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I wonder if that fancy power cord has UL or CE type safety improvements. I'd never allow that in my house. If it were speaker cable, then I'd have no problems with it regarding shock & fire hazard safety.
 
Mnyb said:
Found a to me new brand .

RSP-55E:Products:SPEC CORPORATION

PRODUCTS RSP-55E
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And enjoy this one . "the amplifier is a musical instrument" :) bring out your audiophile bingo cards .
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Five bucks for the cap, one for the resistor, five for the wooden box. RRP US$429.95. Sounds like a scam but wait just a minute, according to the dedicated and sincere reviewer, adding this R/C network to your system achieves THIS!

much better resolution, energy, tangibility. And above all, better differentiation. And that's without the negative effects such as hardening of the attack, nervousness or emphasized top end. The latter is stronger, because both the noise from the beginning of the song by America, and the cymbals from Wes Montgomery's recording - all were clearer and more forceful. But it was also smoother and more vivid.
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So, totally worth the dough!
 
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Five bucks for the cap, one for the resistor, five for the wooden box. RRP US$429.95. Sounds like a scam but wait just a minute, according to the dedicated and sincere reviewer, adding this R/C network to your system achieves THIS!



So, totally worth the dough!
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And that’s with the spruce wood base. Wait for the walnut version. And expect even more veils to be …

Aaaargh!!!
 
Zobel never was a cheap thing but an index that you can afford luxury :cool:
 
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Five bucks for the cap, one for the resistor, five for the wooden box. RRP US$429.95. Sounds like a scam but wait just a minute, according to the dedicated and sincere reviewer, adding this R/C network to your system achieves THIS!



So, totally worth the dough!
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This gives very heavy school-project vibes.... :facepalm:

My junior-high (age ~14), had a year-long (2 semesters = 4 quarters) 'Industrial Arts Skills Rotation,' for 8th-grade boys (the girls did a 'Home Economics' rotation). This device is planned and sketched in 'drafting'; the box is made in 'wood shop'; the circuit device is made in 'electronics,'; the metal plugs are installed in 'metal shop,' of course.

I could never get my corners perfect in drafting. I felt a bit ashamed, as my dad was an engineer.... ;)

And wood-burned logos. So 1960s. :cool:

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Ahhrrgghh, that binding posts ... should be at least WBT nextgen TM ...
 
Punter said:
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Five bucks for the cap, one for the resistor, five for the wooden box. RRP US$429.95. Sounds like a scam but wait just a minute, according to the dedicated and sincere reviewer, adding this R/C network to your system achieves THIS!



So, totally worth the dough!
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So now that you have exposed the inexpensive and easy to replicate inner workings of the magical device, I wonder if they'll try to sue you into the ground.
 
Alexander Gödde said:
The audiophoolery would be a lot funnier if these factors that it's based on weren't also at the root of so many of our real problems. Alternative facts are amusing until they threaten public health or crash the economy.
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There's also the ethics of spending so much money so foolishly/frivolously. If you're going to give tens of thousands of dollars away and get nothing in return, at least give it to charity instead of to con artists.
 
SuicideSquid said:
There's also the ethics of spending so much money so foolishly/frivolously. If you're going to give tens of thousands of dollars away and get nothing in return, at least give it to charity instead of to con artists.
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego high-end audio. He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith ASR. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
 
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This gives very heavy school-project vibes.... :facepalm:

My junior-high (age ~14), had a year-long (2 semesters = 4 quarters) 'Industrial Arts Skills Rotation,' for 8th-grade boys (the girls did a 'Home Economics' rotation). This device is planned and sketched in 'drafting'; the box is made in 'wood shop'; the circuit device is made in 'electronics,'; the metal plugs are installed in 'metal shop,' of course.

I could never get my corners perfect in drafting. I felt a bit ashamed, as my dad was an engineer.... ;)

And wood-burned logos. So 1960s. :cool:

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But, but, but, but...the guy invested maybe $300 in a CNC laser burner.

Rick "costs, man" Denney
 
SuicideSquid said:
There's also the ethics of spending so much money so foolishly/frivolously. If you're going to give tens of thousands of dollars away and get nothing in return, at least give it to charity instead of to con artists.
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Well, yes, but I sorta resist the notion that a forum's job is to tell people how to spend their money. For me, the ethical problem isn't the price of these items--anybody who spends money irresponsibly for listening to music in their living room has a problem unrelated to the efficacy of those products. For me, the problem is the dishonesty of those who make, market, sell, and defend those products on the basis of myth and lore. The makers often know better but are guilty of selling water in bottles that is no better than the water coming out of the tap. Even that isn't a good analogy, because that water may be overpriced but at least it's packaged for portability and still provide hydration. But many of these products do nothing or even actively do the opposite of what their purveyors claim, and the makers (certainly) and many others in the sales and commentary chain know it. That's real cynicism and hostility to buyers in the market.

Rick "not blaming the victims for being conned, or really anyone for spending money frivolously" Denney
 
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