Signal wrote:
Martin wrote:

Eiron wrote:
Martin wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Martin
wrote:
I've been thinking about getting a demagnetizer to make my old records
sound better. I've seen them advertised and wondered if they were any
good and what kind of difference I could expect once I've invested in
one.
This is to go with my old Amstrad stack unit which is in my bedroom. Do
you think it would be a worthwhile buy for me?
ahem The above has all the signs of being a wind-up (gramophone?) :-)

I did think of asking about 100 quid hook-up cables and £30/m speaker
wire, but I thought that might give the game away

On a more serious note, have any of you been following the Randi/Pear
cables saga? It's getting more and more viscious as the insults fly
left, right and centre.
Where is that debate taking place?
Is viscious like an angry octopus, vicious and viscous?
oops
there's a couple of forum posts on Randi's web site, if you have a poke
around there's a small handfull

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=97586

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=95361

Pear's CEO response

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/double-bl...oax-307473.php
http://tinyurl.com/2n6dfe

M



James Randi's challenge requires proof on the basis.. "demonstrate any
psychic, supernatural or paranormal ability". No cable mfrs claim any
such properties for their cables - so surprise surprise.. nobody is
willing to partake under these terms. The $1m cable challenge(s) are
vapid, inapplicable, and merely exist as an underhand method of
rubbishing cable makers.

If the challenge was "to demonstrate reliable statistical evidence of
an audible difference under controlled circumstances" (blah blah blah)
- ie. no requirement for proof of fairies or telekinesis if a
difference is found - then he might get a few punters up to the plate.
But is that what he really wants..? Doubt it!

How much did you pay for your speaker cables and inter-connects?