Stereophile Editor signs up for Million Dollar audio cable challenge

Can $7250 audio cables beat Monster Cables? – James Randi Educational Foundation

Pear Cable, makers of the $7250 audio cables we showed you a couple of weeks ago, has accepted debunker James Randi’s challenge, where the former magician’s JREF (James Randi Educational Foundation) promised $1 million if anyone could prove the difference between Pear cables and their Monster Cable equivalent. Michael Fremer, who signs himself as Ã¢â‚¬Å“senior contributing editor, Stereophile Magazine will be the test subject.

Here’s a good quote from Mr. Fremer “…demagnetizing an LP definitively removed a high-frequency glaze or glare and seemed to enrich the midband… Demagnetizing LPs works. Better yet, once a record has been demagnetized, it seems to stay that way… And do not try one of these devices unless youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re prepared to buy it.” WOW, seriously, demagnetize an LP?? Quick someone tell DJ Shadow not to walk near his 60,000 LP’s with anything metallic.

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Published:: 10.17.07 / 11am

By:: Zombie16

Category:: Music, WTF?!

Michael Fremer 18.October 2007

A wise-ass comment from a clueless individual. Not only does a “metallic” object have nothing to do with the subject this fool is trying to discuss, he’s done no research to find out why a record, and what aspect of what makes up a record, may retain a magnetic charge and why removing it might affect sound quality.
But never mind inquiry, because know it all wise-asses needn’t bother finding out. They know everything!

-Michael Fremer

Zombie16 18.October 2007

I have a great question then, since vinyl cannot be read back identically twice the Furutech DeMag also says it works for CD’s. If a demag pass to a cd improves the sound wouldn’t the CRC check on 2 wav files pulled off a demaged and nondemaged CD be different? It’s all either 1’s of 0’s on the CD or pits and lands if you want to get really specific so what changes the sound? Is it the equipment itself that is being magnetized further by the media we are using, be it CD or vinyl, or is it something else? If that’s the case maybe we need to have the manufactures of such equipment start building them to withstand these magnetic forces that are effecting the sound quality.

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