Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat
It never has been.
Great, I am sure you will stop asking the question in further discussions.

Why is it you always take the Fifth when asked that simple question?
Because a detailed list of equipment I have heard has never been the basis of stating something you have observed over a long period of time. If it was, then almost nobody here would be able to discuss anything. I have never seen you are anyone else ask somebody for a specific list of what they have heard as a basis of respecting an observation. If you are not going to ask everyone to do this, then you should not ask me. I do have a right to respond as I please just like you do.


Did you really burn in and try all fourteen models in your system? How did Valhalla compare with Tyr? And ended up with - none of them? The generic stuff was better than Odin? Really? FYI, while I appreciate Nordost, I don't own any myself.
Yes all of the cables were burned in before they got to my studio. I do not have my notes in front of me, so I cannot tell you what my observation between cables are. I don't keep this information once I have made my decision, and I see no purpose in doing so since I am not going to buy any new cables anytime soon.



If you recall, I asked what it was. What are its metrics? You just won't find generic cable that has a super low dielectric constant. Again, you take the Fifth every time. No substance at all.
I don't care what the metrics are, that is not my area of expertise, and I was not interested in that at all. All I cared about was how good they sounded, and how much they cost. I said this before, and now I have to say it again.


Onkyo is not exactly known for state of the art gear and they only make a mid-fi amplifier today (like my NAD). If they were so wonderful, why modify them? Are they as good as the new Bryston 28B (which itself is a far better amp than previous models from them)?
My amp was not purchased today, is not consider mid fi by anyone I know (except you as an off handed insult), and was not a big seller here like it was in Japan. You modify something not because it was bad or poor in the first place, but because you know you can get more from the design than it already has.

The answer to the last question is no. But let's face it, not a lot of amps are.


The relevancy of your assertion about the superior accuracy of SS over tubes is directly proportional to your demonstrated exposure. Which is absent. Very few of us (certainly not I) have truly state of the art systems. But then you claim that with your millions of dollars of investment, you know THE answer - yet have no idea about what is really available on the market. That is sad if you truly love musical reproduction.
More stupid assumptions, damn give me a break and say something you know for damn sure!!!!!