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paul packer wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:30:26 GMT, "
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That's pretty much been my point for some time. If you pay more for an
amp,
CD player, or whatever, you don't get better sound, you get bragging
rights.
Once you achieve flat response without any form of audible distortion or
noise, and the ability to drive difficult loads, you have a perfect
piece of
equipment. Adding heavy faceplates or designer caps, and coils, doesn't
really get you better sound, but it might get you a longer product life.

So you're saying that an amp costing $5000 is not going to sound any
better than one costing $300 providing both measure well and drive
difficult loads? Have you tested this theory? Have you truly satisfied
yourself that nothing is to be gained by spending more? If not your
assertion means nothing.

I can predict the answer. It will say something about ABXing
"proving" his beliefs. Except, of course, that so far (mere 40 years
of ABX history) every published report, on everything in audio,
resulted in "It all sounds the same" outcome- as long as ABX was the
test protocol. ("Published" means at least accepted by a mag. if not by
a peer reviewed journal. Web free=for=all does not qualify)

Why do you contiue this lie, even after you posted the evidence that refutes
it?

Since they continue to promote it one must assume that indeed to
those true believers everything does sound the same.
Ludovic Mirabel

One must conclude that the truth bothers you so much that you are willing to
keep repeating the same lie over and over. Why is that?
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You're under notice . I'll repeat my "lie" every time you
bring up your ABX "test" as your final, clinching argument.
Your taking the leaf out of the vocabulary of the RAO thugs
will not deter me.
What would do it is one single REFERENCE to a published
(web gossip does not apply) ABX test with a panel of 10 or more
listeners comparing any roughly comparable audio components whatsover
with a positive outcome:."Postive" means "Yes there was a difference"
as a statistically valid verdict by the majority of panelists. Take
loudspeakers or cartridges if you want..
Once you give such a reference you will not need to
shout "lie". You'll have a convert. I'll get busy ABXing .
Till then Ludovic Mirabel
P.S. Look up "reference" in your Webster or Oxford