Awesome Audiophile Snake Oil

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*brings reference album to audiophile listening party*

*Album is Propeller by GBV*

The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 04:48 (one year ago) link

haha

when I tested out turntables many years ago, I brought that Gastr Del Sol 7" on Teenbeat and a Thelonious Monk promo LP, something else too but I forget what

Perverted By Linguiça (sleeve), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 14:04 (one year ago) link

five grand stereo

spent a few mintues on that website trying to work out if any of their gear indeed had speakers on it... and still not sure. I know there was a DAC + streamer product for way more than my whole system costs. I'd like to one day be in a city where one of these events is taking place, cuz I just don't believe my ears would find much difference. (... then I lose all my money)

maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 14:13 (one year ago) link

BTW the Bureau of Labor Statistics says five grand in 1980 (date of Holiday in Cambodia) is worth nearly $20,000 today.

Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 15:11 (one year ago) link

lol bravo

maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:04 (one year ago) link

I’m flattered

Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link

Nice to see I'm quoted in that thread, talking about the Nirvana baby's penis!

morrisp.fandom.com (morrisp), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:57 (one year ago) link

The box for my Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt has a sticker that says the Cobalt needs 100 hours to “burn-in” (their quotes). “Please be patient as the chips come up to speed.”

Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 24 April 2023 22:31 (one year ago) link

99-hour warranty?

The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 05:17 (one year ago) link

To be fair I’ve noticed that with new computers too, they’re all sluggish and veiled until they’ve burned in - the mouse becomes more responsive, more analog in feel, and the pixels on the screen acquire a depth and clarity that really opens up the display.

assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 08:08 (one year ago) link

i can't tell if that's a joke.

budo jeru, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 17:38 (one year ago) link

wait, yes i can.

budo jeru, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 17:39 (one year ago) link

BRB going to start a publisher that requires you to burn-in your books for about 100 hours. At first it will all seem like gibberish but after 100 hours of staring at the page it will start to make sense.

Every post of mine is an expression of eternity (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 18:49 (one year ago) link

. C’mon!

BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 29 April 2023 03:55 (one year ago) link

It's been kind of an irritating practice to shove a vinyl disc into every multi-CD box set these days, thus inflating the price in the process - I wonder if that's a factor? (I sold off my player a year ago and I've still had to buy some vinyl because of this.)

birdistheword, Saturday, 29 April 2023 05:02 (one year ago) link

doubt it, I think people feel a disconnect or nostalgia for physical artifacts related to the music they consume and are buying records to fill that hole in the time of streaming. maybe a pinch of buying merch to support an artist too

background items for social media posting, too

mh, Monday, 1 May 2023 01:36 (one year ago) link

Pro tip: Audiophiles are the flat-Earthers of the audio industry. pic.twitter.com/SzDA8hoq8J

— Eduard (@edthesoundman) May 10, 2023

, Saturday, 13 May 2023 01:41 (one year ago) link

Pro tip: Audiophiles are the flat-Earthers of the audio industry. pic.twitter.com/SzDA8hoq8J

— Eduard (@edthesoundman) May 10, 2023

, Saturday, 13 May 2023 01:41 (one year ago) link

omg the reveal that this is all for stuff that was recorded in mono. A+

J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 13 May 2023 02:06 (one year ago) link

^ what this thread was born for xp

Tbf even thru my phone speaker off YouTube, that did sound pretty fuckin hot … but I’m pretty sure the perimeter whatsits had nuffin to do with it.

The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 13 May 2023 02:53 (one year ago) link

Yeah, it sounded great through headphones on my laptop, but can you imagine being in that room, with that guy, and trying to enjoy music without constantly thinking about how he was gonna murder you and grind up your bones for his next set of magical resonating discs?

but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 13 May 2023 03:46 (one year ago) link

Being a flat earther is cheap, this guy is more like a $450 a day in supplements wellness hippie

papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 13 May 2023 04:37 (one year ago) link

Someone in the thread linked to this full video (with more music at the end)… I admit it does sound pretty great even through my phone speaker, but yeah who knows exactly why (I will say the guy seems surprisingly chill).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8O_jZhpl4

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Wayne Manor (morrisp), Saturday, 13 May 2023 04:42 (one year ago) link

It sounds great because he's playing it loud (or at least it's coming in hot through the camera mic).

The bit talking about how his pucks on a pole change the acoustics of the room was the funniest part, since there's still very obvious echo in the small rectangular room with bare drywall walls.

papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 13 May 2023 04:48 (one year ago) link

god what an amazing video

budo jeru, Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:00 (one year ago) link

I had a moment where I was like "wait a second...you guys...this isn't real audio equipment!" But then the joke never ends because it's not a joke...

birdistheword, Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:05 (one year ago) link

I can hear David Letterman saying "Mah-PEEN-go! Mah-peen-go, Paul. What do we think of that?"

Cow_Art, Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:06 (one year ago) link

I’m checking out some other videos on that channel… these equipment demos really seem to favor sleepy, cocktail-jazz type music… wish they’d crank up Toto or something.

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Wayne Manor (morrisp), Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link

As someone else pointed, it's crazy if that entire system cost that much more than his modest-looking home.

birdistheword, Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:09 (one year ago) link

*pointed out

birdistheword, Saturday, 13 May 2023 05:09 (one year ago) link

hope he noted that on his homeowners insurance or insured it separately

imagine trying to explain to an insurance adjuster your zillion dollar audio system you had in this modest little house

mh, Saturday, 13 May 2023 15:20 (one year ago) link

MoFi has agreed to a $25 million settlement over claims that their “all analog” records were created using digital methods.

MoFi has agreed to let all customers either receive a full refund and return their purchases, or keep their albums and instead take a 5% cash refund or a 10% refund in credit.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/mofi-records-settlement/

birdistheword, Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:58 (one year ago) link

"claims"

broken breakbeat (sleeve), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:59 (one year ago) link

how large is this business exactly because $25M seems like an insane number

mh, Saturday, 13 May 2023 17:06 (one year ago) link

Dunno how they came up with that number. The figure if everyone opted for refund? They're going to be paying out far less than 25 million.

maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 13 May 2023 19:29 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

Jonny Ive’s first non-Apple design project is this 60k turntable. (See also FastCompany article here.)

Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Monday, 10 July 2023 03:01 (one year ago) link

not surprised. the token projects from design studios tend to be limited run insanely priced objects that are only purchasable by collectors but look really nice in monographs and studio portfolios

mh, Monday, 10 July 2023 03:17 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

just had a thought

I picked up a fresh vinyl copy of an album I love off my porch where it was delivered today directly after work. Toss it on the turntable, and it’s good but something’s kind of flat.

I’ve only recently moved my turntable setup to the living room and I’m thinking, ugh, this isn’t as good for listening due to different speakers, etc. but as I’m sipping an after work beer and kind of sinking into listening, wow, it’s great!

I kind of wonder if more than a wee bit of the audiophile mindset is the mental mood boost of experimenting with little tweaks here and there and the dopamine (or whatever) boost of unpacking a piece of gear and installing it primes the brain with little chemical changes. You then listen and… wow, this is different and better!

not completely foreign to any other consumer tech choice. there’s some guy out there posting how websites look much better on his new iphone every year

mh, Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:34 (one year ago) link

also I totally need a new phono amp

mh, Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:34 (one year ago) link

I honestly found a big difference upgrading

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:36 (one year ago) link

the most technical I have gotten lately is reading that I can use a straight-line stylus on a straight tone arm, but only if it has a spherical needle

so I’m good

mh, Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link

The saner audiophiles I know tend to enjoy tweaking equipment the way someone may enjoy working on scale models or carpentry - the work itself is part of the hobby. They’ll even do things that have nothing to do with sound but simple design or aesthetics, like a new finish. But trying out different pieces of gear and switching out parts is very much a part of it, and even if there’s only negligible gain, it’s just fun for them to work with it and try out stuff, as long as it’s not some insane luxury cost-wise.

Me, I intensely hate incorporating any excessive labor into my listening. Spending time working on equipment instead of enjoying a record has absolutely no appeal to me. I had to get a new universal player two years ago - another Oppo (which no longer makes players) - but otherwise I haven’t done anything to change the gear for my home setup since 2015.

birdistheword, Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:57 (one year ago) link

I've upgraded over the years but what I have now I'm completely content with. I spent a fair amount of time researching and also finding stuff on big discounts on Craigslist or online which was actually pretty fun.

anything above what I have now would just get into that insanity territory, hopefully nothing breaks.

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 31 August 2023 23:59 (one year ago) link

What have you got ums?

Picking up a Cambridge audio AXA35 and a pair of KEF Q350’s for 1/3 of their price second hand was a great joy. I recently paired that with a SVS SB-1000 on special and I think this is me for a few decades.

H.P, Friday, 1 September 2023 03:14 (one year ago) link

KEFs are great especially if you can find a deal

I have a Cambridge Audio as well, the CXA60, with Dali Zensor bookshelves, a HSU research subwoofer, Rotel CD player I got ridiculously cheap on eBay, and a Rega P1 turntable I've had for 20 years.... definitely in the same zone as you

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 September 2023 03:26 (one year ago) link

I'm really a believer in bookshelves+ a sub now, I think you have to get really huge speakers to get that kind of bass

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 September 2023 03:27 (one year ago) link

Ohh damn an cxa60! That’s nice.have the p1 as well but haven’t seen your speakers/sub before. It really is the perfect set up for music. The sub was such a great addition to my living room, not a bass-head at all but it adds a whole other dimension to music that you miss with just the bookshelfves. I feel like this is the perfect spot for music listening where you’re getting great sound without delving into the crazy diminishing returns that happen above this price range. That said, I don’t have much experience above this price range so my opinion is mostly confirmation bias

H.P, Friday, 1 September 2023 04:59 (one year ago) link

the KEF Q350 is special, i like them better than the LS50s i had at one point.

, Friday, 1 September 2023 11:46 (one year ago) link


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