SV: [sdiy] Here's what you need

[Ben Lincoln]

I have a borderline audiophile coworker who says that the truly hardcore
audiophiles run everything off of batteries because they consider it the
only way to be sure that the power is clean.

A lot of audiophile gear is obviously bogus (the subject of this thread,
the multi-hundred-dollar wooden volume knobs, the magic rocks, the $2000
power cables), but he *does* have good ears, especially for someone over
40. I gave him some mp3s I'd ripped at 256kbit and he was able to tell
(without looking at the bitrate) that they sounded nicer than your typical
mp3s. I'm at least a decade younger than him, and above 192kbit I can't
tell the difference - I rip at 256 just to err on the side of caution.

It's too bad audiophiles generally refuse to submit their gear (and ears)
to double-blind tests, because I'd be really interested to know if *any*
of their equipment makes a difference that some humans can perceive.

On Tue, April 14, 2009 1:15 pm, Dan Snazelle wrote:
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> i have a client who swears by the stuff...2000 dollar POWER CABLES!! could
> a power cable make that much difference? i think i offended him once by
> telling him to save his money