"John Atkinson" wrote in message

Schizoid Man wrote:
I just picked up the Randi controvery on this forum, so I don't
know first hand whether JA or anyone else at Stereophile actually
reviewed the Shakti Soundfield Optimizer or the Bybee Quantum
Purifiers. However, it would be disappointing that a magazine for
serious audiophiles would review products like these without some
discussion of the science behind them.

Contrary to what is implied on James Randi's website, neither of these
products has been reviewed in Stereophile.

That is a revelation. Thank you.

But what's a little factual honesty between skeptics, eh? I am continually
bemused by the
license
so-called "objectivists" allow themselves when it comes to being
factually correct while they demand that "subjectivists" jump through
hoops for them. :-)

I do believe that high-end audio does at some point become more art than
science. However, any device that claims to use quantum mechanics to improve
the quality of the playback needs to go through a rigorous scientific
examination.

Personally, I belong to the school that is skeptical of concepts like
break-in and unidirectional speaker cable, but to each his own.