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But if RA's competitor is making the same type of products on the same snake oil basis, then how would they benefit?
I should say, BTW, that I dabble in music production and that is why I know about recording engineers' general views about RA and this sort of thing.
But what is WHF's stance on this? Presumably it does not give 5 stars willy nilly. And I'm pretty much relying on WHF when I buy my new LCD TV and (if I can afford it) Arcam solo next month!
Leonard
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Fortunately HiFi is not quite as objective as this, everyone has a different set of ears and different tastes in music. Given many a recording studio uses expensive wiring they can't all be wrong. I still believe that having dedicated, pure, RF shielded etc leads is of benefit to a system's sound. It's the same with Premium petrol, do you get a cleaner engine, does it improve performance, do you get better MPG? There are arguments both ways.
If we all bought HiFi based on a performance graph then the world would be a worse place and we'd all end up with the same system. Some people want detail, some people want bass, some want soundstage. Each to his own.