10 biggest lies in audio...

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:18 pm

http://www.theaudiocritic.com/downloads/article_1.pdf

Very good article which I agree with.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:25 pm

very very good sticky? faq?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:34 pm

One more thing, a means to interpret audio jargon used in magazine reviews:

http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/ ... ssary.html

Subjective reviews make me laugh

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:36 pm

I like the high end cable one most. I love how people say..."High end $2k Cable X will sound so much better than some standard plain old RCA cables" Ok, i'm not saying use the cheapest RCA cables you can get, but i've used them with no problems. The main reason i'd use a higher end RCA cable..and by higher end I mean $20-$30 hehe..is for the cosmetics..they just make the install look nicer.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:44 pm

I can't decide which point I like the most, all of them are good. The "burn in" lie is the most laughable concept, though. One guy told me that if I let my cables "burn in" for a couple of weeks, and did NOT move them even a fraction of a millimeter, the system will eventually sound better. But if I touched the cable and moved it just a bit, the SQ would go back the way it was and I'd have to begin the process all over again

I can't remember what his "scientific" reasoning for that one was, but I do remember laughing about it.

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:52 pm

Jonathan wrote:I can't decide which point I like the most, all of them are good. The "burn in" lie is the most laughable concept, though. One guy told me that if I let my cables "burn in" for a couple of weeks, and did NOT move them even a fraction of a millimeter, the system will eventually sound better. But if I touched the cable and moved it just a bit, the SQ would go back the way it was and I'd have to begin the process all over again I can't remember what his "scientific" reasoning for that one was, but I do remember laughing about it.

I think break in period for subs are a myth to a point. You don't need a 3 day break in period. Every sub i've ever owned i turn up low for a few minutes..then turn it up higher gradually within maybe 15-20 minutes its there. All you're doing is heating the coils up..what else is there to breaking in a sub?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:53 pm

I've seen home audio buffs argue over which color speaker grills will negatively affect sound quality the most, though. It's amazing what kind of theories develop.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:55 pm

audiobass10 wrote:I think break in period for subs are a myth to a point. You don't need a 3 day break in period. Every sub i've ever owned i turn up low for a few minutes..then turn it up higher gradually within maybe 15-20 minutes its there. All you're doing is heating the coils up..what else is there to breaking in a sub?

Breaking in speakers is a viable point simply because you're loosening up the suspension of the drivers. A lot of times this really can take hours to accomplish. You're comparing mechanical to electrical, though.