On 10/5/07, Hector Martin wrote: > Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > They are an interesting group of people. Some of them are > > quite technical orientated. Some like to DIY to are modding > > cheaper stuff to get so called better sound. Some have deep > > pockets to spend on those expensive speakers and strange > > enhancement items. Some are true music lovers and spend > > big money on collecting CDs/tapes/EPs. So it is kind of > > culture. > > I'm talking about the people who believe that a more expensive SPDIF > cable sounds better, a $500 HDMI cable makes colors more vibrant, $400 > power cables improve the tone balance, I won't buy them. But they must see/hear/feel the difference to fork out the money. > and worst of all (see my original post), believe that a PCB placed > on top of a CD player can actually do anything to the sound, much > less permanently change and improve the actual disc placed within. Some of the Japanese sound lovers put specailly made GO chess pieces here and there and find that they can hear the differences. This might be psychological effect but if they are buying this, why not. > This is much much different than buying expensive good > speakers or good analog interconnects. Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist