Come on, you can do better than that! Would you consider yourself, Adam, as a rather binary thinker? It seems to be a common trait among engineers and those who claim to be scientifically minded
See here: http://www.keypersonofinfluence.com/...onal-thinking/
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm Gary.
A slightly worrying aspect of not believing what we're told is juries in crown court
I worked in a crown court for several years and sat through many criminal trials from fraud to murder, and I have to say that, even taking police and expert witness evidence as true and factual, I could not have convicted a single person had I been on the jury.
Jurors are directed to only find the defendant guilty if they are sure, beyond all reasonable doubt that the prosecution evidence proves the case, the defence has to prove nothing. Now any half decent barrister can plant reasonable doubt in the jurors' minds easily.
So if we then start to question expert testimony and police integrity we could potentially end up with literally thousands of often dangerous criminals getting away with horrific crimes because juries can't find them guilty
Marantz CD63 KI Signature
Project Debut II
Pioneer A656 Reference
Epos M5s
Atacama Stands
Maplin speaker cable cos I can't hear a difference
Various interconnects as above
As regards the competence of governments and big organisations I don't require a leap of faith to know that it is true that they are generally completely useless. It isn't a question of belief or faith.
And the US government is even more useless than ours.
I don't live my life believing that reality is what I want to be true rather than what is actually true. I have a friend who lives that way and his life is a disaster as a consequence. Interestingly, he would be with you all the way on the 9/11 and Princess Di ----.
Frankly I couldn't care less if 9/11 was a conspiracy or if Di was assassinated. In fact it would be quite a lot more interesting to me if it was true. But it just isn't.
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Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
In your humble opinion.
Frankly, I couldn't care less what commonly accepted wisdom dictates on the matters being discussed, or what the 'facts' apparently prove. I'll make up my OWN mind - and always will.
I don't live my life believing that reality is what I want to be true, rather than what is actually true either, but I shall continue to challenge lies, cover-ups and corruption, whenever I consider it's necessary, and consequently my life is far from being a disaster
Free-thinking is healthy
Please don't describe perfectly valid views, contrary to yours, as "shit".
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!