Audiophoolery humour thread

[mhardy6647]

My son -- who is pretty audio-agnostic, to my chagrin -- just shared this with me.

 

[egellings]

To each their own nonsense!

 

[mhardy6647]

Another great ol' Charles Rodrigues cartoon, probably originally from Stereo Review and recently posted @ the Polk Audio forums.

 

[JSmith]

JSmith

 

[TheBatsEar]

JSmith

Good old copypasta.

 

[mhardy6647]

Dang -- you mean there are bits drippin' out of my 'pute every minute of every day?
That bytes ... I mean... bites!

 

[NgtFlyer]

I have no words.

 

[NgtFlyer]

I feel like people using stuff like this are .. compensating.

 

[Roland68]

I have no words.

But the speakers are also available in large sizes, right?

 

[JSmith]

JSmith

 

[voodooless]

I have no words.

Indeed That abomination of a chandelier is really a no-go

 

[Khmike]

Silicon Nitride Upgrade Balls -- it's a good thing I don't have a juvenile sense of humor...

Oh, on topic -- stuff with three feet isn't uncommon in hifi. Turntables, e.g. -- heck, I've even got one!

TT15S12 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
I don't use it, but I do own it. The third foot is centered at the back of the -- ahem -- plinth. The motor, visible in the back left, is free-standing (i.e., sits centered in a little cutout in the plinth).




Same 'table, curious if you've compared the "new" bamboo cable trestles to the ol' tried-n-true maple trestles?

 

[mansr]

Seen elsewhere on the internet, no idea where it originated.

 

[voodooless]

Seen elsewhere on the internet, no idea where it originated.

While entertaining, that must be fake though…

 

[pkane]

While entertaining, that must be fake though…

Why? Have you been to one of these audiophile raves? I have no doubt that it is completely legitimate

 

[voodooless]

Why? Have you been to one of these audiophile raves? I have no doubt that it is completely legitimate

Not quite.. The best I ever did was a now defunct club in Antwerp (here wiki article in Dutch). It had quite an insane sound system. I think it closed down due to illegal activities . Never heated people complaining about The usage of digital emulation of synths though.

 

[pkane]

Not quite.. The best I ever did was a now defunct club in Antwerp (here wiki article in Dutch). It had quite an insane sound system. I think it closed down due to illegal activities . Never heated people complaining about The usage of digital emulation of synths though.

It should be illegal to use VST compressors, as they reported in that article!

 

[Larudakote]

After this speaker "cable elevator" which is one of the most stupid thing I found ($20 each):

Thanks to our favorite french used products web site, called Leboncoin, I just discovered the Japanese brand "Audio Replas".
It's amazing See the bargain! https://www.thecableco.com/audio_replas.html
My favorite is this cryogenic made "cable stabilizer" for $1,285.00

I can't believe one customer, at least, did not try ABX... so simple to set!

PS: do you know the stupid "arrow direction" come from PA world? But here it's totally logical: because of XLR cables have male and female at each ends. When a roadie stretch several ±100 feet cable from a big box, he has to know where is input and where is outpout

 

[Mnyb]

Why? Have you been to one of these audiophile raves? I have no doubt that it is completely legitimate

Audiophile rave must be as rare as "senior citizen parkour"

 

[Deleted member 46664]

Actually there is a fix for stupid. But, it is not legal and not appropriate for this forum. Plus, you have to commit to a rather long stay in a state penitentiary. So, too much time and work to fix stupid the right way!

FWIW ... the fix for stupid is pretty easy ....

Just remove all warning signs and let nature take it's course.