Awesome Audiophile Snake Oil

Been meaning to revive because I've been getting targeted ads on FB trying to sell me the new reel2reel of Elephant.

https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/180395/The_White_Stripes-Elephant-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape

Only $500!

idk...

https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/167060/John_Coltrane-A_Love_Supreme-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape

totally approve of any kissa bar owners buying that

lol otm

sadly my reel machine is 1/2", wish I was joking but hey it was free

Touch & Go use to offer a 2" multi-track copy of Shellac's At Action Park in their catalog but apparently no one ever ordered it

There’s no Discogs listing for it.

You could probably sell 2” multitrack copies of Dark Side etc for like $10k.

Despite Albini’s commitment to good engineering, I don’t think many of Shellac’s fans are a) audiophile nerds or b) that well heeled. Or also c) who the fuck has a 2” tape machine? Those things are suuuuuper exponse.

not specifically snake oil but what better to play your favorite album for audiophiles?

https://trackingangle.com/features/pro-ject-announces-limited-edition-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-turntable

ha that looks pretty cool, actually

that record player...rules

https://i.imgur.com/7bNVFaG.jpg

there were only terrible comments when I looked but that one I will accept

To create, in all respects, the most beautiful and best engineered loudspeakers on Earth.

you failed they're hideous

I feel like they make these things for people who live in complete solitude with no children, pets, significant others or family of any kind entering their home and possibly damaging these things in some way. That should fit that into a tagline - something like our product will impress those who will eventually find your decaying remains.

How heavy are those things??????

I didn’t realise how big it was until I saw the pic with the dog in it lol

325kg! Each, I assume. Maybe I should write them a timewaster email asking about a custom Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 set up in my super yacht. "I would like the overheads to double as chandeliers, can you make this happen?"

Oh, and we've finally got there - speakers for a million quid a pair. Dr Evil GIF.

They've really gone the extra mile to move completely out of the reach of well-heeled weirdos with huge record collections who've dedicated their lives to this pursuit, and squarely into the realm of the ultra-wealthy elite who probably won't even spend more than a few days a year at the mansion where they install these.

Hey, I spend at least a week every year at my mansion.

jeeezus i can just hear the metal resonances !!!

Cast in solid bronze, Cosmotrons will endure for thousands of years.

Peter thiel would be the easiest mark for these

They are, for all practical purposes, immortal.

this thread was started by j0hn in 2007 and these are the speakers we've been waiting for all this time

There's a random photo of a yacht at the bottom of the page to clarify that they're really expensive.

Oh, I beg your pardon there's also this text with the photo: Pictured in the salon of a lavishly restored Royal Huisman schooner. The materials are perfect for marine life aboard a super yacht.

Do they mean octopuses or what?

They probably mean the brass stands up to the salty air. I can’t think the internals would but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

no salt air can kill that which is immortal

this is really good and ums has the perfect attitude. i would pay to see sun ra's reaction to these newly minted wonders of the world. they're fomo'ing this schitt, too!

A limited number of early serial number speakers are also currently available for sale.

Does anyone know if the Cosmotron 50 speakers can be used with or without the Levitron stand? That’s my main concern before pulling the trigger…

Yeah this really is the apotheosis of this thread. Good job diamonddave

oh my god

https://cosmotronloudspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/cosmo-130s.jpg

just sheer insanity

Austin appreciated the use of "schitt" btw

I have to take my hat off to whomever set out to clown audiophiles; job done with a vengeance.

I'd pay $200 for a 5 foot tall brass art deco rocket that wasn't a speaker.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/km5/musics-soul-displayed-in-your-room-new-cp1-cd-player

The amazing analog feel of a compact disc. (I assume it has to be a knowing scam.

Good find. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s AI-generated (“there's something irreplaceable about the warm analog feel of a CD….”)

yeah i'm not an AI expert but

https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/042/262/520/e9ece6024cda0757d2ecd6b4c78c8ded_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=680&fit=max&v=1694471607&gif-q=50&q=92&s=78161f651ba741272dd42954bbf050d8

this seems pretty clearly ai generated

or idk, heavily photoshopped. same diff

that warm analog feel of bluetooth

hmmm, could be a translation error?

this product isn't for me, but this Techmoan review is enough to convince me it's legit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZyRiHy46FQ

There’s a whole category of CD players in that style, they came up recently in the “Continuing with CDs” thread…

yeah. the video i posted, which i see krakow posted in that thread about four months back, explains how it's meant as an update to the classic muji design but is wireless / bluetooth-enabled

Great story about how far down the rabbit hole you can go w/ this shit and how, in the end, it isn't worth it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2024/ken-fritz-greatest-stereo-auction-cost/

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/7hz-x-crinacle-zero-2-iem-review.50534/

pretty refreshing to see a site like this saying something like "I think this IEM will likely make you not like your regular speaker system unless it is of highest caliber! The sound is just so good."

Got these this week to use at the gym on a bluetooth adapter. Working great.

(refreshing cuz it's $25)

audiosciencereview is so weird, on the one hand I like the attempt to try to use measurement, and often he'll show that affordable stuff far outperforms expensive stuff

but he does seem to be really inconsistent in his "objective" approach

also they make fun of the trad audio media ear based evaluation but then get hung up on weird measurements that they well know are not even audible to the listener

Seeing now that you introduced them to the thread 2 years ago lol. Yes entirely otm. Very weird place. It can at least help to see if some cheap-ish stuff is quality or what. Going much beyond that over there is bonko.

I did find it very useful in buying a DAC, that in particular seems like a category where there's really a small handful of chipsets that pretty much everyone is using and the idea of paying more than a couple hundred bucks maybe even less really is just talking yourself into marketing bullshit

but yes just an incredible bunch of weirdos over there