After listening to many, many SETs, I can honestly say that C-J sounds
like solid state to me now.

And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
Audio, though. But Mikey says I don't have to listen to it because I
should know what distortion sounds like.

Nice to see you, though, Sander!

Boon

In .com,
wrote :


And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
Audio, though.

LOL, predictable retractation from our self-proclamed "high-end connoiseur"
since he has in front of him a guy who knows a lot more than him on the
subject.

Conclusion ?
Audio added value of our audio-braggart's intervention is reduced to zero
But what's new around here ?


--
"Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
But what's new around here?"

Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15

Lionel said:

And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
Audio, though.

LOL, predictable retractation from our self-proclamed "high-end connoiseur"
since he has in front of him a guy who knows a lot more than him on the
subject.


I wouldn't dare to compare my listening experience with Marc's, at
least not in recent times.
I left (high end) consumer audio as a profession in 1998, and there is
a lot of new brands and types released since then.

Also, I'm not familiar with the level of technical knowledge that Marc
has.

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005

In , Sander deWaal wrote :

Lionel said:

And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
Audio, though.

LOL, predictable retractation from our self-proclamed "high-end
connoiseur" since he has in front of him a guy who knows a lot more than
him on the subject.


I wouldn't dare to compare my listening experience with Marc's, at
least not in recent times.

Anyway I will try to discourage you to do that. IMHO it's wasting time to
engage "dick contests" like the one that this idiot tried to engage with
McKelvy.

I left (high end) consumer audio as a profession in 1998, and there is
a lot of new brands and types released since then.

There're 1000s of brands and local micro-manufacturers. Only moronic
braggarts like Marc Phillips can arrive in a discussion saying "that's all
crap".

Also, I'm not familiar with the level of technical knowledge that Marc
has.

How to know it ? This braggart mainly spent his RAO time in discussions
about pedophilia. :-(
Note that considering the level of his last intervention it's perhaps better
for him. :-)

--
"Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
But what's new around here?"

Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15

"Lionel" wrote in message
...
: In , Sander deWaal wrote :
:
: Lionel said:
:
: And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
: Audio, though.
:
: LOL, predictable retractation from our self-proclamed "high-end
: connoiseur" since he has in front of him a guy who knows a lot more than
: him on the subject.
:
:
: I wouldn't dare to compare my listening experience with Marc's, at
: least not in recent times.
:
: Anyway I will try to discourage you to do that. IMHO it's wasting time to
: engage "dick contests" like the one that this idiot tried to engage with
: McKelvy.
:
: I left (high end) consumer audio as a profession in 1998, and there is
: a lot of new brands and types released since then.
:
: There're 1000s of brands and local micro-manufacturers. Only moronic
: braggarts like Marc Phillips can arrive in a discussion saying "that's all
: crap".
:
: Also, I'm not familiar with the level of technical knowledge that Marc
: has.
:
: How to know it ? This braggart mainly spent his RAO time in discussions
: about pedophilia. :-(
: Note that considering the level of his last intervention it's perhaps better
: for him. :-)
:
: --
: "Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
: But what's new around here?"
:
: Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15


....................................
He Lionel,

your like/dislike balance is all in one position,
your dishes no longer spicey
but
sour 'nd bitter

what's cooking ?

Rudy

In , Ruud Broens wrote :


"Lionel" wrote in message
...
: In , Sander deWaal wrote :
:
: Lionel said:
:
: And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of
: Pegasus Audio, though.
:
: LOL, predictable retractation from our self-proclamed "high-end
: connoiseur" since he has in front of him a guy who knows a lot more
: than him on the subject.
:
:
: I wouldn't dare to compare my listening experience with Marc's, at
: least not in recent times.
:
: Anyway I will try to discourage you to do that. IMHO it's wasting time
: to engage "dick contests" like the one that this idiot tried to engage
: with McKelvy.
:
: I left (high end) consumer audio as a profession in 1998, and there is
: a lot of new brands and types released since then.
:
: There're 1000s of brands and local micro-manufacturers. Only moronic
: braggarts like Marc Phillips can arrive in a discussion saying "that's
: all crap".
:
: Also, I'm not familiar with the level of technical knowledge that Marc
: has.
:
: How to know it ? This braggart mainly spent his RAO time in discussions
: about pedophilia. :-(
: Note that considering the level of his last intervention it's perhaps
: better for him. :-)
:
: --
: "Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
: But what's new around here?"
:
: Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15


...................................
He Lionel,

your like/dislike balance is all in one position,
your dishes no longer spicey
but
sour 'nd bitter

what's cooking ?

Rudy

Good evening Rudy,

Since I'm sure that you are an intelligent and attentive reader I'm
convinced that you have noted that I wasn't speaking about
"like/dislike balance" but just about some abrupt and peremptory judgments
about people's tastes.
Considering that my own tastes are in constant change (evolution ?) I do my
best to stay as far as possible from the "that's all crap".

....But my soup is still correctly salt, at least to my taste. ;-)
What else ?


--
"Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
But what's new around here?"

Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15

"Lionel" wrote in message
...
: In , Ruud Broens wrote :
: : How to know it ? This braggart mainly spent his RAO time in discussions
: : about pedophilia. :-(
: : Note that considering the level of his last intervention it's perhaps
: : better for him. :-)
: :
: : --
: : "Nobody seemes to have actaully read what i wrote.
: : But what's new around here?"
: :
: : Dave Weil, Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:57:15
:
:
: ...................................
: He Lionel,
:
: your like/dislike balance is all in one position,
: your dishes no longer spicey
: but
: sour 'nd bitter
:
: what's cooking ?
:
: Rudy
:
: Good evening Rudy,
:
: Since I'm sure that you are an intelligent and attentive reader I'm
: convinced that you have noted that I wasn't speaking about
: "like/dislike balance" but just about some abrupt and peremptory judgments
: about people's tastes.
: Considering that my own tastes are in constant change (evolution ?) I do my
: best to stay as far as possible from the "that's all crap".
:
: ...But my soup is still correctly salt, at least to my taste. ;-)
: What else ?
:
I assume you've gathered it was a comment on 'le ton' in many
of your recent postings on RAO ;-)

so, how about some audio content, sir ?
(think Wargames : "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
How about a nice game of chess?")

the question i recently put to Arny, how would you go about
comparing different drivers for some loudspeaker design
(assuming a multi-driver setup) ? say, a tweeter:
you'll have different frequency range, different frequency response,
different sensitivity , different dispersion, different power handling
capacity, different impedance, etc., etc.
now, say you'd have a perfect 10 Hz - 6 kHz 'lower part' of the design
ready, how to compare these different tweeters ?

for starters, you'll need different xo's for the drivers
so you're not _really_ comparing apples with apples
as some tweeters will 'use' more of the range produced
by the lower part
than others :-)

any practical ideas ?
cheers,
Rudy

said:


After listening to many, many SETs, I can honestly say that C-J sounds
like solid state to me now.


Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, you will note.
However, they can benefit from some tweaks here and there.


And a Jadis isn't crap. But it is overpriced. Never heard of Pegasus
Audio, though. But Mikey says I don't have to listen to it because I
should know what distortion sounds like.


Pegasus Audio is the fancy name that my humble products bear.
We might have a PC-ABX shootout in the near future between one of my
amps and (hopefully) Mike's Acoustat.
The output stage uses similar devices, just my driver circuit is
different (with E288CC tubes), and it is biased in class A when an 8
ohms load is used.


Nice to see you, though, Sander!


Likewise, and stay a little longer this time!

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005