Stereophiles editor Jim Austin publicly disagreeing with Kal Rubinson

[fpitas]

I suppose, yes. Perhaps I'm just not willing to engage. I'm aware that cables really don't make a difference unless they are frayed or a cat was chomping on them. BTW, I once had a cat that would chew on various cables in the house, even lamp cords. Sometimes right through them - I could never figure out how that cat never fried!

Rabbits are worse. Trust me.

 

[trackrat888]

Rabbits are worse. Trust me.

How the hell do they survive it?! Wet mouth + Electricity

 

[Trell]

Rabbits are worse. Trust me.

A rabbit stew is quite tasty, never tried eating a cat, though.

 

[Doodski]

I suppose, yes. Perhaps I'm just not willing to engage. I'm aware that cables really don't make a difference unless they are frayed or a cat was chomping on them. BTW, I once had a cat that would chew on various cables in the house, even lamp cords. Sometimes right through them - I could never figure out how that cat never fried!

When I was servicing gear as a tech every once in awhile speaker or RCA cables came in with issues and most of the time it was teeth marks that gave away the story. One set of them was very expensive and the owner was peeved that his cables where ruined and he wanted to know if we could make something from them and we simply said there are teeth marks all along the cable and there is nothing to salvage. I had a ferret but it left the cables alone and went for the woofers. So I made from 1/2" wire mesh for fencing grills that kept the ferret from the woofers. I almost killed it but I held myself back and simply locked it in it's large cage till I rectified the issue with the metal grills.

 

[MAB]

Rabbits are worse. Trust me.

Sadly, yes. My friend's rabbit died from chewing cables, even after they tried to rabbit proof the entire house. It was unstoppable, until it completed the circuit...

 

[trackrat888]

So, would a $10k cable taste like filet mignon to a rabbit (if rabbits like beef?)

 

[ahofer]

I call that, "What about'ism."

That's when someone responds to your criticism of [the other party] by saying [your party] did it first, as if that excuses anyone or two wrongs make a right somehow

Speaking of two wrongs making a right, there's an old story about a linguistics professor who was lecturing about how in English, two negatives make a positive, but the opposite is impossible - two yeses don't make a no, two affirmations do not negate.

One of the attendees walked out saying "yeah, yeah..".

 

[MAB]

A rabbit stew is quite tasty, never tried eating a cat, though.

Rabbit is good, I used to go to Chengdu and the different rabbit preparations are tremendous. Roasted, hot-pot, whatever, it's so good.

 

[trackrat888]

yeah, loved the food over there...Hong Kong

 

[Doodski]

Rabbit is good, I used to go to Chengdu and the different rabbit preparations are tremendous. Roasted, hot-pot, whatever, it's so good.
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I am nearly convinced that Chinese food is the superior food for flavor and variety. I worked a upscale Chinese restaurant as I went through college. I washed dishes there for 2.5 years and after the first day the chef and owner Ken advised me that if I do not stay for the free lunch and dinner with the staff I would not be working there for long. So I said OK and I never missed a meal and what meals they where! I ate crab 3 times a week, duck all the time, a huge variety of different entrees and the most delicious soups and steamed fish. I have never eaten as well in my life and considering that I made decent tips from the waitresses for helping them when they where over run with customers, got full time or more hours and was paid on time every time I had little to complain about.

 

[MAB]

@trackrat888

So, would a $10k cable taste like filet mignon to a rabbit (if rabbits like beef?)

I thought cables tasted just like chicken...
It might imply rabbits are closet-carnivores.

 

[fpitas]

@trackrat888

I thought cables tasted just like chicken...
It might imply rabbits are closet-carnivores.

Maybe the $10k cables are vegan?

 

[Doodski]

yeah, loved the food over there...


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I ate as good or better than that everyday when I worked the Chinese restaurant. It was a huge lazy susan loaded with 2 soups and several entrees + the rice at every meal.

 

[trackrat888]

I am nearly convinced that Chinese food is the superior food for flavor and variety. I worked a upscale Chinese restaurant as I went through college. I washed dishes there for 2.5 years and after the first day the chef and owner Ken advised me that if I do not stay for the free lunch and dinner with the staff I would not be working there for long. So I said OK and I never missed a meal and what meals they where! I ate crab 3 times a week, duck all the time, a huge variety of different entrees and the most delicious soups and steamed fish. I have never eaten as well in my life and considering that I made decent tips from the waitresses for helping them when they where over run with customers, got full time or more hours and was paid on time every time I had little to complain about.

There is no doubt! The flavors and textures are unbelievable

 

[BlackTalon]

Maybe the $10k cables are vegan?

I wouldn't be surprised, as they clean you out...

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

This is an appetizing derailment of this thread.

 

[Doodski]

This is an appetizing derailment of this thread.

One needs to fill in the ASR quiet time with something flavorful and intriguing for subject matter. Food is a good subject.

 

[preload]

I can be upset about many things, or no things. Being upset is a non-rival good, in economic terms.

The idea that it is rival is often used in social media as an attempt to discredit. Along with the closely related "failure to condemn X" technique: "how can you condemn Y when I never heard you condemn X"!!

s'all BS.

I don't disagree with you. Just because someone isn't upset about Issue A doesn't mean that he/she doesn't have the right to be upset about Issue B.

But let me ask a follow up question, which is where I was actually going with this - we all have finite amounts of time and energy to spend on things. I'm going to guess that many, if not the vast majority, of folks who spend time/energy posting on forums (such as this one) in order to correct perceived audio disinformation, are NOT also simultaneously going to bunk medical science and anti-conspiracy forums to support truth in those areas. WHY? It doesn't seem rationale/logical for these individuals to spend their time/energy on correcting misinformation about something of little consequence (audio tweaks) vs misinformation that could be far more costly to society and the health and well-being of the country/planet.

How might we respond to that? Would we argue that it's our time and energy and we can choose to spend it correcting misinformation that is of far less consequence than other types of misinformation, even though it's not rational or logical?

 

[preload]

You know very well that one person cannot answer for others. Why don't you PM each of them and ask them? Jim

Great, I'll send you a PM

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

One needs to fill in the ASR quiet time with something flavorful and intriguing for subject matter. Food is a good subject.

Ah, but the objective truth! Right now, I'm trying to decide if these Sierra LX,s are better, the same or worse than the S100's. Tell you what, Caravanserai was always a bloody good album!