On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:28:56 GMT, Leonard
wrote:

I would suggest that there are those among us that have a
mental dividing line that keeps their mental processes from
venturing further than a given point on the cable issue.

Indeed yes - it's called intelligence! :-)

If one cannot explain a phenomenon or strange occurance within
the framework of that "mental dividing line" then you have
made a mistake or you are treading on the land beyond that
dividing line. The land of the "strawman". The unknown, this
is not well taken by this mindset. In the cable realm, all is
known..we need not learn more. But, Mr. Anschuetz raises the
specter of having to tread in that land where all future
knowledge lies. Where deep research tends to thrive at times.

Nope, deep research is based on reliable, repeatable and falsifiable
*observations*, not wacky theories made up in order to sell product.
In the area of 'cable sound', such observations are notably absent.

Many thanks to Mr. Anschuetz for his thought provoking few
lines. An ability to admit to an unexplained occurance is a
sure sign of an inquiring mind and a degree of maturity.

Mind you, he was ridiculed for making these statements by
one of those that think cables are "all the same". "It was
just bad connections"...as if he would not have checked this
over and over!

He did. Did you not read that he suffered this condition *once*, and
was unable to repeat it? A classic case of a bad connection, usually
caused by a speck of dirt, or a connector not fully locked. Of course,
*you* would have us search for cosmic radiation, little green men, or
possibly your Indian spirit guide, but a poorly made connection is
just a little more likely, wouldn't you say?

It must be explained within the mental
barrier concepts..it does not exist if not explainable
by known concepts. Narrow!

I refer you to William of Occam. When you hear the sound of hoofbeats,
don't expect zebras.....................
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering