Awesome Audiophile Snake Oil

The guitarist in Public Image Ltd had a guitar with an alu neck. It can be heard all over The Metal Box. Basic upshot is: longer sustain but slightly discordant harmonics which may not be to everyone's taste.

Albini has something very like this and it's available for use when you record at Electrical, or was the one time I recorded there. It sustained like crazy.

-- J0hn D., Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Unless this is some entirely different guitar than the one's he's known for playing, I think the body is actually wood. The neck is aluminum and is "neck-thru" or whatever, as opposed to bolt on, which also ups the sustain. I've heard the heavier neck makes it a little unbalanced awkward to play (standing up). Rrrobyn has one (a Kramer, right??) and it's beautiful!

Didn't Teisco make some all-aluminum (or some metal) guitar?

Kramer / Travis Bean, The Electrical Guitar Company...any others? (alum neck guitars i mean)

Argh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/IMG_0444.jpg

It's for Em. She doesn't like the hi-fi.

what does this strange, fluffy piece of equipment do?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/IMG_0712.jpg

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/727932K speaker cables.

^^^ er, $12K speaker cables.

On the bright side, the dude who breaks into yr home and steals yr stereo probs will leave behind the cables.

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/72793

i'd be depressed if i made those cables knowing they would predominantly be carrying the music of phil collins. then i would remember that idiots made me rich and feel good again

can't believe this thread is a year old holy fuck

Mannheim Steamroller.

"reference" just means "an extra $10k" right?

Audiophiles love the word 'reference' because it makes them feel like archivists of the true essence of sound. Eejits.

http://machinadynamica.com/water.gif

After the $500 ethernet cable upthread, this:

A £395 kettle lead

From the blurb:

The Power-Line brings gains in all areas of system performance with its influence increasing as it is used on each component in a system.

Audio snake oil on Amazon.. The reviews are hilarious!

http://www.amazon.com/Wattgate-Audio-Grade-Duplex-Socket/dp/B000930W4M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Creative's XFI technology sounds BETTER THAN THE ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS DID IN THE STUDIO

http://images.asia.creative.com/images/inline/products/xtreme_audio/xfi_graph.jpg

I have never, in my life heard audio like this. I finally understood Mozart, Beethoven and Nirvana. I understand music on a whole new level. I have become...a music God. I only drink Tuscan Whole Milk. I am one.

While electrified, I swear I heard the sweet, sweet voices of a multitude of angels all singing in perfect harmony.

I was headed straight to an early grave via suicide when I though "What the heck? I'll order one of these sockets."

These are amazing.

"Picked this one up at the Tosche station." ftw

lol @ not one but two refs to Tuscan whole milk in the reviews

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09milk.html

Thanks for that link, J0hn!

I love the Times:

Whatever the explanation for that, once the gremlins are in the grocery, it may be hard to keep them from spreading.

“Grapes, when combined with 2 parts nitric acid, 1 part dihydrogen oxide, a pine cone, and glue sticks,” wrote a reviewer of California green seedless grapes on Sunday, “actually make a great ammunition for everything from shooting down enemy airplanes to blowing apart spaceships from the fifth dimension.”

"Albini has something very like this and it's available for use when you record at Electrical, or was the one time I recorded there. It sustained like crazy"

The band Tar also used these aluminum guitars which were custom made in Chicago.

http://www.specimenproducts.com/instru/originals.html

those aluminum guitars look really cool though

Albini plays Travis Bean guitars http://www.travisbeanguitars.com/

Sunn 0))) also use them, I noticed at their last gig.

Not really made of beans :-(

why stop at the outlet, why not get all of the wiring in your house replaced, get a gold-plated fuse box, have the wiring from the substation to your house replaced with monster cables...

Dear Amazon.com Customer,
As someone who has shown an interest in the music of Miles Davis, you might be interested in Miles Davis Tribute Jazz Headphones from Monster. These headphones have been engineered specifically to reproduce music the way Miles heard it onstage.

This limited-edition product is the perfect portable in-ear speaker for jazz lovers and audiophiles alike. Learn more about the cutting-edge technologies behind these headphones--including certified Monster cable and speaker technologies--on the product detail page.

That might be the most ridiculous niche product I have ever heard of.

if it could recreate the experience of hearing the electric stuff through the fug of cocaine abuse, it could be amazing you know!

yeah somehow I don't think the cutting edge technologies can reproduce an eightball.

if it could recreate the experience of hearing the electric stuff through the fug of cocaine abuse, it could be amazing you know!

Cocaine's cheaper.

I figured anyone willing to run an unsecured wi-sock network, especially with a 381 in-line, was OK with others sharing the experience. I found one nearby with the humorous network name "Download Viruses to your Shakti Stones." I laughed, but just to be sure, I unhooked the silver bi-wired cables from my Shaktis and stored the stones and cables in my lead-lined closet. When I logged on to my neighbor's network, some strange shiat began to happen. Among other strange things, my Matrix 801s began to phase in and out of an optical and sonic illusion of being Wilson MAXX 3s, the electrical cords on my room lamps took on the appearance of Siltech Emperor Crown cables, and the entire room, me included, was engulfed in a spiritual and non-annoying 60 cycle hum. I terminated the connection when my wife interrupted me and said I was scaring the dog.

^^ awesome

hahaha

I had an invite to the "unveiling" of those Monster headphones, and even the promise of an open bar (and its NYC and I am broke and I like to drink and I could have brought a plus one) still was not enough to conquer the embarrassment I would have felt being there.

this is the greatest thread ever. thanks for the LOLs, i needed them.

http://www.shakti-innovations.com/hallograph.htm

but they don't even say how they work and what little explanation they give seems impossible...

http://i48.tinypic.com/244nuyu.jpg

oh, okay. sold!!!

btw, the "hot stampers" guy sells these!!!

I'm all for reducing EMI.

yeah i consider the fact that the hot stampers guy sells them a large chink in his armor. Yes the prices he charges for vinyl are high but I think his reasoning (regular press in good condition usually better to remasters on 180g) is fairly sound.

http://wallywashis.name/mp3/%5Bno%20artist%5D/CD%20Laser%20Lens%20Cleaner%20With%20Voice%20and%20Music%20Instructions/

http://www.combak.net/otherproducts/OTHERPRODUCTS.htm

Having never heard of record clamps at all before today boy am I excited about Tuned Record Stabilizer Clamps!!!

Tuning Record Matte TU-800EXi Improved Version

Tunes your record platter assembly at a frequency outside the audio band and eliminates the resonance which affects your sound. Improves balance and clarity, adds depth, and boosts information concentration across the entire sound range. Each instrument is clearly delineated and the naturalness of the tone is enhanced. The mat is lighter than ever before, and is now compatible with almost any turntable.

・ Width: 29.3cm (11.53')
・ Thickness: 3.0mm (0.117')
・ Weight: 210g (0.462 lbs)
・ Color: Black, gold, or silver

Sells for $1,350!

my record clamp cost $20 and was a worthwhile purchase

Mine came with the Gyro as it's sort of an essential part of the system (there's no mat). I think they're about £15 to replace.

record clamps are awesome. though for a really high-end setup, i could see spending around 100-200 for a big chunk of inert, non resonant metal, for 1350 it better also do the dishes too.

Since I know nothing about them - do they attach to something under the record or just work by being heavy?