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Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Wasn't there a speaker wire test where they used a cut up extension cord versus Monster cables?

# ¿ Jul 25, 2009 14:21

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:06

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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mr. nazi posted:

It was.

http://consumerist.com/362926/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables

That cracks me up. I wonder how many of the "audiophiles" said something like, "I knew it. I was just playing along."?

# ¿ Jul 25, 2009 22:56

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Omegaslast posted:

If someone bought the monster cable 1000 speaker cables i wouldnt hate on them, they just wanted something that looked okay and had banana plugs and didnt want to do it themselves. Im not saying that higher end monster cables are in any way worth it, but of all the monster cables to be demonized they choose arguably the best bargains out there?

If you are willing to pay $100 for a pair of cables, excuse me, audio interconnects, that do the same job as a much cheaper alternative (not necessarily coat hangers, but actual run-of-the-mill cables), then you should be prepared to be ridiculed. Who's going to see them anyway?

# ¿ Jul 26, 2009 02:59

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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stizu posted:

Because not everybody pushes their speakers against the wall?

Regardless, unless you just like the way they look, the only people who are going to give a poo poo are other audiophiles.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2009 16:00

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Can anyone offer some history of the audiophile? I'd like to see what passed for the ultimate system over the years.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2009 19:48

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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timb posted:

Do you live on a houseboat or something? What the gently caress...

You try getting good corrosion protection on Venus!

# ¿ Dec 22, 2009 17:48

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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proudfoot posted:

Lexicon BD-30 - not only a rebadged Oppo, it's actually one inside another aluminum shell!

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/...xicon-outside-1

I'll bet there are some people who bought it who will swear it's better than the Oppo.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2010 14:48

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Sagacity posted:

It's a laser built from vacuum tubes.

Vacuum tubes?

Ha! My tubes are filled with nitrogen.

Yeah, you laugh now...

# ¿ Oct 19, 2011 01:57

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Jerry Cotton posted:

There is a lot of Technics hate even outside the Internet. Also, it's basically impossible to tell who is a troll and who is being completely serious on an audiophile forum. Bastlnut sure does seem to like to start wars on purpose though. (Or maybe you meant you know him? )

I'm no audiophile by any means and I do have a Technics turntable, but I am curious: why do the Technics haters hate?

# ¿ Jan 2, 2012 01:33

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Jerry Cotton posted:

Because they're immensely popular and very affordable (well they were until they stopped making them) and have been so for several decades.

Well, that certainly makes sense. :v:

I have an SL-1600MK2. I worked at a pawn shop in the early 90s and a guy came in to pawn it. At that time, we weren't taking turntables anymore (CDs RULE!!), but my previous record player (a crappy BSR automatic) had crapped itself and I needed a new one. I bought it off him for $25. I had a friend who fixed electronics for the shop and he replaced the tonearm belt and cables (for cost - about $5) and I've used it ever since.

I bought a cheapo pre-amp and it makes the turntable hum like a bitch. Any suggestions for a replacement?

Mister Kingdom fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Jan 3, 2012

# ¿ Jan 3, 2012 16:05

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Even Mike Nelson is an audiophile!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbKEXBk8X0

# ¿ Aug 1, 2012 01:18

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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AlternateAccount posted:

Yeah but that HDMI bullshit is espoused down at even the lowest echelon of Best Buy shitheads shilling Monster Cables.

I have a friend who just got a 55" 3D TV and needed an HDMI cable. Rather than buy one for $5 from Amazon, he just couldn't wait and paid $40 for one from BB.

Of course, he always tells me the specs of his TV like it makes a difference to me (it doesn't). I was not particularly impressed with the 3D effect.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2012 18:04

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timb posted:

Why do you need four tone arms?

For playing quadraphonic albums.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2012 23:43

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CaptainRightful posted:

Maybe if you want to listen to Zaireeka but you have no friends?

When you have a $64,000 turntable, you don't friends.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2012 04:07

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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synthetik posted:

This is great:

Product Features:

� Extreme build quality
� Unlimited dynamics
� High resolution with decay and micro detail
� Creates a new standard in magic sound staging
� Made with high quality parts
� Special internal connection conception
� Constant and full energy supply for any A/V system on the worldwide market

The fact that it's made with parts is the 4th bullet point.

And it's interesting that "Made with high quality parts" is the only sentence that makes any sense. The rest is :techno:

# ¿ Jan 11, 2013 23:55

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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longview posted:

Even if you build the perfect listening room the imperfect shape of your head and body would still distort the sound. To combat this, cover your body in egg cartons.

You might be on to something. I'm seeing some kind of helmet that compensates for the shape of the individual audiophile's head.

When you make it, I only want 10%.

# ¿ Jun 5, 2013 23:51

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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BANME.sh posted:

Every time you buy any kind of A/V equipment, they seem to come with dollar store RCA cables. I usually just throw them in my cable bin and yeah, I have about a million too.

I have two copy paper boxes filled with various audio/video cables. I've got splitters, adapters, and who knows what else. I think I kept Radio Shack afloat in the 80s & 90s.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2013 02:10

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cheese-cube posted:

Cross-posting this, a review of the "HB Cable Design PowerSlave Marble Power Distributor" (Yes that's marble as in the mineral): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOwqyWdsWrE

The stupidity starts at around 2:20.

NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS!

Somewhere Barnum is laughing his dead rear end off.

# ¿ Nov 10, 2013 02:48

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

Yet another event unfolds!

My other, personal mail address (the one I didn't use to sign up for the website, and which he should have no knowledge of) just received a mail from the admin dictator dude, apparently because I posted a negative review of his site on Trustpilot. Here is the email he sent me, in full Google translation:

So yeah, internet stalking can be added to his list of personal faults.

I like to think this guy is sitting in his audio room stroking his $10,000 power cables and whispering, "It's okay, my babies, the mean man won't bother us anymore" while softly crying to himself.

And masturbating.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2014 03:08

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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univbee posted:

I think Monty Python did something like this on one of their vinyl albums as well, specifically to troll their fans.

Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2014 23:34

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strtj posted:

Yeah, I had that. It was called It's a Super Spectacular Day or something like that. I don't know if it was eight tracks but it was definitely more than two.

It had eight "endings":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mkHdnyr2RU

# ¿ Jun 11, 2014 00:31

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

You misspelled Diana Krall.

Why do people on the internet like to slam Diana Krall? I have seen her perform on TV and thought she was alright, but I'm not into jazz.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2014 13:30

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

Nobody's slamming Diana Krall, she's alright.

It's just become a clich� that all audiophile reviews must use at least one Diana Krall song for their listening tests. It's inoffensive and acceptable music to just about everyone, so it fits well in with the old audiophile standbys, like Dark Side Of The Moon or any of the other audiophile consensus-approved "music to listen to stereos by".

Gotcha. I'm so used to seeing popular things ripped apart on the net, I figured I'd missed something.

Carry on.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2014 14:14

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

So it's basically just a tactile transducer or "bass shaker", mounted on a vest? Bass shakers are nifty gadgets, especially if you have neighbors who won't tolerate big subwoofers (most won't).

I would feel like a total idiot wearing one in public, though. Unless it also gives you vibration super powers, but I bet it won't

The next step is the sub-woofer suppository.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2014 12:32

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

I've been looking at crazy audiophile videos on Youtube, and this one was pretty good. It's from the same channel as the previous overly-complicated turntable review.

Urge to kill...rising! :argh:

# ¿ Jul 13, 2014 20:06

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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KozmoNaut posted:

Do you long for the old days of glowing tubes and point-to-point wiring?

Do you think modern digital formats are cold, sterile and "accurate", and have way too much "even frequency response"?

Then you need a $5500 tube buffer!

http://purityaudiodesign.com/300Bbuffer.htm

It "reduces listener fatigue". Finally, because I get worn out just listening to music.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2014 18:01

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Has anyone here ever heard of an audiophile who was convinced he was full of poo poo and he actually believed it?

I'm hoping there's some guy out there with tens of thousands of dollars of equipment who is hitting himself in the head thinking wondering "what the hell?"

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 02:14

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Jerry Cotton posted:

Why do audiophiles always like ~~bad~~lame music

Queen is lame now?

# ¿ Dec 9, 2014 01:54

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luncheon meat posted:

Here's my favourite CES thing, a $1200 android device with the Walkman named slapped on it.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/5/7493145/new-sony-walkman-zx2-ces-2015

And to think Sony used to be at the top of the electronics chain.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2015 01:26

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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I found a stack of old Popular Science magazines from 1960. Thought you guys might like this:

# ¿ Jan 21, 2015 04:32

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Nintendo Kid posted:

Remember when Audiophiles used to argue about what was the best quality CD-Rs?

"My favorites: Maxell 80 Minute Pro (blue) for solid robust low end, detail and clean immediacy; Maxell Music 80 minute gold for a balanced hight-to-mid-to-bottom and wide sparkle; Fuji 80 Minute Audio for a wetter sound (smoothes out the edges). Memorex Music 80 minutes is very nice, Taiyo Yuden 700 MB are close, the Mitsui and BASF are in there, Sony could be better..."

So do they record everything three times in order to get the full musical experience?

# ¿ Feb 9, 2015 04:35

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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AlexDeGruven posted:

Obviously because you spent less than $10k on the cables, scrub.

Is that each or per foot?

# ¿ Apr 19, 2015 02:13

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Technology derived from the Large Hadron Collider will be used to preserve old sound recordings.

Audiophiles have a new goal - build their own.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2015 04:01

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slomomofo posted:

True audiophile would only play a record from http://www.whitenoiseboutique.com

quote:

Crypographically-secure algorithmic generators

Didn't that cause the Enterprise to explode once?

# ¿ Sep 8, 2015 03:45

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BigFactory posted:

Oh to be rich.

And gullible.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2015 02:04

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
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Found this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zt5WPdyPTw

He takes on some comments made about a video he did on headphone tube amps. Funny stuff.

I like this guy's channel. He mainly reviews action and dash cams, but will also review other electronics old and new.

Mister Kingdom fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Dec 11, 2015

# ¿ Dec 11, 2015 03:38

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qirex posted:

Oh yeah, that's the good stuff:

These dudes listen to so much '70s rock, you think they'd know what a square wave sounds like

Are we not wave forms? We are DEVO!

# ¿ Apr 22, 2016 01:50

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BobHoward posted:

Audiophile noodle maps are smooth, not stairstepped

# ¿ Apr 23, 2016 14:03

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BigFactory posted:

Did you miss the joke?

Yes.

Google is my friend! Now.

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:06

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Techmoan reviews the Gramavox vertical turntable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvcoci3QLEk

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