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In Reply to: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this posted by Dave Pogue on May 12, 2006 at 10:49:47:
Hello Dave,It's funny that you would mention long-term speaker break-in. I remember when the original Carver Amazing speakers came out. I'm talking about the one with the 60" yellow-colored ribbons. I remember hearing them for the 1st time and being extremely impressed with just how natural those ribbons were.
Needless to say I HAD to have a pair. So I saved and saved and saved some more until I could purchase a brand new pair. Finally the day came where I brought them home and hooked them up. I was shocked by what I heard, they sounded like pure unadulterated crap! My friend Rick who I mentioned in the original post, looked at me and said "You actually think these speakers sound good?" I didn't know what to think. I began to questioned my ears. Then I decided the pair HAD to be damaged, so I called the store that I bought them from.
The owner assured me that the biggest cause for the difference between what I heard in his store and now heard in my home was a lack of driver break-in with my brand new speakers. He told me to play them often as I could and fairly loud if possible for a week. He also suggested wiring them out of phase, and facing each other when I went to work, using the static you hear between radio stations, again if possible.
He ended this first converstation by asking that I "judge" them again after a week passed and call him with my opinion. Well as I'm sure you know the difference was night and day! Now they sounded a lot more like the speakers in his store did. I called him back a week later estatic with my purchase!
As for why some hear differences in cables and others don't, I don't believe my hearing is any better than those who don't hear a difference is. I'm beginning to believe I just have a more open mind and a willingness to believe some of what I believe may be wrong. Just like I learned long ago that my belief of all wires, properly made will not sound any different, was wrong.
I think McAttack, May Belt and you are correct. There is nothing I will ever do to convince them of my perceptions. As much as I'd like to somehow show them they're mistaken in their beliefs (I know this because I once shared their beliefs) it won't happen, ever.
Thetubeguy1954
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Follow Ups
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - thetubeguy1954 11:47:48 05/12/06 (11)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - andy19191 03:01:34 05/14/06 (10)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - thetubeguy1954 14:15:19 05/14/06 (6)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - andy19191 23:27:03 05/14/06 (5)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - thetubeguy1954 07:59:33 05/15/06 (4)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - andy19191 08:46:09 05/15/06 (0)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - bjh 08:44:51 05/15/06 (2)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - thetubeguy1954 14:08:42 05/15/06 (1)
- Unless you are grossly misrepresenting your prior position - bjh 15:03:15 05/15/06 (0)
- There's absolutely no point in trying to be "constructive" - Dave Pogue 13:29:11 05/14/06 (0)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - May Belt 11:01:29 05/14/06 (1)
- Re: You'll never prove it to the satisfaction of folks like this - andy19191 12:43:49 05/14/06 (0)
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