Extreme Snake Oil

[iann]

And by so doing failed to correctly apply Occam's Razor.


Had they done so, they'd now be selling Audiophile Whiskey at $1000 a pop - at much lower cost to themselves, and as a consumable, resulting in repeat purchases. No need to release an "even better" one every year or so.


Hang on - just arranging an appointment at my local distiller to discuss batch quantities with custom labels. I'm gonna have a range of audiophile single malts: The AudMalt range.

Staring with - Audfiddich at an incredible value $100 per bottle
Through - Audmorangie, perhaps $1000
Right up to - an 80 yo** Audlivet at (an inexpensive for the performance) $40,000 a bottle.

Watch this space

PS - this range is already trade marked. Hands off.

Not really snake oil, but Ballantine's are selling AC/DC and Queen branded whisky now.

Surely a market for D'Agostino and others to sell exclusive bottles to wealthy Americans and the like.
https://www.ballantines.com/en-gb/range/ballantines-finest-ac-dc-edition/
https://www.ballantines.com/en-gb/range/ballantines-finest-ac-dc-edition/

 

[AdrianusG]

And the show goes on, and on!

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/best-interconnects-10000-and-up/

 

[AdrianusG]

And the show goes on, and on!

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/best-interconnects-10000-and-up/

These prices are far beyond ridicule.

 

[Count Arthur]

Wow! I wish i was as devious as some of these blokes. This is a superb re-casting of a known audio technology ie. tape recording into an audio "enhancement" device. Basically it's supposedly doing the same for the air in your listening room what AC bias does for tape recording! Absolute bloody genius! Why can't I devise these sorts of cross-mutations of audio tech, maybe we should have a thread on that to nominate irrelevant technologies applied to audio that supposedly improves it?!?
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Unfortunately the website is 404
https://www.phonosophie.de/International/

It's still there: https://www.phonosophie.de/

I think it's the same outfit.

 

[ChrisCables]

These prices are far beyond ridicule.

Concur.
*Anger levels increasing. Reduce warp factor now Scotty!*

 

[AdrianusG]

Concur.
*Anger levels increasing. Reduce warp factor now Scotty!*

I wouldn't have any problem paying 12000$ or thereabouts for something like this (If i had the money that is!) but for a F**king set of cables

 

[ChrisCables]

I wouldn't have any problem paying 12000$ or thereabouts for something like this (If i had the money that is!) but for a F**king set of cables

No, I totally agree.
I can't say too much about it as a cable maker/trader myself but the sad fact is that there is a market out there for over-priced cables and there are some that totally buy into the BS.
At least you have a good perspective on what makes a sensible value proposition.

 

[Bogda89]

84200$ for one speaker cable. That's worth almost 4 pounds of gold

 

[ChrisCables]

84200$ for one speaker cable. That's worth almost 4 pounds of goldView attachment 318692

Christ on a bike!

 

[Jimi Floyd]

Christ on a bike!

 

[AdrianusG]

Christ on a bike!

Ludicress, and quite honestly shamefull!

 

[egellings]

Christ on a bike!

Get a couple for the kids!

 

[antcollinet]

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Bing image creator makes a dogs dinner of bikes. What is going on with that front fork? And the handlebars?

 

[Salt]

Bing image creator makes a dogs dinner of bikes. What is going on with that front fork? And the handlebars?

AI is not yet what is to be expected

 

[Jimi Floyd]

Bing image creator makes a dogs dinner of bikes. What is going on with that front fork? And the handlebars?

...and the left leg on the right side of the top tube! This picture is probably AI generated

 

[antcollinet]

...and the left leg on the right side of the top tube! This picture is probably AI generated

Ha. - didn't spot that one, I am too bike focussed. (But look at the spokes)

Bing image creator uses Dall-E AI.

 

[ChrisCables]

But look at the spokes)

Buckling under the strain of carrying all those sins of others

 

[thecheapseats]

$84k for those that are delusional by choice - "only the lonely" comes to mind as appropriate underscoring...

 

[killdozzer]

$84k for those that are delusional by choice - "only the lonely" comes to mind as appropriate underscoring...

It is cynical to say it's by choice.

 

[Soria Moria]

The most appropriate song to use for blind testing audiophile tweaks:

So, what difference does it make?
It makes none.