[GreenKeys] [Boatanchors] Lots of WECO stuff

[Roy Morgan]

On May 1, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Gerry Block wrote:

> About 20 years ago I witnessed Doug Sax at the Mastering lab  
> identify the
> brand of patchcord used to patch line-level audio signals,  
> blindfolded, by
> listening test.  He was identifying brass vs nickel (or maybe it was
> silver..) plated patchcords.

Gerry,

It's a treat to witness the abilities of a true master at a craft.  I  
don't know who Doug Sax is but I assume he's a grand master of music  
recording/mixing.  As such, he'd have spent decades really LISTENING  
to the sounds and would be able to hear things that us mere mortals  
might well miss.

However, a brief story from my past:

in the 1970's I worked with a fellow who wanted to buy some new hi fi  
speakers for his home.  A buddy of mine who even then had a well  
developed ear and I took the fellow to a hi fi dealer (near Boston)  
and listened to speakers.  First we listened to a pair of Boston  
Acuostic speakers.  They sounded moderatly ok to me.  Then we listened  
to a pair of Kef 104's.  WOW!  To ME, it sounded like someone had  
removed a four inch layer of cotton curtains from between me and the  
orchestra.  By comparison, the Boston Acoustic ones were like mud.   
The difference was both clear and a huge improvement (not just subtle  
differences I might or might not prefer).

Oddly the fellow bought the Boston Acoustic mud-producers!

Roy

Roy Morgan
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