I've read the article before (recently?) somewhere and completely concur with it and I'd like to see more actual objective testing in this and related areas, with the apparent statistical rigor stated (I'm biased - I've been an operational tester for last 32 years).

I had a long diatribe response all ready yesterday: how I'd like to see that same rigor applied to "zombie" cables, power strips, connectors, $$$ a foot specially "conditioned" and degaussed high end speaker and phono hookup cables (duh? I love those kinds of claims. I'm also an ex-electronic tech and am still a hobbyist and do my own MX), as well as things like "magical polarized and directional," or other such nonsense, guitar patch cables, etc.

However, while I agree with the article - I freely admit: I am a die-hard analog snob. I usually play only vinyl for actual listening pleasure at the house (>95% of time anyway) and use only tube amps and mainly analog FX's. I also collect and USE slide rules so (we will rule the world when the last battery is gone and the last solar cell has failed )


CD's are for the car/truck and as coffee table coasters. And I have a long time and increasingly worsening case of tinnitus.

PS - be nice it's my birthday and I'm now offically unemployed (forced retirement this month)

Larry

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