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Mister Kingdom posted:I'll bet there are some people who bought it who will swear it's better than the Oppo. Ding! Heres another review swearing that the Lexicon is better than the Oppo, published slightly before the audioholics one. http://hometheaterreview.com/lexicon-bd-30-universal-blu-ray-player-reviewed/ quote:I am sure people will attack this player as a "rebadged" Oppo, so I went out and bought an Oppo BD-83 SE in order to fairly compare the two. First off, there is no comparison between the build quality of the two players. The Oppo is lighter and the buttons have a far less solid feel to them. The Lexicon is a taller, much heftier unit. Black levels were close, but the Lexicon had a more natural contrast and color palette than the Oppo. More importantly, the Lexicon was nearly totally silent when loading discs and changing tracks. Those familiar with the Oppo know it is a rather noisy player when loading discs, switching tracks and scanning, even sometimes for no apparent reason. The drive is in the Oppo is noisy enough to catch my attention during quiet passages in movies, while the Lexicon is inaudible during use at all times. Differences! It's heavier, so it's got to be better, its bigger too. (Maybe because its an Oppo stuck inside a case?) Oh also, the colors are more natural, uhh, black levels are the same, since we can verify that with a test pattern, but colors are kind of hard to verify. Also, from a few months ago. quote:I love all of you guys who see that the Lexicon is using the Oppo chassis and electronics layout and automatically assume that it's a rip off with a shiny front at loads more money.... and yet wait..... have any of you been able to do a direct comparison between the two, do you know what's been changed inside, have you even actually seen a Lexicon working?! proudfoot fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Jan 17, 2010 |
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I found this gem while searching for reviews of the new Wilson Audio Sasha:Beerdraft at AudioAficionado.org posted:Ok, the B&W to Sasha was huge, the C500T to the REX was huge, this rack may take the crown as the single most improvement of one component and they aren't done with what they can do according to the manual. I got the Critical Mass Systems Platinum racks in today. It warns you that upon first putting them together that they will sound listenable and ok but they will change undeniably over the next 300 hours or so and at times may not be listenable during this time. Well at first listen it was astounding the difference. The stage was definitely more transparent. The biggest thing I got right away was the bottom end got even better which I had no problem with the bottom before, thought it was as good as I had heard, then the "ch", the "T" and the "S" of everything had a chhht or a tee' or a sssts to it so to speak that I'm not sure I heard anywhere else ever before so nice except in Glenn Poors Audio when I heard the Sasha for the first time and the equipment was on Critical Mass System Racks. This is one of the things that made me sell my entire system was the explanation point on everything. The BAT stuff over the Mcintosh and Wilson Sasha over the B&W got me somewhat there but this rack is the final piece to the puzzle of sound. I'm just at the beginning the break in which they say is a good chance to listen now but be prepared for it to change for the better or the worse over the next 300 hours till it settles in. In the bass guitar I hear more of the upper frequency rattle of strumming a bass guitar. Its very hard to explain but everything just got naturally beautiful even more so. My pre is tube and my amps are solid state but these racks just made it as good and airy but more natural than any tube sound and the emphasis of the above is more so than I think I've ever heard in any sound system ever but if you hear it live you do hear that stuff. If this stays as it is or gets even better then this will be the best $17k I've spent for sure. I tried to explain this to and you will have to forgive me as I know you don't know me that well but my audio buddies know I'm not so brite and I don't know the audio terms a lot of people know but I do know what and how to listen and I'm telling you that these racks made an immediate improvement over my previous racks and to explain it is hard for me but to hear it is easy. That's right. 300 hours to break in an audio rack. A $17,000 audio rack. That he considers to be a more significant change in sound than switching brands of speakers. I have no problem defending a lot of the things in the audiophile world, but this one is beyond me. Also, CES just finished up. Check out http://spintricity.com/64/6490/jan-2010/ces-2010---day-1-forth-floor-flamingo and the following pages for some pretty good photos of the audio rooms. TheMadMilkman fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Jan 17, 2010 |
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While googling some info on speakers I found this rather strange statement on the head fi forums:quote:Highs Can the sound of a woman be improved by adding a packet of rocks though?
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:Can the sound of a woman be improved by adding a packet of rocks though? Cast the first stone and find out.
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TheMadMilkman posted:I found this gem while searching for reviews of the new Wilson Audio Sasha: How the hell would anyone justify a break-in period required for a rack? Can I sell special audiophile grade carpeting that requires a break-in as well?
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proudfoot posted:How the hell would anyone justify a break-in period required for a rack? Can I sell special audiophile grade carpeting that requires a break-in as well?
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The less thought of plausibility you put into it the better.
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proudfoot posted:How the hell would anyone justify a break-in period required for a rack? Can I sell special audiophile grade carpeting that requires a break-in as well? This is genius. You could make a mint selling audiophile rugs. "Minimize reflections and electromagnetic interference with our patented sonicshag™ technology. Each synthetic-blend fiber of our rugs is woven into a rubberized mat which provides cleaner, punchier bass. The copper threads used in the construction of the mat, meanwhile, absorb and diffuse electromagnetic interference. Placing your stereo system on the SonicShag™ will create a more realistic soundstage, with cleaner bass and a richer, more naturally colored experience."
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proudfoot posted:How the hell would anyone justify a break-in period required for a rack? Read their website, it's quite entertaining: http://www.criticalmasssystems.com/
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fahrvergnugen posted:This is genius. You could make a mint selling audiophile rugs. "Minimize reflections and electromagnetic interference with our patented sonicshag™ technology. Each synthetic-blend fiber of our rugs is woven into a rubberized mat which provides cleaner, punchier bass. The copper threads used in the construction of the mat, meanwhile, absorb and diffuse electromagnetic interference. Placing your stereo system on the SonicShag™ will create a more realistic soundstage, with cleaner bass and a richer, more naturally colored experience." Discrete, cost effective room treatments! Dampens noise and eliminates dead zones with our proprietary MonoSound isolation treatment. Wife approved, made from 100% Tibetan Llama wool.
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TheMadMilkman posted:I found this gem while searching for reviews of the new Wilson Audio Sasha: The products site claims : "Critical Mass Systems have an indefinite life-expectancy at optimal efficiency. You’ll never worry about your isolation system wearing out. You’ll get the same great performance day-in and day-out. Furthermore, digital and analog components benefit to the same degree. You’ll never worry about a fall-off in performance going from tubes to solid state or vice versa. Finally, Critical Mass Systems do not require adjustments to perform at their optimal level. That’s right you never need to adjust anything, not even when you change components. Never ever." So you have to break it in, but you can NEVER wear it out. Clearly they're doing a lot for your sound if you can't make it perform less than optimal...
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This part was my favourite:quote:What will Critical Mass Systems do for my audio and video system?
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What language is he speaking? It sounds like English, but I can't derive any meaning from it. It's just nonsense.
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Waldo P Barnstormer posted:This part was my favourite: There's so much bullshit in it, I don't even know where to start. It's like, every word is crap, but they also link with the adjacent word to form a new level of crap, and it keeps adding like a pyramid of feces.
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Ahahahahaha that guy is scamming them and he knows it. That is the most nonsensical bullshit ever printed, and there have been some serious doozies in that category. I want to shake his hand, he saw a niche in the rich obsessive moron audiophile market and went for it.
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Can you listen to blues music on a setup that removes coloration?
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Well these are dainty: http://spintricity.com/64/6490/jan-...go-continued-19
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Waldo P Barnstormer posted:This part was my favourite: Wow. If I ever get into legal troubles, I'm hiring Critical Mass as my lawyer. According to my Guinness Book, those few sentences have the highest incidence of logical fallacy in the whole, wide, colorful world. Incredible. Buggerlugs posted:Well these are dainty: In case anybody cares, I think those are Magnepan's. Probably the most expensive speakers there are. Audioholics doesn't have a review of them. Does anyone know of a non-magical review of them? I'd be interested to know if there is actually any value to them. Princess fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Jan 19, 2010 |
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kuffs posted:What language is he speaking? It sounds like English, but I can't derive any meaning from it. It's just nonsense. He's speaking in audio feng shui. I'm concerned that the racks would remove the black from my black metal. 
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NFX posted:Can you listen to blues music on a setup that removes coloration? You can, but the artist will roll over in his grave, then clean out. He'll haunt you when you listen to his recordings, forcing you to feel moody and oppressed. For the low low cost for $4,999, I'll sell you window treatments that will prevent the souls of the artist from entering your listening environment, if you're really interested in finding out what blues without emotion is like* *anti-psychosis meds recommended** **audiophile grade anti-psychosis meds(C6H12O6) available for purchase
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Devian666 posted:He's speaking in audio feng shui. I'm concerned that the racks would remove the black from my black metal. Audiophiles do not listen to black metal.
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If I could only find some way to combine audiophile bullshit with a cult I'd be the richest rear end in a top hat on earth.
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fishmech posted:If I could only find some way to combine audiophile bullshit with a cult I'd be the richest ashsole on earth. Audiotology would make a great spin off of Scientology.
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HKR posted:Audiophiles do not listen to black metal. Lucky I'm not an audiophile then. e: I'm pretty sure audiophiles don't listen to music at all. They seem to hallucinate music, and their perception of the world appears to be firmly based in fantasy. Devian666 fucked around with this message at 01:10 on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Audiophiles use music as a necessary evil to hear their precious, precious gear.
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Agreed posted:Audiophiles use music as a necessary evil to hear their precious, precious gear. We should sell them special tone testing audio dvds with a free canister of audio-grade air.
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Princess posted:In case anybody cares, I think those are Magnepan's. Probably the most expensive speakers there are. Audioholics doesn't have a review of them. Does anyone know of a non-magical review of them? I'd be interested to know if there is actually any value to them. Not Magnepans. Those are Sound Lab Majestics. They're electrostats and, if I remember correctly, pretty much have to be that big to reproduce the full audio spectrum. I've never heard them, unfortunately. I have, however, had the opportunity to hear the Magnepan 20.1, their top-of-the-line speaker. It was almost 6 years ago and with unfamiliar music, but I remember thinking that they were very capable for the price ($12,500) and great at reproducing stringed instruments, but something about their sound bothered my ears. I didn't have enough time to figure out exactly what, but I could hear enough good things that I could understand why somebody would love them. I can't say the same thing for plenty of other speakers.
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fishmech posted:If I could only find some way to combine audiophile bullshit with a cult I'd be the richest rear end in a top hat on earth. Steve Jobs beat you to that.
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audiophile grade bomb detector - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8471187.stmBBC posted:The Iraqi government has spent $85m on the ADE-651 and there are concerns that they have failed to stop bomb attacks that have killed hundreds of people ... Mr McCormick (company founder) told the BBC in a previous interview that "the theory behind dowsing and the theory behind how we actually detect explosives is very similar. yes that is dowsing as in "there is water under this here two pronged stick"-owsing. edit: BBC posted:There are no batteries and it consists of a swivelling aerial mounted to a hinge on a hand-grip I read that line and instantly thought there has to be a way to market this to audiophiles. davepsilon fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Jan 24, 2010 |
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It saddens me that governments are stupid enough to pay for those things, but I hope that guy goes to jail forever. That's not separating fools from money. That's getting people killed.
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King Hotpants posted:It saddens me that governments are stupid enough to pay for those things, but I hope that guy goes to jail forever. That's not separating fools from money. That's getting people killed. It's like no one even tested it.
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Elentor posted:It's like no one even tested it. The article says that "it won't work if the user is stressed or has a high heart rate". So in other words, blame the operator, and not the device.
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Haquer posted:The article says that "it won't work if the user is stressed or has a high heart rate". So in other words, blame the operator, and not the device. "Bill just poo poo his pants again, guess he's off bomb inspection duty for the day."
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That's really disgusting. How could any government spend nearly a hundred million dollars on something that so clearly reeks of bullshit? That son of a bitch needs to spend a lot of time in an unpleasant prison, if I were him I would have nightmares every night of all the people who are killed and maimed because of the bullshit he's selling.
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Agreed posted:That's really disgusting. How could any government spend nearly a hundred million dollars on something that so clearly reeks of bullshit? That son of a bitch needs to spend a lot of time in an unpleasant prison, if I were him I would have nightmares every night of all the people who are killed and maimed because of the bullshit he's selling. People are gullible. Why do people still fall for nigerian scams and audiophile grade strap-ons? Gullible. I'm sure part of the problem in parts of the world are consumer protection laws which make people believe any bullshit they're told. The British government will go to great lengths to shaft this guy for what he has done.
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Devian666 posted:People are gullible. Why do people still fall for nigerian scams and audiophile grade strap-ons? Gullible. Persons are gullible. Governments should work hard not to contract out nearly a hundred million bucks on a bunch of idiotic nonsense, though. There's a responsibility there and this is a lack of due diligence on their part in addition to the total sleazebag rear end in a top hat peddling the snake oil that gets people hospitalized if they're lucky. I say that like this is the only moronic boondoggle in government history; it's just that this one is so stupid on its face that I'm amazed it happened... At least I can kind of see where other governments were trying to go with some other big-budget failures, but DOWSING for MINES?
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Locally the Ministry of Social Development employs meth addicts and fraudsters to keep unemployment figures low. Probably spent more than $89m on that sort of stupidity.
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Someone should sell an audiophile air conditioning unit that makes the air more sonically neutral. Send me half the profits. I think a cardboard box with a rubber band inside should do the trick. The key is selling it for $15,000.
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Elephanthead posted:Someone should sell an audiophile air conditioning unit that makes the air more sonically neutral. Send me half the profits. I think a cardboard box with a rubber band inside should do the trick. The key is selling it for $15,000. Just slap a new logo on one of those ionic breeze machines
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