Recent content by David Collins

I didn't really have a position on this topic when I started researching - just inquisitiveness over such conflicting opinions. I suppose that made it easier for me as I had nothing to lose or prior position to step back from, just to settle my position wherever the evidence led. I do plan to...

It might sound contradictory to some, but even though I've found no direct influence from different cap types, cool old (or new) caps are cool. :D I also don't think my wiring sounds any better because I use cloth wire or clean the flux from my solder joints, but something doesn't have to have...

I believe the answer may lie in doing a truly double blind test, where if the values are the same I would suggest it extremely unlikely that anyone will be able to detect any difference. Here's the original video I included excerpts from in my second video (with Ethan Winer's and James...

Hey Walter, good to see you here my friend!

I don't know if you saw the videos I posted, but let me start by saying that I agree with you 100%. The "tests" that I put forward were hardly a test by any academic or commercial standards, but rather a more familiar and poignant presentation for the relative musician market. The...

And in turn, I realized that I never actually disclosed the answer to test #5 in the review video. That's okay - I won't tell it now either, as I'm sure you'll be able to hear it when you play through some decent speakers. That's of course why we included that clip, to eliminate participants...

The first test layout I made only used three preset resistors - 250k, ~50k if I recall correctly, and 0 (simulating. Pot on 10, around the middle, and at zero). The next three test rigs I made each allow for full sweep of the tone pot with instant cap switching at any position. So far, I've not...

I certainly have. Lots and lots and lots of them. As demonstrated in the videos posted above, I've yet to find a sinlgle person who can identify a difference between dielectrics (of the same tested value) in a blind test.

Thanks Wvbass. Yes, consistency of attack is certainly an issue, and although I feel I made best reasonable efforts to keep it consistent (by playing unmoved and uninterrupted while an assistant did the switching), there are certainly some flubs and changes in attack through the process. In...

Not 100% perfect, but I believe better controlled than other comparisons many use to judge. Here's the survey - Invalid Link Removed And here's the review - Invalid Link Removed A bit long to watch, but for those interested in such things I tried my best to do an honest evaluation.