“Examining the Criticism: Is Synergistic Research Unfairly Singled Out in the High-End Audio Industry?”

[Rt66indierock]

Is this plot of terminator 6

Nothing so exciting. I just knew about the UK’s financial transparency. I found a lot of damaging information about Meridian Audo, MQA Ltd and Project Panther Bidco who the uninformed call Tidal Music. All on Companies House.

 

[Doc76]

Gentlemen,
Let’s cut through the noise and get to the heart of the matter. You claim to rely on objective measurements, yet when pressed for specifics, you’re oddly silent. What’s this magic capacitance number you’re using? How exactly do you measure whether you like how your system sounds? The silence is deafening.

Let’s be honest. …

So, let’s drop the pretense. Admit that your ears are the final arbiter. There’s no shame in it. It’s how this industry works, and it’s how you actually make your decisions, whether you want to admit it or not.

Ted Denney

Lead designer, CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

Let’s be honest .. “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”

Time to turn off the Marketing Thread. Hit “Ignore.”

 

[fbhifi]

We actually engineer our component chassis in such a way as to improve sound quality through a strategic electromagnetic and vibrational interaction between circuits, transformers, power supplies, and the component chassis. Again, everything is interrelated.

Ted Denney
Lead designer CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

Ok Ted, How?

Just throw us a bone here, you don’t have to disclose top secret proprietary stuff.

 

[Ted Denney III]

Hi Teddy .

Looking at your profile picture, I saw a cable necklace lol.
It looked like Nordost to me, is it original or fake?

Just kidding.

By the way, I have two pairs Ics SR Tesla Apex and loudspeaker cable

After some experiments I found a better balance with an A23 cable in my Shindo Labs system.

The most expensive cable is not always the best.

Our initial PowerCell line conditioners featured acrylic chassis for a specific reason. However, these were prone to scratching and didn’t universally appeal aesthetically. Now, we machine our chassis from solid aluminum billets and incorporate carbon fiber tops—a significant design clue. We strategically place openings in the front and on top of some units, for electromagnetic reasons. To fine-tune the chassis, we conduct rigorous subjective double-blind analyses. This process involves listening to identical circuits in various chassis with different construction variables. We continue this meticulous evaluation until we identify consistent, repeatable, and predictable sonic outcomes, ensuring optimal performance.

Ted Denney
Lead designer CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

 

[twitch]

Subject: Exposing the Fallacy of Pure Objectivism in High-End Audio: A Critical Analysis by Ted Denney, CEO of Synergistic Research

Gentlemen— not the entire group, but those who are placing an outsized emphasis on measurements.

Let’s cut through the noise and get to the heart of the matter. You claim to rely on objective measurements, yet when pressed for specifics, you’re oddly silent. What’s this magic capacitance number you’re using? How exactly do you measure whether you like how your system sounds? The silence is deafening.

Look, at Synergistic Research, we make extensive use of objective measurements in our R&D. That’s not the issue here. The real question is: how do you ultimately decide if a piece of gear is right for your system?

Let’s be honest. When you’re sitting in your listening room, are you looking at a multimeter or are you using your ears? The high-end audio industry exists because people care about how things sound, not just how they measure. That’s why we offer in-home auditions. Numbers on a page don’t tell the whole story.

You talk about impedance matching and frequency response, but can those measurements capture the emotional impact of a well-reproduced piece of music? Can they quantify the sense of space, the texture of a voice, the decay of a note?

The fact is, you’re making subjective judgments while hiding behind the veneer of objectivity. If it were all about measurements, we’d all be using the same gear. But we’re not, because personal preference matters.

So, let’s drop the pretense. Admit that your ears are the final arbiter. There’s no shame in it. It’s how this industry works, and it’s how you actually make your decisions, whether you want to admit it or not.

Ted Denney

Lead designer, CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

While a lot of what you say I agree with but if you go back and see what I quoted of you in post #201 perhaps you'll understand why I chimed in on this thread to begin with. As for your comment on the potential issue of capacitance in cables, well that reference was made with regards to cable length and the use of electrostatic speakers, granted amplifiers have improved but years back certain 'braided' Kimber cables were known to aid in a few amp blowups.

In the end those that rely and review solely with a subjective focus aren't worth listening to, whereas those that are to able objectively and subjectively relate get my attention.

 

[Jeffy]

Ted,

in all seriousness, one reason i have a negative disposition toward your products is that for a number of years you showed at audio shows with gear i wanted to hear. and your demonstrations got in the way of my interests. so it was annoying. closed doors, scheduled times, all that stuff. not my cup of tea. at a show i want to hear the gear 'naked'.

nothing personal, but i just got an attitude about it and decided to just ignore your products. just too 'in your face' an approach for me. i did sit through a couple of your demo's at one time or another so i did realize that your approach did something positive. but beyond that never could get my head around thinking about it.

the Million Dollar System thing you did at CES 2002 (in an off site auditorium down the street from the Alexis Park) was crazy stuff. i do take my hat off to you for showmanship. maybe the most over-the-top single thing ever in high end audio. you set the bar impossibly high. you do have lots of gumption for sure.

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I was at this event and did not like the sound

 

[andromedaaudio]

Ok Ted, How?

Just throw us a bone here, you don’t have to disclose top secret proprietary stuff.

Stuff that tops aera 51 .....
Bring it on please ?? .

People simply love mysterious boxes

 

[Ted Denney III]

Stuff that tops aera 51 .....
Bring it on please ?? .

People simply love mysterious boxes

I LOVE mysterious boxes