professorhat:
I think it's fair to be skeptical until you've tried it out for yourself (then you'd know one way or the other in your own mind). However, you also suggested that WHF's credibility was at stake because they found a difference sonically between racks. I've seen quite a few posts on here of people who've upgraded their hi-fi racks and stated they noticed the difference. Is it placebo, is it something else, I've no idea, but I would be wary of criticising someone who has tried it out if I had done no such trial for myself...
Well, frankly, I've never heard of any audio retailer given rack demo's, so I don't know how this would be possible short of buying multiple racks.
I really don't entirely agree with your premise that I have to try it before I can criticise the product. That's probably a wise practice most of the time, but some claims can be addressed without research using common sense. Audio racks would seem to fall into this category. I won't insult you by making up a ridiculous claim about sound quality to make my point...
I think it's fair to be skeptical until you've tried it out for yourself (then you'd know one way or the other in your own mind). However, you also suggested that WHF's credibility was at stake because they found a difference sonically between racks. I've seen quite a few posts on here of people who've upgraded their hi-fi racks and stated they noticed the difference. Is it placebo, is it something else, I've no idea, but I would be wary of criticising someone who has tried it out if I had done no such trial for myself...
Well, frankly, I've never heard of any audio retailer given rack demo's, so I don't know how this would be possible short of buying multiple racks.
I really don't entirely agree with your premise that I have to try it before I can criticise the product. That's probably a wise practice most of the time, but some claims can be addressed without research using common sense. Audio racks would seem to fall into this category. I won't insult you by making up a ridiculous claim about sound quality to make my point...