Stereophile doubles down on the snake oil!

[mhardy6647]

Still thicker than the two wires going to the voice coil of my presumably Wavecor 30mm tweeter, and that is specced at least to 30W...

30 gauge insulated magnet wire from L'Shaque Radio.

You really blew it using those cheap RCA's.

shhhhhh!

 

[xanalog]

30 gauge insulated magnet wire from L'Shaque Radio.
shhhhhh!

Since @Sal1950 hates those who point-out typoz; I am not going to tell you to change it to "Le Shaque de Radio".

 

[mhardy6647]

Since @Sal1950 hates those who point-out typoz; I am not going to tell you to change it to "Le Shaque de Radio".

I don't think he'd mind one that is more linguistic than typographical

As a non-French speaker/reader/writer, I had two choices:

• Do some digging into proper French vocabulary, grammar and syntax.
• Wing it.

I believe I may have mentioned previously that I am nothing if no preternaturally lazy.

ciao!

 

[rdenney]

I don't think he'd mind one that is more linguistic than typographical

As a non-French speaker/reader/writer, I had two choices:

• Do some digging into proper French vocabulary, grammar and syntax.
• Wing it.

I believe I may have mentioned previously that I am nothing if no preternaturally lazy.

ciao!

Plus, the objective was to pretend to speak French for effect, not to actually speak French, which is hard to do.

Rick "familiar with the distinction" Denney

 

[Sal1950]

Since @Sal1950 hates those who point-out typoz; I am not going to tell you to change it to "Le Shaque de Radio".

Not to worry, I'm all ready to start an international incident, they're the best, most funnest kind. LOL

 

[ivayvr]

Compare this shoyten (Dutch) emanating from S phile to the statement made by late Julian Hirsch some fifty or more years ago in American magazine called Audio.
I can't quote him exactly but the meaning will be preserved. He said, if and when someone question the quality of your Technics SLB 1 turntable, your response should be that you are more concerned about how the Moon position is affecting your amp's transformer! No BS there!
It was less than two weeks after we read the article that both my brother and I were the proud owners of Technics SLB 1.
It was dirt cheap and it was working just fine, so we saved a big chunk of six figures we were ready to spend!

 

[mhardy6647]

I guess this might be the time for me to disclose that I studied German all the way through high school and minored in German in college.
But of course, given the long history of Franco-German mutual affection, there's no irony at all.


(too soon?)

 

[thewas]

Those were the "good ole days" of audio when no one questioned the value of measurements, even when the measuring gear was somewhat limited.
I loved my Stanton TOTL MM needles, they came with individually plotted FR graphs and more in a sweet little walnut box.
When all was said and done, that box made a great little stash spot for my reefer and goodies.

Stanton 681EEE, The Calibration Standard.

Those memories, the Stanton 681EEE was the first upgrade cartridge I got with my saved money as a teenager, loved also the measurement protocol included in it, still have it and use it from time to time today:

 

[diddley]

Compare this shoyten (Dutch) emanating from S phile to the statement made by late Julian Hirsch some fifty or more years ago in American magazine called Audio.
I can't quote him exactly but the meaning will be preserved. He said, if and when someone question the quality of your Technics SLB 1 turntable, your response should be that you are more concerned about how the Moon position is affecting your amp's transformer! No BS there!
It was less than two weeks after we read the article that both my brother and I were the proud owners of Technics SLB 1.
It was dirt cheap and it was working just fine, so we saved a big chunk of six figures we were ready to spend!

What does shoyten mean? i am Dutch and never heard of it.

 

[MattHooper]

Quite the opposite: In my opinion, he should be tried and sentenced at the court of law.

Oh dear goodness… what the internet does to some people.

 

[ivayvr]

What does shoyten mean? i am Dutch and never heard of it.

I was hoping that you and everybody else would figure it out from the content. I invented it, and it is interchangeable with English word sh*t!
It probably doesn't even sound Dutch. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[JSmith]

Audioquest PBJ

Is that a new model, Kimber PBJ? Peanut butter and jelly cables, must have a sweet and nutty sound... in cart, checking out.


JSmith

 

[Dr Morbius]

Is that a new model, Kimber PBJ? Peanut butter and jelly cables, must have a sweet and nutty sound... in cart, checking out.


JSmith

Do you have to wash your hands every time after touching it?

 

[JSmith]

English word sh*t!

Dutch word is, schijt.

Do you have to wash your hands every time after touching it?

Yeah now you mention it... likely to be sticky and a little oily, need cable lifters for sure on these.


JSmith

 

[JiiPee]

Oh dear goodness… what the internet does to some people.

Just out of curiosity, do You find my opinion silly, because:
a) What he is doing is clearly not illegal (Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but as far as I can see, it constitutes a fraud)
b) While it may be illegal, no legal actions against him should be taken (Why should he get a free pass to do it, if it is against the law?)
c) Some other reason (What?)

 

[ivayvr]

Just out of curiosity, do You find my opinion silly, because:
a) What he is doing is clearly not illegal (Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but as far as I can see, it constitutes a fraud)
b) While it may be illegal, no legal actions against him should be taken (Why should he get a free pass to do it, if it is against the law?)
c) Some other reason (What?)

I believe that it is hard to prove the intent to defraud. My opinion is confirmed by AI:

 

[JiiPee]

I believe that it is hard to prove the intent to defraud. My opinion is confirmed by AI:
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My point is that in Stereophile article "Truthiness in hi-fi" Mr. Austin explicitly admits that he knows that he is lying i.e. there is no doubt about conscious awareness. As he is writing those non true claims intentionally and against monetary compensation, there should be no doubt about deliberate purpose.

Disclaimer: As I have pointed out earlier, I'm not a lawyer, and what I write reflect just my own opinions.

 

[Sal1950]

Is that a new model, Kimber PBJ? Peanut butter and jelly cables, must have a sweet and nutty sound... in cart, checking out.


JSmith

That was a test to find out who was paying attention.

 

[Mart68]

My point is that in Stereophile article "Truthiness in hi-fi" Mr. Austin explicitly admits that he knows that he is lying i.e. there is no doubt about conscious awareness. As he is writing those non true claims intentionally and against monetary compensation, there should be no doubt about deliberate purpose.

Disclaimer: As I have pointed out earlier, I'm not a lawyer, and what I write reflect just my own opinions.

What I think he is saying in that piece is:

'Look, I'm not stupid, I've got a degree in Physics and I know most of the stuff written in this magazine is nonsense, but it's more fun if we all pretend that it isn't.'

Which might be idiotic, but I don't think it is actionable.

 

[DSJR]

Those were the "good ole days" of audio when no one questioned the value of measurements, even when the measuring gear was somewhat limited.
I loved my Stanton TOTL MM needles, they came with individually plotted FR graphs and more in a sweet little walnut box.
When all was said and done, that box made a great little stash spot for my reefer and goodies.

Stanton 681EEE, The Calibration Standard.

I had one, sold it but kept a spare low hours stylus. More recently, I found a 680 body and mated the two together so basically giving me an uncalibrated 681EEE. Still 'sounds' nice in a restrained kind of way, but being used to a more neutral balance, I returned with surprise to my V15 III and now, a Super OM30 which suits the deck and arm quite well - didn't cost the earth either as I have no AT or Ortofon 'trade' contact now...