Jazzmoose Posted July 28, 2009 Report Posted July 28, 2009 James Randi Offers $1 Milliion if Audiophiles Can Prove $7250 Speaker Cables Are Better Our rant about those $7,250 Pear Anjou speaker cables found its way to the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), and Randi offered $1 million to anyone who can prove those cables are any better than ordinary (and also overpriced) Monster Cables. Pointing out the absurd review by audiophile Dave Clark, who called the cables "danceable," Randi called it "hilarious and preposterous." He added that if the cables could do what their makers claimed, "they would be paranormal." more here: http://gizmodo.com/305549/james-randi-offe...bles-are-better Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 28, 2009 Report Posted July 28, 2009 All of mine connect. That's good. No voodoo for me. Quote
Larry Kart Posted July 28, 2009 Report Posted July 28, 2009 My brand of choice is Cherry Kijafa. Just before I hear nothing, I hear everything. Quote
RDK Posted July 28, 2009 Report Posted July 28, 2009 Randi's had that offer (or something similar) going for years - so far no takers. It's really hilarious to read the audiophiles' reasons for why they won't take Randi up on his challenge. Quote
DukeCity Posted July 29, 2009 Report Posted July 29, 2009 I've visited the Steve Hoffman forums a couple of times, and I think they have an explicit rule against "double blind" testing. I don't get it. Quote
Matthew Posted July 29, 2009 Report Posted July 29, 2009 I do, but I'll be nice. Has nothing to do with free equipment a certain person gets... Quote
Drew Peacock Posted July 29, 2009 Report Posted July 29, 2009 I use a cut up extension cord for my speaker wire. Is that bad? Quote
Claude Posted July 29, 2009 Report Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) I've visited the Steve Hoffman forums a couple of times, and I think they have an explicit rule against "double blind" testing. I don't get it. Not only the Steve Hoffman forum. This has been a controversial subject in the high end community for decades, and some online forums forbid such topics because discussions almost inevitably degenerate in flamewars. Here's a Stereophile article from 1985: http://www.stereophile.com/features/141/ Edited July 29, 2009 by Claude Quote
Jay Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Note date of article above - October 2007. The Fremer-Randi-Pear debate is old news. The fun is seeing all of the "commentary" on the internet, especially from Fremer. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 How good are my cables? Let me ask the high school kid at Radio Shack who sold them to me. Quote
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