Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 UW 5/3/83; site uw-june
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!uw-june!wagner
From: wagner@uw-june (Dave Wagner)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Re: CD players
Message-ID: <142@uw-june>
Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 01:00:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: uw-june.142
Posted: Thu Jun  6 01:00:11 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 10-Jun-85 21:02:12 EDT
References: <501@edison.UUCP>
Organization: U of Washington Computer Science
Lines: 35

> > I've noticed, though, that many of the consumer stereo magazines seem
> > to be moving away from their previous stand that cd players sound pretty
> > much the same (Audio comes to mind).
> 
> Well, of course, silly if they can't point out differences in the components
> they review they are asking to go out of business (wether they can really
> hear them or not).  Besides, AUDIO has had an influx in the past year of
> "Golden Ear" dialogue it's beginning to read like a guide to mid-eastern
> mysticism.  They even have the Auricle section now.  Pretty humorous
> reading.

Now wait just a second!
I'm convinced that the guys at Audio really can hear those differences.
Check out the following comments by Len Feldman, June 85 Audio
(note: emphasis on certain phrases was added by me):
	
	"The ADS CD3 ranks *among the best* sounding CD players I
	have tested thus far; it reproduces well-engineered CDs
	with *smoothness* and *clarity*.  I was particularly impressed
	with its sound quality during very soft musical passages,
	where *earlier CD players* have *sometimes* been *less than
	outstanding*.

Boy, that Len Feldman sure has some strong convictions about CD sound!
I am especially amazed by the fact that he can perceive these differences
between players that he listens to months apart.

I hate to point out the obvious, but I am being sarcastic.  (It seems
that some of our net readers can't recognize sarcasm unless it walks
up and punches them in the nose.)

			Dave Wagner
			University of Washington Comp Sci Department
			wagner@washington.arpa
			{ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!uw-beaver!uw-june!wagner