it is very possible, given that I did not have a hand's on relationship with his system, that I was wrong. In principle, I do not see how any short in parallel with speakers could allow those speakers to make any sound whatsoever, And that's because you simply don't understand the principles. It has little to do with "hand's on relationships" with any particular system. A reasonable comprehension of Ohm's Law would be one of the principles that it would be good to start with. Follow up with familiarizing yourself with Kirchoff's current and voltage laws. And if you make it through that unscathed, then start to explore all the various and sundry protection mechanisms in those products about which you choose to hold forth. even at very low output levels, KCL would be your clue here, if you were to bother to learn the principles. but perhaps his little "short" was not really a short at all and only involved one thin strand of a multi-strand cable. There is no such thing as dead short, not in this universe. Again, KCL would be your friedn had you bothered to include it in your repetoire of principles. Wonders never cease. They seem to go into a coma in your presence, though. Fortunately, the topic area within a book about basic AV systems does not involve the kind of problem solving you take so seriously. A problem that you passed off as something else entirely, given your demonstrable lack of facility in the basic principles involved. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Howard Ferstler wrote: OK, your point is that I was wrong about the way those wires could have interacted with his speakers, and it is very possible, given that I did not have a hand's on relationship with his system, that I was wrong. In principle, I do not see how any short in parallel with speakers could allow those speakers to make any sound whatsoever, And that's because you simply don't understand the principles. It has little to do with "hand's on relationships" with any particular system. A reasonable comprehension of Ohm's Law would be one of the principles that it would be good to start with. Follow up with familiarizing yourself with Kirchoff's current and voltage laws. And if you make it through that unscathed, then start to explore all the various and sundry protection mechanisms in those products about which you choose to hold forth. even at very low output levels, KCL would be your clue here, if you were to bother to learn the principles. but perhaps his little "short" was not really a short at all and only involved one thin strand of a multi-strand cable. There is no such thing as dead short, not in this universe. Again, KCL would be your friedn had you bothered to include it in your repetoire of principles. Wonders never cease. They seem to go into a coma in your presence, though. Fortunately, the topic area within a book about basic AV systems does not involve the kind of problem solving you take so seriously. A problem that you passed off as something else entirely, given your demonstrable lack of facility in the basic principles involved. Thanks for the confirmation, Mr. Pierce. :-) I hope that all the readers of the magazines who promote Ferstler's garbage will see this and terminate their subscriptions. It is time to get some honesty, professionalism and competence back to the audio press. Quacks like Ferstler and his supporters deserve to be run out of business for good. Cheers, Margaret |
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Trevor Wilson wrote:
"Olden Doode" wrote in message ... SNIP Instead of nitpicking and slamming belittling one another it would probably be far more beneficial to focus those feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on getting some integrity and accountability back into the economy and political system that made the free world great in the first place. **Dear Mr/Ms Top Poster (which, in itself, tells us a great deal about you), Please be aware of the following: No one is belittling anyone. Most of us are attempting to educate Mr Ferstler, who, despite repeated posts, refuses to appreciate the error of his ways. This is a very important thing to note, as Mr Ferstler is a published author, with the ability to influence many people. It is utterly critical for Mr Ferstler to understand, so he, in turn, can impart the correct knowledge to his (mostly novice) readers. Secondly: Who says that the "free world" is great? Do you imagine that those people in the 'sweat shops' of the Third World are happy? Do you imagine that those who have allowed huge levels of environmental degradation in thier lands, so the West will be satisfied with their minerals/crops/beef, et al feel that the "free world" is great? Do you imagine that the 44 Million Americans living below the poverty line feel that the "free world" is great? Lastly: Voting George W Bush into office was aguably the worst, most dangerous vote that the US population has engaged in in the entire history of mankind. Removing that criminal (and his puppet masters) from office should be the most important act of the "free world". Then and only then, can some kind of accountability be engaged in. The "free world" is based on the ability of people to speak their mind. I am doing so. Just as you are. Yeah, those conservatives are real free market mavens, until they start losing money or votes in the free market, then they want government intervention. Please reference the bail out of the mexican banks several years ago. Or how about complaints about China taking advantage of its grossly low labor rates etc (not that I advocate what they are doing). Oh yeah, then there are the electronic stops built into the stock markets to preclude precipitous falls by free market particpants.... We'll see how long we avoid tinkering with the new Iranian government, which was freely elected. I'll bet you lots of free market dollars that Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld aren't happy with those results... |
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"Margaret von B." wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Howard Ferstler wrote: Wonders never cease. They seem to go into a coma in your presence, though. Fortunately, the topic area within a book about basic AV systems does not involve the kind of problem solving you take so seriously. A problem that you passed off as something else entirely, given your demonstrable lack of facility in the basic principles involved. Thanks for the confirmation, Mr. Pierce. :-) I hope that all the readers of the magazines who promote Ferstler's garbage will see this and terminate their subscriptions. It is time to get some honesty, professionalism and competence back to the audio press. Quacks like Ferstler and his supporters deserve to be run out of business for good. Cheers, Margaret One can only speculate on what Mr. Pierce would do should your dreams come true. Howard Ferstler |
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ric wrote:
Howard Ferstler wrote: Is it that important for you to know exactly who is feeding you a bill of goods? If you cannot spot the con artists on your own you deserve all the screwing over they can supply to you. You made the initial statement, not me. If you had no intention of specifying the bad apples, you shouldn't have made the statement in the first place. It has nothing to do with my ability to spot "the con artists." It is entirely about *you* spouting off generalizations without having the guts to be specific. Given what I know about tweako journalists and their tendencies to explode, there is a difference between not having "guts" and not being foolhardy. By your standards, not taking someone up on a challenge to race through the center of town in a car at 100 mph is a sign of not having guts. However, I see it as not being foolhardy. Howard Ferstler |
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Brother Horace, Lord High Priest of the Tweako-Freako Church, bitches out the apostates. Given what I know about tweako journalists Yes, it's about time you refreshed your instruction set. You're getting sooooo repetitive, Clerkie. There are dozens of high-priced lines out there -- if not hundreds. All of them need pricking. You should start sharpening up your whacking ball and see if you can't smash them to slivers. |
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"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message ... babble babble babble... obviously there are things about amplifier performance that I have been missing. Howard Ferstler No need to be specific. It seems safe to say that, in general, you are missing things. Some audio reviewer. In order to salvage what's left of your audio career I think you owe open letters of apology to the readers of the magazines that have published your reviews. In these letters you need to explain in detail your technical incompetence and general lack of understanding (as demonstrated by Mr. Pierce) and how these factors combined have invalidated your reviews. You should also assume sole responsibility of any damage your wrongful reviews may have caused to manufacturers. Offering restitution up front might be the least costly alternative on the long run. Respectfully, Margaret |
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Howard Ferstler wrote:
You made the initial statement, not me. If you had no intention of specifying the bad apples, you shouldn't have made the statement in the first place. It has nothing to do with my ability to spot "the con artists." It is entirely about *you* spouting off generalizations without having the guts to be specific. Given what I know about tweako journalists and their tendencies to explode, there is a difference between not having "guts" and not being foolhardy. By your standards, not taking someone up on a challenge to race through the center of town in a car at 100 mph is a sign of not having guts. If you had previously spouted off about doing so, yes. That is the point which you continue to ignore. Ever hear of the saying "Put up, or shut up" ?? I think it is time for you to "shut up." |
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