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The problem with Bose radios is they need green ink on them to improve the sound quality.

http://www.malcolmsteward.co.uk/?page_id=504

(Warning - link is NSFAS Not safe for the allergic to stupid)

I'm still polishing my SATA cables - it makes the sound soooo much better. And my spreadsheets come out nicer too which is handy.

You should see the kind of psychotic letters the major high-end magazines get routinely. Sometimes they have to take out orders of protection against certain readers.

High-end audio is a form of mental illness that only afflicts men over the age of 40. They are massively insecure, and usually affluent--but they comprise a VERY small group.

If Slashdotters had some actual brains, they'd sit on their hands. Because the more they squawk about "double-blind tests", the more attention (and sales) high-end gear makers and high-end publications get.

Because nobody loves a troll, right or wrong.

PS: Mr. Steward got death threats. Nice going.

Looks like he got a little upset about people calling bullshit and withdrew the article: http://www.malcolmsteward.co.uk/?p=2495 He says "I know full well that it is ‘scientifically’ not possible for a data cable to exert such influence but I know what we heard and hoped that maybe someone might be able to throw some light on what might be going on." In the original article, he liked the "increased naturalness in both the sound of instruments and voices, which seemed more organic, human and less ‘electronic’, and in the music’s rhythmical progression" Maybe he just changed CD while testing the cable, and liked the second disc better...

The guy is moron. *Claims shaking cables before using them improves sound. Having connections pulled out 1-2mm stops vibrations and improves sound Placing the amp/preamp on old cd cases improves the sound.* http://www.malcolmsteward.co.uk/?page_id=1009 How the flying f ck did this guy EVER get to write anything?

I have been writing professionally about consumer electronics — high end hi-fi in particular — since the early 1980s, although I had a ten-year break when mainstream magazine publishers decided that the profits on their titles were far more of a concern than the enjoyment and satisfaction of their readers.

Or - "I was unemployed in the field for 10 years because nobody wanted to buy my stuff". Nice work expert.