Audiophoolery humour thread

[cistercian]

Win for the guy selling them.

I have a serious problem...a smattering of scientific knowledge and a conscience. I consider "products"
like this theft, scams, bilking, etc. Despicable. I am sad for the victims.

 

[NgtFlyer]

I wonder if 'audio grade' is low on the scale of capacitor applications/specs.

It is. Looks like someone let the snake oil out of these..

 

[CDMC]

I have a serious problem...a smattering of scientific knowledge and a conscience. I consider "products"
like this theft, scams, bilking, etc. Despicable. I am sad for the victims.

I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it is somewhat a scam. On the other, the buyers are willing participants. People are foolish with their money all the time. If they choose to purchase products without any investigation, they deserve what they get. I would feel a bit different if it was an actual scam.

 

[GDK]

I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it is somewhat a scam. On the other, the buyers are willing participants. People are foolish with their money all the time. If they choose to purchase products without any investigation, they deserve what they get. I would feel a bit different if it was an actual scam.

I agree. I look at it as a voluntary distribution of wealth by people that probably have too much money to begin with - sort of like a wealth tax. If you want to buy a $15,000 DAC because some random person on the internet tells you it’s wonderful, be my guest. If there’s also sales tax added on top of that, then all the better...

 

[NgtFlyer]

No words are necessary here.

 

[MattHooper]

No words are necessary here.

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Positive Feedback Magazine keeps trotting out Roger Scoff to give substantiation to dubious audiophile claims about cables. Here's his recent piece in support of cable risers:

https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/bunking-cable-lifters/

His bio:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/reviewers/skoff.htm

 

[Cbdb2]

First line says it all. "Roger Skoff is an economist and entrepreneur," hes all about money. And what better way to get rich quick than selling to audiophools.. Hes a salesman. Snakeoil anyone?

 

[mhardy6647]

I'm just glad that his surname isn't actually Scoff as it was reported in post #208
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...audiophoolery-humour-thread.14494/post-547641

 

[ahofer]

 

[CDMC]

No words are necessary here.

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Those will never help. They need to clamp the cable to stop the resonances. Lazy snake oil salesmen.

 

[egellings]

I have the N.S. book with the chapter labeled 'Floobydust'. I still like to use the comical-looking word in the way I would 'woo', even though that wasn't the original meaning. Just look at that word! It invites laughter.

 

[KeithPhantom]

I'm having a blast with a guy who has a $16,000 audio systems and swears that I'm an idiot because I say cables don't make any differences. The thread is gold for some laughs and to remember that the "Sound Science" subforum at Head-Fi ain't serious at all. He's saying that my poor Heresy and my Sanskrit 10th Mk.II are nothing compared to the heights of summit-fi. I feel depressed guys..

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/how...ke-a-difference.481385/page-131#post-15952414

 

[VintageFlanker]

 

[NgtFlyer]

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UL/CSA? A house on fire sounds like a house on fire. Not a storm...

 

[danadam]

and to remember that the "Sound Science" subforum at Head-Fi ain't serious at all.

Why isn't it serious? Do others agree with him? It doesn't look like it.

 

[BDWoody]

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When your wife finds out!

 

[ahofer]

Having a little fun over here. Already had a very tactful post removed:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/are-cable-recommendations-worth-anything#2049012

 

[magicscreen]

Can I put this "cat ear" onto an expensive audiophile headphone?
Will the sound quality be better?

 

[Martin]

Found on r/headphones

 

[Vini darko]

Found on r/headphones

Awesome