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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 14:36:58 GMT
That's why more opinions are a good thing IMO. Question: Could another SLIC owner who isn't on the payroll perhaps lend Marco a cable to try in a bake off with a handful of others? They could do it anonymously if need be. It doesn't have to be Marco, but as he's already expressed an interest in trying it, why not? A similar exercise with passive preamps went down ok recently so I can't see the harm. I suspect that SLIC will be shown to be a decent sounding cable but then again so will the Klotz. Only one way to find out though. I think Marco will have a problem , it is only available in 3 meters pairs .
However , if that isn't a problem , he can bang it on his credit card , play with it for 30 days and send it back for a full refund if it doesn't live up to reviews , advertorial and marketing .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 14:09:00 GMT
Here is some law, which adds substance to Dr Bunsen .
-- The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Misleading actions 5. (1) A commercial practice is a misleading action if it satisfies the conditions in either paragraph (2) or paragraph (3). (2) A commercial practice satisfies the conditions of this paragraph— (a)if it contains false information and is therefore untruthful in relation to any of the matters in paragraph (4) or if it or its overall presentation in any way deceives or is likely to deceive the average consumer in relation to any of the matters in that paragraph, even if the information is factually correct; and (b)it causes or is likely to cause the average consumer to take a transactional decision he would not have taken otherwise.
The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 Prohibition of advertising which misleads traders 3. (1) Advertising which is misleading is prohibited. (2) Advertising is misleading which— (a)in any way, including its presentation, deceives or is likely to deceive the traders to whom it is addressed or whom it reaches; and by reason of its deceptive nature, is likely to affect their economic behaviour; or (b)for those reasons, injures or is likely to injure a competitor. (3) In determining whether advertising is misleading, account shall be taken of all its features, and in particular of any information it contains concerning— (a)the characteristics of the product (as defined in paragraph (4)); (b)the price or manner in which the price is calculated; (c)the conditions on which the product is supplied or provided; and (d)the nature, attributes and rights of the advertiser (as defined in paragraph (5)). (4) In paragraph (3)(a) the “characteristics of the product” include— (a)availability of the product; (b)nature of the product; (c)execution of the product;# (d)composition of the product; (e)method and date of manufacture of the product; (f)method and date of provision of the product; (g)fitness for purpose of the product; (h)uses of the product; (i)quantity of the product; (j)specification of the product; (k)geographical or commercial origin of the product; (l)results to be expected from use of the product; or (m)results and material features of tests or checks carried out on the product
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 13:50:07 GMT
I read no actionable defamation , post or pre modification .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 13:48:19 GMT
Is that an - illegitmate - question or your entry in the caption game ?
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 13:22:46 GMT
"Yes it true, Stuart Hall, Max Clifford and Rolf Harris are my mates ! "
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 11:03:19 GMT
MODERATED: personal slur removed
------------ response to moderation -
EH , it was a legitimate question . He could off responded with a no , that would have done for me .
however -
The post from pinky amounts to a personal attack and ad hominien whose raison detre is an attempt to silence me in a debate he started .
He took the remarks in my previous post personally without any justification or reason.
He has waxed lyrical upon the issue of shilling on H/S , his current position is not consistent with previous posts .
His post is almost verbatim the same as a post he levelled at me when he joined H/S .
Given this it was reasonable to ask if his consciousness had been altered in any way .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 10:56:36 GMT
Okay Pinky - what is being open and honest about your relationship with the product and then being vague , disingenuous or dishonest as at to its efficacy - Shilling ?
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 10:10:03 GMT
The very fact that access to SLIC is being restricted as Marco indicates should tell anyone all they need to know. It reminds me of boxers who built a reputation by being fed pushovers whilst being kept well away from anyone who will shatter the myth and knock them out. This is not strictly true . It may tell you something about the relationship between the sender and the receiver , but a refusal per se does not automatically taint the cable .
What does taint the cable are the advocates hitherto . never in my life have I read such a disjointed ,contradictory, vague , incoherent and ambiguous descriptions of the efficacy of this cable . Slic , more like Laurel And Hardy .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 9:13:05 GMT
Slic is £995 for a 3 meter pair - All it seems to be available in at present
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 8:47:34 GMT
Very rarely do I find myself in agreement with the Doc! As a high end audio dealer , it would of course to analogous to turkeys voting for xmas .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 8:23:21 GMT
There is a sign at the bottom which says - click to remove banner ads .
However the forum , is free . It seems to me therefore it is somewhat churlish to remove the adds , if that is the decision the admin team have made and I say this as the forums leading [ only] Marxist .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 17:17:42 GMT
Pinch. Your admirable defence bestows upon gus a nuance he doesn't deserve. My pedantry was aimed at the intended meaning of gus' s post which I took to mean their should be less scrutiny of opinion on hifi fora cause it s all about opinionThe success or otherwise of my retort is dependant on the correct interpretation of the meaning of the post as define by him not on the correct entomological meaning. I follow the frankfurt School of critical theory. Always critique on your interlocutors own terms and meaning. P's. Posting on a train after 3 pints. So brief and bored of correcting.
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 14:50:31 GMT
OMG MORE MANA THAN MARCO
PS - Gents , I haven't actually counted so lets not turn it into a competition . I have seen how you mana men get .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 13:59:53 GMT
If you qualify a truism to be applicable to only a certain area - ie hifi not health , it is no longer a truism . you said "Different strokes for different folks is a rare trueism." It is in fact not a truism but a trite sentence of limited applicability . I rest my case and pedantry . Pseuds corner stuff I fear Bloody hell that was easy , call yourself a friend of pinkies .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 13:48:33 GMT
If you qualify a truism to be applicable to only a certain area - ie hifi not health , it is no longer a truism . you said "Different strokes for different folks is a rare trueism." It is in fact not a truism but a trite sentence of limited applicability . I rest my case and pedantry .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 13:35:06 GMT
There's lots of other stuff that's good, and I think this speaker dabbling (which included the Kef R900's) has reminded me there are several ways to skin a cat. Yes indeedy. A few people could do well to remember this and not be so bombastic about what is the right way to do things. Different strokes for different folks is a rare trueism. 'cept when they disagree with me of course. Now I hate to be pedantic but destroying truisms is a hobby
As for different strokes etc . Got a dodgy heart ? The choice is yours,a heart surgeon or a faith healer .
Sometimes there is a right way and it should be shouted
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 10:16:00 GMT
Pinky at the risk of being accused of sarcasm , it must be one of the most fortuitous employment adventures ever that you should end up working for the firm that made the best turntable , amp and speakers you have ever heard. Either that our those bloody objectivists are right about expectation bias
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 10, 2014 9:20:58 GMT
you can look but it don't help . I can only find 2 sources . A second hand auction on ebay and some sold by mcrumeister for a price that killed my interest .
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 9, 2014 16:34:37 GMT
I beer Bradley is having a nice cold beer this evening to accompany his rather large grin.
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 9, 2014 12:41:08 GMT
Removable headshells are a sonic compromise . The join is a resonant week point . If your lucky when pinky stops fighting with dr Bunsen he be along to give AK take on it ,im sure Ive read it somewhere else .
Also , they introduce additional connectors . I personally obtained worthwhile sonic benefits from re-wiring my roksan Tabriz zi , with one piece of cardas copper from cartridge to phono stage . It was however a pain to do .
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