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In Reply to: Of course... posted by Commuteman on August 5, 2003 at 13:50:53:
but wouldn't it be great if it turned out that it is purely a question of (say) vibration? It would then be possible to produce (and purchase) better-sounding cables much more predictably and affordably.But that only gets you halfway there and I don't see that one achieves any greater predictability. At least with respect to satisfying customers. When it comes to "better-sounding," for a given design, not everyone is going to agree that it sounds better. Some will find that to them, it sounds worse. So then the life of the cable manufacturer gets a bit more complicated and they have to figure out who they want to market to. Do you go after the pro-vibration group? The anti-vibration group? Do you produce both types of cables and try to appease both groups? And of course there will be those who think this whole vibration thing's a load of nonsense, that the dielectric is the most important issue.
So sure, you've got the answer to your question, but you've singlehandedly caused the collapse of the cable industry with the manufacturers all instituionalized suffering from terminal indecision. :)
I believe that the opportunity for hucksterism and false advertising only exists because we don't really understand what's causing the subjective results. The more knowledge we have, the less voodoo there will be.
Voodoo survives largely by exploiting weaknesses in the human ear/brain system which depending how one interprets the rules here is either allowed to be mentioned or prohibited from being mentioned.
Unless you're arguing that the marketing claims themselves are influencing our subjective perceptions of the end product, then what does it ultimately matter, purely from the listener's perspective and not from any ethical or moral standpoint, what sort of marketing claims are made? If the end result is the same regardless, I don't see that it matters except on ethical or moral grounds.
Here's a question: Which is worse?
Cable manufacturer claims that you should buy his high-priced cable because of his "proprietary" materials and processes, or
Amp manufacturer who says you will enjoy great sound because his high-feedback amp has 0.000001% THD.
Both are lying to you. One group has been branded as charlatans. The other is called "mainstream manufacturers"
You make the call
I don't see either being any worse than the other.
But that's ultimately more of an ethical/moral issue at the end of the day.
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- Re: Of course... - Steve Eddy 15:15:37 08/05/03 (1)
- Well... - Charles Hansen 16:08:35 08/05/03 (0)
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