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Re: Any Sony CD Guru out there?

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From: Fella
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:58
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

>>DBT tests for audio are actually designed to
>>provide a biased result of there being no difference.
> 
> 
> Bullshit. They're used every day by mainstream manufacturers to
> determine whether design changes had any *real* audible effect.

Since everything sounds the same all the time why should any "design 
changes" have a "*real*" audible effect? Sice amps and CD players are at 
the zenith of perfection, since they can't be bettered in any way (so 
say your tests) why would any "mainstream manufacturers" bother to make 
any "design changes" ?

DBT's do not work, been there done that. Simple fact.

This *is* about envy with you low-income nerd types, isn't it? You 
imagine your yamaha metallic sound $120 receiver as sounding the same as 
some $5000 BAT integrated amp, yes? That's how you are able to consume 
that edgy, glaringly digital, transistor sound you get from your piece 
of shit gear.
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