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MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax
cj1965"The Audiophile press's push to back MQA is "common knowledge" as a quick 5 minute Google search will reveal. The problem with the MQA pre ring post ring hoax is that a "common misconception" nurtured by a handful of industry people exists... 
Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference?
Of course cables make a difference unless you are not actually listening in which case then they make no difference. There is a lot of evidence about the audibility of audio cables right here on Audiogon. 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
wolf_garcia"I just spent some time looking up toxicity issues with graphene."Good point also AC powerlines can also be dangerous and even fatal so you may want to avoid them too and be like geoffkait go all battery that is much safer think of th... 
MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax
cj1965"cite some examples of "people who design and build audio equipment" who claim that music reproduction involves "pre and post ring" signals. I use impulse tests on a daily basis. I would like to see evidence..."hey cj1965 here’s you’re very ... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
cj1965Oh puhleeeeeze. Spend five minutes of your time Googling Stereophile and MQA and you'll have all the proof of a "push" that you need. Nobody is going to waste time giving you proof of the obvious. If you're that lazy and you don't feel li... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
Well I just think it is funny that so many here seem to complain about the "big push" for MQA by the audiophile press but they give no examples of specific articles or authors but i guess it is like some of the other matters here on Audiogon where... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
twoleftears"You only need to look at the last few months' issues of Stereophile and Absolute Sound to see a multi-pronged and significant push for MQA."I do not get those publications I do not believe in my country so it would be helpfull if som... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
shadorne"The onus of proof is on those with wild ridiculous claims"I would agree to a point and given that the cable market for Music Reproduction Systems is sizeable and so many contributors to this forum have remarked about the various sonic i... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
So you think it make’s sense for me to proof what you claim???? That is silly nonsense as any reasonable person can perceive without outside assistance! And how will you demonstrate what you claim is in fact true and accurate? 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
gdhal"You continue to place the onus of proof on the wrong party. I have provided ample opportunity for those who state the impossible to demonstrate...I do not understand this does not make sense you have made a very specific claim here you sta... 
Cable Snake Oil Antidote
geoffkait"Thanks for the excellent (though a teeny bit snarky) manifesto we see from several corners expressing the notion that Science today, failing to be open minded itself, is hell bent on eclipsing Religion""Science" as it is practiced late... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
thecarpathian"Personal attacks should never be encouraged. You can take an opposing viewpoint, you can express that viewpoint against that which you oppose."User "georgehifi" has decided he has the right to personally attack others hear because ... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
geoffkait"OK, I’m going to got out on a limb here are guess that the fuse Uber Skeptics"Kindly correct me in the event that I may be mistaken because English is not my native language but my understanding of the work "Skeptic" is that it is some... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
It is gradually becoming increasingly apparent that user "cd318" has his own agenda that he is enforcing at the same time that he reserves the right to himself to attack others who disagree with him however a major difference is that we don't know... 
“MQA is a philosophy”..John Stuart
erik_squiresI'm afraid I can't follow your "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to constructing an argumentDo not be afraid I have discovered that most often when an argument can not be followed/understood it is because the person putting ...