Do you consider yourself an audiophile?

[beesonthewhatnow]

What on earth is this? A $230 stone! But wait... it doesn't just make your A/V stuff sound better! IT MAKES YOUR CAR FASTER TOO!

FUCK YES!

I'll buy 2 then, one for my cars engine and one to give me a badass ICE system

 

[Citizen66]

OK, I'll bite. Why are you using external clocks?

$600. For a clock.

http://blacklionaudio.com/product/micro-clock-mk2/

Hang on, I don't even know what it is. I assumed it was for MIDI.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

There are reasons for using external clocks with studio gear. Audio quality isn't one of them.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun10/articles/masterclocks.htm

 

[bi0boy]

There are reasons for using external clocks with studio gear. Audio quality isn't one of them.

I thought it was to do with the quantum effects of clock-entangled observations unsynching the wave bases resulting in a de-emphatic midrange and decidedly wobbly treble at the fringes.

 

[Nylock]

...Not to mention excessive threshold induced transient shear at the sub/infra bass interface frequencies....

 

[snadge]

OK, I'll bite. Why are you using external clocks?

Not enough word clock outs to run everything and I got the BLA clock chucked on for free with my interface

 

[stuff_it]

Needs to be mounted on a suitably rare piece of wood for full effect.

I think we should try and genetically engineer some form of hardwood just for the purpose. We could claim we used stem cells.

you could easily replace the psu in a pc with one similar to the veloso-magic-hyper-supplies that he had in the video. 10 grand.

and just imagine all the cable stands you could cramp in to a pc, to keep their electromagnetic fields properly unentangled and aligned.

Can you not do that with a special cream?

Not enough word clock outs to run everything and I got the BLA clock chucked on for free with my interface

Free except for the £130 cables needed to make it work...

I wonder if there's an RFID in the "genuine" cables. In fact that's a brilliant idea - let's make hifi equipment that needs to use our own proprietary cables. We'll hide some RFID or solid state memory in the official cables and make our equipment sounds shit when you use any other cables in it.

 

[8ball]

I hope you got the directional ones otherwise you'll have terrible word muddiness and possibly distorted pulse jitter.

Don't talk to me about distorted pulse jitter.

I'm thinking you also need some kind of timed cantilever system for your PC to ensure that the electrons can most efficiently run downhill. This will need to self-adjust for times of day and the phases of the moon.

 

[8ball]

I wonder if there's an RFID in the "genuine" cables. In fact that's a brilliant idea - let's make hifi equipment that needs to use our own proprietary cables. We'll hide some RFID or solid state memory in the official cables and make our equipment sounds shit when you use any other cables in it.

Ooh - real technology in the bullshit box - that's a pretty cool idea.

 

[twentythreedom]

Speaker cables for £19,646 per pair, 2.5m length.



Specs include "multi-layered matrix geometry"

Also "a lower noise floor and even better detail retrieval and transparency".

www.russandrews.com

 

[stuff_it]

Ooh - real technology in the bullshit box - that's a pretty cool idea.

We could also roll out software upgrades for the equipment that only worked using a similarly doctored usb stick that could only be purchased from us. The thing could be programmed to have decaying sound quality over time if you left the official update for too long. The update would be very simple to implement as it would simply be a line of code that reset the "fuck you" clock.

 

[Citizen66]

Speaker cables for £19,646 per pair, 2.5m length.

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Specs include "multi-layered matrix geometry"

Also "a lower noise floor and even better detail retrieval and transparency".

www.russandrews.com

That's completely hatstand.

 

[stuff_it]

Can we call the company "All your bass" or would they clock the pisstake?

 

[bi0boy]

This will need to self-adjust for times of day and the phases of the moon.

A tidal drag compensator. I'm guessing it would need to be made of platinum-plated iron™, otherwise stray cosmic rays, TV license detector vans and any nearby wind farms might interfere with its dampening fields.

 

[stuff_it]

A tidal drag compensator. I'm guessing it would need to be made of platinum-plated iron™, otherwise stray cosmic rays, TV license detector vans and any nearby wind farms might interfere with its dampening fields.

The only real way to stop cosmic rays is to sink the listening room under at least 10ft of water in a lead lined tank. I'd be happy to quote for you.

 

[Nylock]

 

[stuff_it]

Yours for only £100k - a completely isolated listening room. £400k for gold plated...

 

[8ball]

I'm sure that stuff in the water looks familiar - do you think we should replace it with pyramids or something?

 

[captain acab]

Yours for only £100k - a completely isolated listening room. £400k for gold plated...

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Ooh, does it come with the nuclear waste too?

 

[stuff_it]

Ooh, does it come with the nuclear waste too?

That costs extra, especially the limited edition Fukushima edition.

 

[pesh]

Henry Rollins says you're all mean.

I think that when one climbs to the more rarified air of the audiophile environment, the reasons for that ascent become more varied, intense, sincere, and sometimes ridiculous. Only those who remain ignorant of hi-fi's power would contest the fact that a certain pair of speakers, the right cables, or stylus can bring a listener closer to the Playback Promised Land. All you can do is pity their box-wine-grade appreciation skills and move on.

http://www.stereophile.com/content/pursuit-audio-excellence-2

 

[skyscraper101]

Speaker cables for £19,646 per pair, 2.5m length.

View attachment 41802

Specs include "multi-layered matrix geometry"

Also "a lower noise floor and even better detail retrieval and transparency".

www.russandrews.com

That's just the 2.5m edition. For the ultimate 3.4m version, you'll have to pay £26,228

http://www.russandrews.com/product....&customer_id=PAA1510108413089GKXSOYVYVIPOQGCX

 

[skyscraper101]

Please someone call and troll them, and also record it and post on urban for the lulz

Want to talk to us? 01539 797300

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Now they're a threat to our children!

 

[Greenemeanie]

Whenever I finish up wrapping a project, the last thing I always do is archive onto DAT. I just love the way it sounds. Don't know why...

 

[angie-c]

I remember Q magazine having a big debate in the 90s about whether putting CDs in the freezer improved the sound quality.

You've got a link of the story, mate? I'm curious!

 

[bi0boy]

You've got a link of the story, mate? I'm curious!

I found this: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/104847

 

[angie-c]

Well, the only time I could identify the sound difference is when I put the big sound system and a Blackberry phone together. If I need to buy some expensive audio products, I would try to get them second-hand.

 

[stuff_it]

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