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akamatsu last won the day on August 21 2020
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1,398 ExcellentAbout akamatsu
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- Birthday 15/04/1959
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Point Roberts, WA
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Michael
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Turn Table
Linn LP12
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Tone Arm & Cartridge
Linn Ekos SE/Kandid
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SUT / Phono Stage
Linn Urika II
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Digital Source 1
Linn Akurate Ex DSM
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Karousel, ARadikal
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Keel
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Woodsong plinth
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Katalyst Akubariks
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I am not in the Hi-Fi trade
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"enhances sound quality" over what? Over no switch? Then it would have to improve the signal coming from whatever device is upstream. I don't see how this is possible. One cannot say "enhances sound quality" in a meaningful way without saying over what it enhances. In my example, the switch would be added where nothing existed before, and it would have to sound better. This is the point where I would like someone to explain how a switch can be put into a network and sound better at the hifi vs. the switch simply not being there, and instead, just some cable with two fewer connections. If switch A sounds better than switch B, it would be because switch A degrades the sound less than switch B. If switch A sounds better than no switch, then switch A degrades the signal less than no switch. But this isn't possible, so, in order for switch A to sound better than no switch, then it would have to enhance the signal. This doesn't seem possible to me.
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Like many other controversial "upgrades," there are people who say it works, and for every one of those people, there is one who says they don't hear a difference. So presenting more examples of the former doesn't really move the discussion along. For a switch to improve the music, there would have to be a cause and effect happening. If there is, it would have to be known. Therefore, the information would exist. What is that information? This isn't top secret classified stuff. @Ben Webster, I'm not directing this question at you. P.S. Marketing copy doesn't count.