Audiophoolery humour thread

[Slayer]

when she says she wants a new kitchen


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This has to rank in the top 10 best photos of the century.
Now that's my kind of woman right there. I always said I would never remarry. However if I found a woman with these tastes, common sense and great decorating skills, I would definitely be open to tying the knot again.

 

[egellings]

May Tube God have mercy on his soul.

 

[Speedskater]

The kitchen photo is of a commercial refrigerator wrap. Countless others are available from a soda vending machine to an out-house.

 

[bloodshoteyed]

imagine her trying to take the wrap off where there ain't none....

 

[mhardy6647]

when she says she wants a new kitchen


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The kitchen photo is of a commercial refrigerator wrap. Countless others are available from a soda vending machine to an out-house.

Hmm... Do they do one using the Warhol cover of the Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers?
That might be a big seller; high WAF, perhaps.

 

[bloodshoteyed]

i'll take yours, at least this one cooks (unlike the other one, just standind there...)

 

[mhardy6647]

I am just imagining how my wife would react if I stuck a hifi in the middle of the kitchen.

That said, I do know a fellow who had, in his family kitchen, a McIntosh MC-225 and a pair of Cain & Cain Abby loudspeakers (eventually supplanted by a pair of EPI 1000). It was a large kitchen.

If y'all aren't familiar with either of those loudspeakers -- I'd encourage you to look 'em up. They are not insubstantial (at least in the vertical dimension).


Meanwhile, back on topic
Two bon mots (or is that bons mot?) from a bygone era -- the very dawn of the consumer stereo hifi era.

 

[Martini]

Although nothing we haven't heard before, I found this discussion sadly humorous.
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=cables&m=181415

 

[diddley]

Although nothing we haven't heard before, I found this discussion sadly humorous.
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=cables&m=181415

Sad it is, those people forgot about the fun of music listening imho.
Mine problem is that it al boiles down to the speakers.and there will be always better performing then the ones i currently have.
So what's the use of burning solder in if it excist at all.

 

[pads]

My son sent me this, if you're sensitive to bad language please skip and apologies..

 

[mhardy6647]

https://www.amazon.com/99-True-Almost-National-Bestseller/dp/1733583300

How did I know know of the existence of this until this morning?

 

[Risc1911]

I see your $700 Power cord and give you the $1600 Power cord.

 

[egellings]

Hey, get a couple for the kids at that bargain price!

 

[pads]

hmmmm...

http://www.sonore.us/covers.html

 

[Robert394]

The $1,250 "Cable Stabilizer." An apparently inert box that you run the cables through. In goes music (music travels through power cables?) veiled by noise, and out comes unadulterated sonic bliss: https://www.thecableco.com/opt-30-hg-hr-3p-set-of-625.html

"The true music signal, once hidden, is now faithfully revealed."

Noise from the environment surrounding the power supply becomes mixed with the signal, making it impure. The Audio Replas cable noise stabilizer is able to deal with all aspects of this environmental noise. An ideal sound is achieved by effectively removing only noise, and allowing the full transmission of the music signal through power supply cables, interconnect cables, digital cables and speaker cables. The true music signal, once hidden, is now faithfully revealed.
Since there is no degradation of the signal due to the insertion of any kind of filter, the ideal audio environment is achieved. The noise floor of all types of audio and video equipment is significantly reduced.

I was skeptical myself until I noted the arrows indicating it's also directionally controlled.

 

[sofrep811]

This is a great thread m. Just spent an hour reading it. Good stuff guys.

 

[GDK]

On the local “Audiomart” site here, someone has just put up for sale a USB cable, 5 pairs of interconnects, a power cable and a some speaker cables which, when new, had a total list price of C$80,000 (not a typo).

The reason given for the sale is that this person has bought new, upgraded cables. Now, assuming that this person spent even more money on their new (and clearly better) cables, I reckon that their total cable investment would be at least C$180,000, or just shy of US$150,000.

https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649710763-kubala-sosna-realization-usb-20m-digital-cable/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...na-realization-interconnect-single-ended-20m/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...-sosna-realization-power-cords-15-and-20-amp/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...ch-atmosphere-level-1-speaker-cables-12-feet/

I hope this guy‘s dealer at least comps his drinks. Sadly, even if you are willing to shell out the C$50,000 being requested, you will still need to pay for shipping.

Oh, and I also noted that these are being sold on behalf of “a very good friend”. Sure they are, bud,

 

[RealityCheck18]

Although nothing we haven't heard before, I found this discussion sadly humorous.
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=cables&m=181415

Thanks for the memories,

Ran into one of those unsufferable audiophile types back in the day--he started jabbering on about burn in or something. I replied that I use Mil-spec components because they don't require burn in. He looked confused, told him that mil-spec does not need burn in because launching missiles off planes would be wildly inaccurate and the pilot would be dead if he waited 100 hours for it to break in, warm up or whatever.

I did get a kick out of burning in....solder. The cable faithful was yapping about improving sound output by 1dB below 300Hz. Hmmm, that would be around a 20 to 25% increase in power to do that so I ponder his sense of reality. Sorry, he did not show SPL readings before and after but I do question why such a neat round number. Figure something like 1.3dB or 0.77dB sounds more...accurate or something.

Loved the power outlet "bra" you could say--it does have a two cup model! $100 for a hunk of plastic, if I was going to blow 100 bucks to hold something up, the two cup model I'd select would have Victoria's Secret on the package. Jus' sayin'...

 

[Harmonie]

On the local “Audiomart” site here, someone has just put up for sale a USB cable, 5 pairs of interconnects, a power cable and a some speaker cables which, when new, had a total list price of C$80,000 (not a typo).

The reason given for the sale is that this person has bought new, upgraded cables. Now, assuming that this person spent even more money on their new (and clearly better) cables, I reckon that their total cable investment would be at least C$180,000, or just shy of US$150,000.

https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649710763-kubala-sosna-realization-usb-20m-digital-cable/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...na-realization-interconnect-single-ended-20m/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...-sosna-realization-power-cords-15-and-20-amp/
https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/det...ch-atmosphere-level-1-speaker-cables-12-feet/

I hope this guy‘s dealer at least comps his drinks. Sadly, even if you are willing to shell out the C$50,000 being requested, you will still need to pay for shipping.

Oh, and I also noted that these are being sold on behalf of “a very good friend”. Sure they are, bud,

When you think that nowadays some steal on the railway, hundreds of meters of electric lines for the copper they are after,
while just a mere few meters of interconnect would make them super rich.

 

[Mart68]

Thanks for the memories,

Ran into one of those unsufferable audiophile types back in the day--he started jabbering on about burn in or something. I replied that I use Mil-spec components because they don't require burn in. He looked confused, told him that mil-spec does not need burn in because launching missiles off planes would be wildly inaccurate and the pilot would be dead if he waited 100 hours for it to break in, warm up or whatever.

'...

In a discussion about the effects of vibration on the performance of solid state components I raised the point that this did not seem to be a factor in fast jets where levels of vibration and G forces were much higher than encountered in the typical listening room.

The response was that accurate performance of electronics in fast jets doesn't matter much whereas in hi-fi it makes a critical - and audible - difference,

I mean, where do you go from there?