Audiophoolery humour thread

[Jurijvi]

Then, of course, you need to burn-in your cables:
https://www.kempelektroniksshop.nl/blue-horizon-proburn.html
and repeat the process every six to eight weeks. I can’t think of a better way to spend €1000. Die, dastardly dust bunnies!

I never thought I had to burn-in my cables. What do I know....

 

[Martin]

Quantum processing! Of course!

And, um.. about removing the whole fuse function from those...

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I wonder if they also make busbars to replace circuit breakers in electrical panels. The tiny contact points in circuit breakers must certainly impede “power energy.”

 

[Killingbeans]

Then, of course, you need to burn-in your cables:
https://www.kempelektroniksshop.nl/blue-horizon-proburn.html
and repeat the process every six to eight weeks. I can’t think of a better way to spend €1000. Die, dastardly dust bunnies!

Holy crap! Hadn't noticed this link until Jurijvi just pointed it out. What a smorgasbord of insanity

Their list of brands alone would be enough to power this thread for a millennia or two.

Anybody in the market for a wearable harmonizer?

EDIT: Probably belongs more in one of the many snake oil threads.

 

[Martin]

Holy crap! Hadn't noticed this link until Jurijvi just pointed it out. What a smorgasbord of insanity

Their list of brands alone would be enough to power this thread for a millennia or two.

Anybody in the market for a wearable harmonizer?

EDIT: Probably belongs more in one of the many snake oil threads.

OMG - I was kidding in my previous post. These yahoos actually sell audiophile circuit breakers.

 

[CDMC]

I wonder if they also make busbars to replace circuit breakers in electrical panels. The tiny contact points in circuit breakers must certainly impede “power energy.”

You need to go wIth a NOS fuse panel to do that, then use copper pennies.

If you have bus type fuses you can always do this:

Just in case you need some ideas of replacement values when trying different fuses:

 

[StefaanE]

You need to go wIth a NOS fuse panel to do that, then use copper pennies.

Back in the late 1960ies, my Dad used to do just that — when one of these

fuses blew, he’d start with a couple of wires from a stripped stranded cable, plug it back, adding wires until it no longer blew. Lucky for us, the house didn’t burn down.

 

[mansr]

Back in the late 1960ies, my Dad used to do just that — when one of these View attachment 80432fuses blew, he’d start with a couple of wires from a stripped stranded cable, plug it back, adding wires until it no longer blew. Lucky for us, the house didn’t burn down.

That was actually a fairly sensible approach, if a little reckless. By adding only the required number of strands, he was at least trying to keep it doing what it was meant to do.

 

[StefaanE]

That was actually a fairly sensible approach, if a little reckless. By adding only the required number of strands, he was at least trying to keep it doing what it was meant to do.

I gather that, but he never tried to find out WHY the fuse blew. He just added wires until it stopped, overloads be damned.

 

[Mnyb]

I think some have crossed into the twilight zone talking about replacing driver screws with brass screws for improved sound.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/replacing-driver-screws-with-brass-screws

Eh ok , for sure I have re-tighten screws on old speakers it’s probably necessary a couple of times during a speakers useful life time of decades .....

 

[mansr]

I gather that, but he never tried to find out WHY the fuse blew. He just added wires until it stopped, overloads be damned.

Simply replacing (or resetting, nowadays) a blown fuse with the same rating is generally safe. More often than not, the cause was transient in nature, such as a lightbulb burning out. If the replacement immediately blows too, then you should find the cause. Increasing the "rating" like your dad did is definitely not recommended.

 

[murraycamp]

I never thought I had to burn-in my cables. What do I know....

Or maybe just burn the cables. Then your music will have that smoky, earthy midrange.

 

[CDMC]

Or maybe just burn the cables. Then your music will have that smoky, earthy midrange.

I smoked mine on my kamado for 8 hours at 275. Results were the cables sounded the same and my pulled pork tasted like plastic.

 

[Martin]

Back in the late 1960ies, my Dad used to do just that — when one of these View attachment 80432fuses blew, he’d start with a couple of wires from a stripped stranded cable, plug it back, adding wires until it no longer blew. Lucky for us, the house didn’t burn down.

Many years ago I was pulled over in an International flatbed delivery truck for having no taillights. The fuse was blown and the one I replaced it with blew immediately. I found a piece of wire in the truck and used it in place of the fuse. Several minutes later a puff of smoke with a decided electrical smell came out from under the dash. Never had a problem with the taillights again. Never did find the source of the smoke either.

Martin

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

I smoked mine on my kamado for 8 hours at 275. Results were the cables sounded the same and my pulled pork tasted like plastic.

Was it wiry ?

 

[ahofer]

Was it wiry ?

Your comment (er..the one you were responding to) reminds me that a component making perhaps the largest improvement in sound is likely to be a dry-herb vape containing some choice Indica. Cue the weird audiophile adjectives.

 

[bloodshoteyed]

I smoked mine on my kamado for 8 hours at 275. Results were the cables sounded the same and my pulled pork tasted like plastic.

i can't decide if i should like your post or report it for abusing a perfectly fine piece of pork

 

[NgtFlyer]

Just when you thought it was safe...

https://www.morrowaudio.com/products/break-in-service

 

[magicscreen]

Just when you thought it was safe...

https://www.morrowaudio.com/products/break-in-service

By the way, do we need this break-in-service? Or I am myself able to break in a cable only using it? Or it is better to let a professional do it?

 

[mansr]

What happens if you break-in a break-out cable?

 

[Atanasi]

By the way, do we need this break-in-service? Or I am myself able to break in a cable only using it? Or it is better to let a professional do it?

The more expensive professional, the better sound. It's a subtle skill.