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 A $699 CD lathe. In a series of tests, Dr. Erich Schrott and engineer Wolfgang Schneider determined that beveling the edge of a disk at 36 degrees could dramatically reduce scattered light and thereby audibly improve the sound.  The Golden Goddess 'Super Effect' Speaker Bullets incorporate a newly developed combination of carbon nanotube and gold-based quantum purification technologies. Sure they do  ..and only for a meager $4200
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Wayne Donnelly posted:At the quantum mechanical level, as electrons flow through conductive materials, various types of noise phenomena occur—1/F noise, shot noise, etc....Getting rid of that quantum mechanical noise yields quieter, blacker backgrounds, more exciting dynamics, purer tonality, more precise and expanded spatial resolution, etc., etc I think thats been the problem with my hifi setup all along. drat you quantum mechanical noise!  Squibbles posted:Hear that? It gets rid of noise you can't hear which makes everything sound better (after you listen to it for a week... or maybe a month)! Everybody knows that a good 200 hour burn-in is neccesary to bring out the quantum mechanical noise suppressing abilities of great carbon nanotube and gold-based quantum purification technologies. I might somehow reluctantly accept that an active analog electronic circuit or dynamic speaker might benefit from some burn in time and make a difference in frequency output at least from the standpoint of a series of advanced measurements. But i didn't realize that a goddamn speaker spade needs burn in time...  I guess Jack Bybee laughs all the way to the bank, while he diligently sacrifices his time and knowledge to rid the world of quantum mechanical noise and developing other audiophile placebo crap. According to Wayne, Mr. Bybee has at least been at it since 1996. If he has managed to create a business for more than 13 years years peddling expensive audio placebo, while I'm whining in some dark corner of the internets on a friday night, then maybe I really shouldn't be so smug on Jack's behalf... 
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KillHour posted:Those speaker cables. Over four decades of engineering research and expertise from some of the brightest minds in audio today went into the design of the Evolution Acoustics interconnects, speaker cables and power cords. Each cable model undergoes years of testing and research before ever reaching the market  4 decades of copper cable development? Evolution Acoustics CEO: "We need to develop a new model of speaker cables, the Sales Dept. has reported that the old model has stagnated in sales!" Elite Audio Engineering Dept.: "Sure boss, it'll be ready in 2+ years. We've got our best people working on it." Evolution Acoustics CEO: "2+ years?" Elite Audio Engineering Dept.: "We also have to test the cable properly. That's at least 8 months!" Evolution Acoustics CEO: "Excellent! Keep up the good work!" I halfheartedly tried to find the price of some Evolution Acoustics speaker cables and I found it under reviews: Evolution Acoustics' DRSC speaker cables ($5000/pair) For that price they really should be pre-burned in for at least 1000 hours?
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Since there isn't an Crazy Old Rich Guys Awesome Audio Systems Thread I thought I would post this here: Here's a "nice" horn system:  Subwoofer horn extended into the front yard  Including a very nice Espresso maker/time machine?:  More here: (The only source I could get?) http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/ More from that thread: Jeremy Kipnis $6,000,000 home theater system:  Giant brick & mortar subwoofer enclosure from Spain:  Also The Ultimate Audiophile CD-player  Modded Playstation 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzFISVx1mXc I have to admit they look pretty good. I've should have kept my old PS1 
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 quote:The addition of 24 karat gold fills the micro cracks and the empty spaces between the crystal boundaries to improve transmission properties, while also inhibiting the surface oxidation and tarnishing that will occur over time otherwise." These custom, precious metal fuses are also cryogenically treated. Finally, the Supreme fuses are treated with a proprietary quantum level process. Primary side fuses! The "Capacitor parallel to a rectifier" symbol is just a logo. The fuse is made of a "cryogenically treated, gold plated, etc." plain wire. I wonder how they tested the particular fuse that some audiophile crazy can purchase?  There's no price on the above link, so I was curious: quote:Introductory pricing is $50 each for the 0.75" (5x20mm) small size and $75 each for the 1.25" (6.3x32mm) large size. The all silver tip-to-tip SilverStar fuses, and the original Gold-Plated fuses continue at prices ranging from $39.95 (small SilverStar and Gold-Plated) to $49.95 (large Gold-plated) and $59.95 (large SilverStar). http://www.hifi-tuning.com/index_eng.html Nice power wooden strip including spikes for only $8500 STRADIVARI No. 6 - Reference Power Plant  Spikes on a power strip? Wasn't spikes initially invented to provide stability for heavy 70's speakers wobbling on 70's thick carpet?
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