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  1. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    I've only read conjecture as to why on John Atkinson's part. I don't think he came out well in his session with Arnie. Atkinson's position is merely opinion. Everyone is welcome to one. I'm not wanting to do any kind of comparison. I'll simply make a swap, or I could in 5 minutes train an AQ...
  2. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Oh to the contrary I agree with inquiry and life long learning. I have in my possession both AQ KK XLR's and Vodka RJE. Propose at the next RMAF I'll show up with Cisco Layer 3 switch setup for LAG. I'll provide a Diamond RJE with no batteries you bring your Diamond RJE with the batteries that...
  3. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    How about this Mr. Lowe: You think you could hear the difference between counterfeit King Cobra XLRs and the real item if you didn't have a chance to inspect before hand? You think you could hear the difference in your Diamond RJE's? One with 4 week old batteries in the DBS and other with...
  4. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    So an audiophile that spent $1000 plus on a cable is going to shirk $1.49 on fresh batteries? Thin argument. I don't think you meant to post this "It's about human perception over time" If it's about perception 'over time' when do you figure out on that time line when they "improved" and...
  5. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Here is an irony of ironies: Why does the DBS system need a battery indicator? Their cables make such an audible difference that you should be able to hear when the batteries die.
  6. J

    Entreq Coming for Testing/Measurements

    Registration is free, you don't have to use your handle even, and you can setup a burner email account at countless free email services. But not doing that is preferable so you don't have to look at any data.
  7. J

    Entreq Coming for Testing/Measurements

    What is the argument for something that introduces noise, being connected differently, then cleaning the signal chain up?
  8. J

    Entreq Coming for Testing/Measurements

    No, the scientific method states that someone else can independently use the protocol and produce similar result or they can't and go on to debunking or making recommendations.
  9. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    Subjective is how you want that particular endeavor to sound. Measurements and Prototyping are how you get it there.
  10. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    You don't have to repeat anything. Sit down for a SBT evaluation.
  11. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    I hear ya'. I don't think anyone is arguing against well engineered P.C.'s. It's just the silly last 3 feet argument trotted out as to promote power cables in the hundreds if not thousands of dollars. An over built P.C. would be most likely $40.
  12. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    I don't know. What do they say? I assume they have rectification and filtration on the inside of the medical and scientific equipment. 'Medical Equipment' and 'Scientific Equipment' is an very broad category.
  13. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    You would have to take that up with a person that goes with the mantra that the last 3 feet are the only ones that matter.
  14. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    I think that a person listening to a Power Cable believes they heard a difference regardless of what we know about a 3 foot section of PC after miles of power lines. As an objectivist I simply say I don't believe those claims when bias hasn't been controlled for.
  15. J

    Is the Measurement Forum the place for objectivists to be attacked by subjectivists?

    If they did that blind or bias controlled they are certainly objective about it. What is so difficult to grasp about this? Objective is simply having empirical knowledge about something. If Levinson or Curl or any other engineer believes they hear something, they can control for their own...
  16. J

    Who here has any experience taking measurements??

    I use the Dayton Omni-mic v2 for anything I roll out. It helps to get a fundamental acoustical look at the room behavior.
  17. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    It's to get back on track with the title of the thread and the charter of the sub-forum. He could be considered a snake depending on what his job description was and what he was paid to do at Monster. I believe the engineering teams, the testing/measurement equipment, etc... will all speak...
  18. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Which tactic? :) But what do analog cables from the 80's have to do with today's digital standards and interconnects?
  19. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Also ask if they can provide their testing protocol. I'm sure they want to weed out false positives.
  20. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    You mean something akin to advertising CAT6 cables as CAT7?
  21. J

    Power Cables

    I think you can add balanced power onto that also however. T.I. has a good white paper on signaling systems where they out the red headed step child being S.E. power.
  22. J

    Power Cables

    Never understood spending money on PC's when you could go balanced power.
  23. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Blind trust? Better than blind testing.
  24. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    I think he's making a simple point. If any customers wanted to return they should be able to do so if the inducement to purchase was contributed to the video. As a point of technical interest I (or any person that writes SQL) could write a report that would pull all receipts / sales that have...
  25. J

    Entreq Coming for Testing/Measurements

    They look really nice...
  26. J

    Audioquest HDMI cables

    Sony also makes an audiophile SD card (all powered by the same SD slot that powers non-audiophile SD cards) I think the Sony directional HDMI kills AQ's highest cost HDMI and does so at a fraction of the cost. Your design doesn't sound as good as their cable.
  27. J

    The inaudibility of Ethernet

    When someone says 2nd order effects I think of odd and even harmonics of the fundamental.
  28. J

    The inaudibility of Ethernet

    Sorry. Are you postulating there could be 2nd order effects of differing nature based on the Ethernet cable used?

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