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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth.

Post Subject: What kind Morons care today the PhD and M.S in Acoustics titles?Posted by Romy the Cat on: 11/2/2009

Romy the Cat wrote:

I do not know who Tom Martin. He said that he runs The Absolute Sound and he apparently has power to delete my posts from TAS forum. I have finished with TAS forum – they fully indicated the level of the subject handling. Tom Martin however posted a link to his blog post about Magico Ulitmate.

http://www.avguide.com/blog/first-release-listening-horns-magico-ultimate-ii

This apparently is the MKII, the “improved” version. I have read the Tom’s feedback. As an observation of a relatively inexperienced person it is a reasonable document. I would not be critical about Tom Martin’s observations – it is a privet post and everyone in titled to demonstrate own views. Still, even in Martin’s uninformed listening experiences it might be clearly recognized the design problems of the Magico Ulitmate. Sure, in the comment section the toilet paper of audio reviewing – the estimable Jonathan Valin – was not be able to stay away from trumping up the stupid excitement.

From the same stupid TAS source about the Magico Ultimate. The fools from Magico Hitler-Jugend looks like came down and the “academia” took it turn. Here is magnificent “position” of a guy of Dr. Gedlee-evel who can’t survive own empty education.

“As a physicist (PhD) with an M.S in Acoustics, and a big horns fan, I like to say that I found very little merits in Romy criticism of the Ultimate horns. After spending some time on his website, trying to weed out relevant information to support his dismay (That was hard), I only came up with one coherent point which relates to time alignment. I would like to point out that the benefits of "time alignment" in multi-way transducers line-up is controversial at best. This is due to the very simple fact that "proper" physical alignment is truly only possible in a concentric devise. One that none of these big horns relates to. Beside, since it looks like the Ultimate is running through a DSP XO, I am sure that a delay can easily be introduced to create a much more accurate time alignment then merely a physical one. Romy can jump all he likes but the "questionable validity" of vertical physical time alignment has been proven by people with much more appropriate credential then a hobbyist/entertainer.”

I think my commentaries are not necessary. It is good that the guy is not a doctor or he would insist that there are teeth behind asshole sphincter.

The Cat

PS: And since TAS have deleted my reply here is what was the replied:

"If the time-alignment is the only thing that you can recognize negative in The Ultimate then keep teach students and do not touch anything with your hands. If the time alignment is controversial for you and you feel that it might be addressed by DSP XO then it indicates nothing else then what kind individuals care PhD and M.S in Acoustics titles nowadays. I am sorry but you are absolutely disqualified to deal with sound. The shitty state of sound reproduction of today is a perfect monument of your victorious but empty and pretentious pomposity. Have a good day, Dr. Gedlee …"

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