Scott Dolan

Even this is no longer true. As long as the sampling rate is at least 256k VBR/44.100, and it is played through a standalone DAC it is all but impossible to hear the difference between a CD waveform and a MP3. I prefer lossless audio, but a properly sampled MP3 can sound just about as good. The Emotiva DAC Mrs. Claus bought me for Christmas even takes those files and puts a nice warm, round tone on them getting them as close to the tube amp and LP sound that you will get without using that exact medium and media.

And I'm happy for you. My main point was only that the mythology of speaker wires leads many to pay far more than they ever should for something they've been led to believe is superior. It's the Monster Cable syndrome, IMO. It was through their slippery advertising and infiltration into the market that folks started believing the "better speaker wire" fairy tale. And as I stated before it has now graduated to digital Toslink and HDMI cables, and leads far too many to buy the most expensive versions of each that they can afford. $1.00 per ft is more than enough for non-terminated speaker cable that will deliver peak performance. And find the absolute cheapest Toslink and HDMI cables you can. All they are delivering is packetized digital data streams which do not suffer degradation.

Here is some excellent reading. http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

Can you expand on that?

And if I set up multiple rigs of varying quality and switched out different sets of cables neither of you would be able to identify which was which. I've actually had that proven to me by multiple people. Hell, there have been double blind tests conducted at the university level. People possess the power to make themselves believe anything. The placebo effect isn't mythology. But claiming speaker cable that costs $100 a ft will sound different than, for example, the Emotiva cables I linked to early is. The one thing you'll never hear an audiophile say concerning expensive equipment and interconnects is, "that's just nonsense". Because there is no line of demarcation in that world. No reference points that will signify the beginning of diminishing returns. It can be found in many hobbies. Probably most hobbies. It's just more glaring in the audiophile world, IMO, because I am an audio enthusiast as well. And it's exactly why you have people that claim that you "need" the most expensive and heavy duty Toslink and HDMI cables you can afford. No, you don't.

Sorry, I've heard the "requisite equipment", and no they don't. Not past a certain point. As long as you're not buying $.99 RCA cables at the dollar store, the components are the only things that will make a change in the sound quality. It's not called power of suggestion for nothing. And I respect anyone who gets into the audiophile hobby. I just feel that many have a difficult time recognizing diminishing returns and often fool themselves with their own zeal.

I'd wager that Orton gives them a better chance to win. He at least tends to be more careful with the ball late in games. They could use a better game plan, though. That's for sure.

While I myself don't have what would be considered a high end audio sytem, I've had buddies in the past that did. And I'm talking five figure rigs. And while I appreciate that jazzbo has taken this on as a personal hobby, I caution anyone to buy into the audiophile myths, of which there are many. Speaker cables are one of the worst. I've used everything from cheap, shitty 24 gauge cable from Walmart to lamp cord to heavily shielded 10 guage Monster cable. Sorry, but once you get below 16 gauge for any runs shorter than 25ft. you can use just about anything. And if you hear a difference between one set of wires of another, you've simply done nothing more than talk yourself into hearing a difference. Here are my current wires. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/interconnects/products/uss-2-speaker-cable Changing your components will result in you hearing a difference. Changing your cables won't. Unless you were using a cheapo product that should have never been on the market in the first place. I wish I had a nickel for every time someone told me I needed an expensive HDMI cable. That's quite possibly one of the biggest scams in existence right now.

Yeah, that was a rather embarrassing fuck up.

Followed closely by '3rd down efficiency'. Lumping every third down together and going with the average is, IMHO, just absurd. There's a huge difference between 3rd and inches and 3rd and 10, so to lump them all together muddies what could be a good stat. No one yet has found a correlation between making third downs and winning games. Well, I suppose converting third downs certainly helps, but I agree. Pretty worthless stat.

Actually, I think many baseball stats are sound, and useful. It's the religious nature that they're adhered to that turns me off. I don't care how many explain, and in how many different ways, WAR is a farce.

No, Elway wasn't a very good QB early on in his career. That said, QB rating is biggest joke category ever devised for sports.

I love Jarrett's music, but he seriously needs a sound ass beating.

They were never going to be that good anyway. On the positive side. It puts them in the Jadeveon Clowney hunt. If they didn't overreach for Manuel; they might have been in the hunt for Bridgewater, or Boyd next year. The Bills would be good team with the right QB. That's the only thing they're missing on the offensive side of the ball. So to say they were never going to be that good anyway is not a correct statement. Actually, he's not beginning to. He's been dealing with it for years. He first came out about it last year.

No fantasy football league?

My son's name is Wynton and a good friend of ours called him Winston for years. Actually, this thread is interesting since there are people named Wynton, Coltrane, AND Kelly who live in my house.

No, it isn't You can have protracted discussions there, but it comes across in a very clunky fashion.

Actually, it said 47% in that article.

I access forums on everything. My iMac, iPad, and iPhone. I don't find it troublesome at all, but I do see Hot Ptah's point.

Hahahaha...

Hell, most people don't possess the stamina to do that at 200mph for 3+ hours. I know I sure as hell don't, and I'm in excellent physical condition. Nor have they ever even gone 200mph to begin with. But I love how easily they dismiss doing so!

Inches away from 42 other cars? No, very few people do. You go right ahead and make believe you've got the skills, or even the balls to be able to do this. I could use a good laugh today.

And yet here we are. We are not "right"....

Um, yeah. At 200mph?

Yeah, the stands have looked nearly half empty at some venues. Bristol is pretty much the heart and soul of the sport, and there have been large swaths of the stands there completely empty.