Re: It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think?

Posted by J10Scull (M) on March 12, 2005 at 08:04:01

In Reply to: Re: It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think? posted by Dan Banquer on March 12, 2005 at 05:12:11:

> From what I can tell from your reply or lack there of

Well, I... don't know what you expected, Dan. "Xformers are bad because..." or "Cyber is better because..."

I've talked about the operation of the cables when others have misunderstood, and tried to make their advantages clear. I don't feel like it's right for me to fill up a message lauding their sound and will the reviews on PFO, and upcoming in Stereophile and 6moons speak to that. I know Tim de P's work, I've listened to his xformer-coupled components, and they were totally terrific. I used the Expressive step-up for a long while, and can appreciate xformers for what they are and how they can be made to perform.

This is something else, another approach to the problem. Maybe they'll sound the same as xformers, and if so, the xformers would be the way to go, obviously. But if you compare the two and the Cyber seduces you way beyond what you thought possible, then it's worth the extra money for those who feel they prefer it.

> I'll stick with the transformers. They don't have much of a "sound" when used properly,

C'mon, you're stretching my words to fit your attitude, Dan. Clearly I'm not saying the CyberLights have a "sound" in the sense you're using. In fact, quite the opposite, having disposed of major sources of interference in the signal.

There are some adjustments to make, of course, like hearing the upper ranges without a scrim of noise making the sound edgy, and that goes for the entire frequency range. That promotes a kind of continuousness (for want of a better word) that also allows the lister to relax into the music. But I'll let the reviewers speak to that.

> and for some of us; that's the approach we are looking for.

And more power to you. Diversity fuels the engine, it's all good. What's not so cool is short-sheeting a new technology saying that one can achieve the same sound for 120 bucks. How do you know that?

> The Ever Evil Doctor Steel

The Doctor Is In!!!
(-"
Jonathan

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Topic - Harmonic Tech Cyberlight --shocking measurements - Jon L 09:46:10 03/09/05 (29)

Post REMOVED from Head-Fi - J10Scull 09:25:44 03/11/05 (2)

mea culpa - jefemeister 12:05:02 03/11/05 (1)

Re: mea culpa - J10Scull 14:02:10 03/11/05 (0)

Re: Harmonic Tech Cyberlight --shocking measurements - J10Scull 15:06:48 03/10/05 (1)

Re: Harmonic Tech Cyberlight --shocking measurements - Markhh2 06:49:08 03/14/05 (0)

Different results here. - Ric Schultz 13:55:37 03/10/05 (2)

Re: Different results here. - J10Scull 15:08:45 03/10/05 (0)

Wall wart versus Battery supply. - Ric Schultz 14:39:23 03/10/05 (0)

Re: Harmonic Tech Cyberlight --shocking measurements - vaifan 04:21:06 03/10/05 (0)

Using fiber optical technology in wrong application. - Tony Montana 15:10:39 03/09/05 (19)

I'm with you on this one - Dave Kingsland 12:35:59 03/11/05 (7)

Analog optical transmission very hard to do without distortion - audioNeil 12:28:44 03/12/05 (0)

Re: I'm NOT with you on this one (-" - J10Scull 15:39:45 03/11/05 (5)

Re: I'm NOT with you on this one (-" - Dan Banquer 17:33:49 03/11/05 (4)

It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think? - J10Scull 19:19:18 03/11/05 (3)

Re: It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think? - Dan Banquer 05:12:11 03/12/05 (2)

Re: It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think? - J10Scull 08:04:01 03/12/05 (1)

Re: It's the data that counts, whad'ya think? - Dan Banquer 10:44:40 03/12/05 (0)

Please refrain from comments... - Jon Risch 15:36:09 03/10/05 (3)

You mean, like yours? - jneutron 10:20:16 03/11/05 (2)

Sometimes silence is golden. - Tony Montana 00:07:35 03/14/05 (1)

Knowledge is Golden too - Jon Risch 09:45:53 03/16/05 (0)

Re: Using fiber optics in RIGHT application. - J10Scull 15:35:16 03/10/05 (0)

I heard them in a friend's system and did not care for them. - Al Sekela 15:37:17 03/09/05 (5)

Re: I heard them in a friend's system and did not care for them. - J10Scull 15:36:51 03/10/05 (2)

Re: I heard them in a friend's system and did not care for them. - sirius 11:20:59 03/13/05 (1)

Batteries or AC supplies? - Al Sekela 14:03:18 03/13/05 (0)

By solving one problem, they have created many more. - Tony Montana 20:10:31 03/09/05 (1)

Re: By solving one problem, they have created many more. - J10Scull 15:42:21 03/10/05 (0)

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Re: It's the sound that counts, whad'ya think? - J10Scull 08:04:01 03/12/05 (1)

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