On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:08:56 +0000 (UTC), "neutron"
wrote:
"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:12:10 GMT, "Trevor Wilson"
wrote:
"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:46:13 GMT, " Dave xxxx"
wrote:
Rob wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badscience/
"I'm told that Russ Andrews is away but that he will show me
measured
proof [of the superiority of his cables] on his return".
So there we are - just wait for Russ to get back from his hols ...
Rob
this web site and also hi fi choice forums have threads going on the
item
hi fi choice is down at the moment
http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum1/2806.html
http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum1/2815.html
Actually, this challenge has already been offered as a listening
comparison, and was at first accepted by RATA's marketing manager.
When Russ Andrews heard about it, he immediately fired a rocket up the
guy's arse and ran at top speed in the opposite direction.
There is absolutely no way that Russ will *ever* allow a proper
comparison to be made, since that would inevitably show his extremely
expensive Kimber cables to be no better than cheap 'freebies'.
It's all snake oil, smoke and mirrors, and Russ is well aware of this.
I have personally offered £1,000 to anyone who can demonstrate the
audible supriority of 'audiophile' cables. That offer has been on the
table for more than six years, and despite many loudmouthed claims
from the 'subjectivists', no one has even *tried* to claim the prize.
**I'll take that offer, Stew. You know my conditions, I presume?
*The* conditions are that signals are level-matched at the speaker
terminals at 1kHz and 10kHz +/- 0.1dB, and you have to get better than
15 out of 20 double-blind trials correct.
I would do it. My conditions would be that I was given a few hours to get to
know the test system, and also have hear each of the cables in the test
system before the test starts. After that, your conditions sound good. Is
that fair?
Why would you not use your own system, with your own cables? One of
the nicer aspects of this offer is that the test can be made as
comfortable as possible for the triallist to make sure that if there
is a difference, he will hear it.
d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com