"Laurence Payne in the Arse Fool "


But what you SAID was:

"Many of you will know about the ABX system for doing audio
comparisons. No doubt it is a very fine piece of design but out of
reach for the average person. Some years ago I felt that a much
simpler device would at least allow me to do comparisons on power
amplifiers while the music played in a similar way to ABX."

You praise ABX but find it too expensive to set up.

** Nothing like what I said at all !!

Most folk have heard of ABX, so I mentioned it as a reference WITHOUT
commenting on how or how well it works.

Some people might not understand that calling it a "fine piece of
design" meant you didn't like it :-)


** The ABX switching box is a device ( ie a piece of design) - and since I
have never seen one I expressed no personal opinion about it.

However, I made NO mention WHATEVER of the ABX testing procedure - so
it is utterly ** FALSE and ABSURD ** to claim that I praised it.

Comes as no surprise to me that smug, congenital ****heads like Payne and
Arny saw no problem in doing exactly that.



In fact, if you cut the veiled (and not-veiled) sarcasm and other
flowery language out of the whole article,


** I used no " flowery " language at all.

The veiled sarcasm ( contained in several warnings ) is well justified, in
light of actual experience using the A-B switching box device with other
people. Here is the article again:

http://sound.westhost.com/absw.htm

The last thing most folk want ( especially rabid audiophools) is to have
their long held beliefs & golden ear pronouncements proved * completely
wrong * - and so be made to look a damn fool by anyone or anything.

So, I gave fair warning to all and hoped that would goad the bravest souls
who read the item into action.

Cos it is a 100% certainty that no posturing, gutless audiophool scumbags
ever would.




...... Phil