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Bisty Q. posted:Please stop with this bullshit that is not even remotely related to ridiculing audiophiles.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:In the Renaissance, painters had to know how to mix their own pigments, but the availability of modern dyes never held back Picasso. Amusingly, Picasso's art education was based on thorough study and imitation of the old masters so I don't think this is the best argument to use against learning to shoot and develop film.
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TopherCStone posted:Amusingly, Picasso's art education was based on thorough study and imitation of the old masters so I don't think this is the best argument to use against learning to shoot and develop film. Ridicule Audiophiles: Film v. Digital Photography
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So, I've decided to subscribe to Tidal at least until Apple does their thing in May. I will say, though, that I might stick with Tidal even if everyone else flips the switch on FLAC audio - the app itself is just more enjoyable for me to use than the alternatives.
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Apr 7, 2015 03:09
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BigFactory posted:Discipline and patience. Nobody or at least very few people need the actual skills any more but the discipline of working your craft without an undo button has value. Feel free to disagree. Exactly like my flint knapping example then. Good to see we agree on something.
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flosofl posted:Ridicule Audiophiles: Film v. Digital Photography I'm sorry; I started it. 
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Wasabi the J posted:I'm sorry; I started it. I thought it was an interesting derail. It's not like it was keeping anything else from being posted here.
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Apr 7, 2015 11:43
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Here's a good one from Wat HiFi?, which is a blog everyone should subscribe to. Yes, it's another set of apparently very wonderful digital cables!quote:It’s actually irrelevant which Tellurium Q cable you select to compare against its Nordost opponent, it’s more that the difference in the nature of the performance of both ‘families’ is so huge as to render the ‘bits is bits’ idea laughable to any listener. Laughable, my good sirs. http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/tellurium-q-digital-cable-range/
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Apr 8, 2015 15:54
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Laughable indeed. I'm sad I didn't get any dark chocolate cables for Easter, they sound delicious.
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quote:Tellurium Q doesn’t publish specifications – in part because it doesn’t want to hand over its trade secrets to its rivals, and in part because there’s a tendency for people to make odd proclamations about sound based on materials alone (“it’s a silver cable, and as such it sounds shiny”) quote:Put simply, the Nordost had more energy,  quote:and the Tellurium Q cables were darker sounding. 
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Apr 8, 2015 17:01
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quote:Tellurium Q doesn’t publish specifications – in part because it doesn’t want to hand over its trade secrets to its rivals I would love if any other industry tried this same logic. "No sir we can't tell you how many horsepower you get with this vehicle because we don't want to hand over our trade secrets to competitors" "but..." "TRADE SECRETS"  Or even better "No sir, we can't tell you the weight limit on this bridge because it would be like handing over our trade secrets to our rivals"
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Apr 8, 2015 17:22
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It's a good thing that audio quality has nothing to do with the electrical properties of a cable, it would be awful if you could just measure it.
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Apr 9, 2015 00:30
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Darker sounding. What the gently caress does that even signify.
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Apr 9, 2015 01:56
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Combat Pretzel posted:Darker sounding. What the gently caress does that even signify. Not just dark... "That rich, dark chocolate presentation gets richer and darker as you go up the lines too."
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Apr 9, 2015 03:03
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Combat Pretzel posted:Darker sounding. What the gently caress does that even signify. That the reviewer is absolutely mental.
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Apr 9, 2015 03:19
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bigman.50grand posted:That the reviewer is absolutely mental. He is unique in that with audiophile reviews as they're usually really sensible.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Darker sounding. What the gently caress does that even signify. You get to use your imagination!
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Apr 9, 2015 03:29
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BANME.sh posted:I would love if any other industry tried this same logic. Also the fact that their "competitors" can just buy a pair and test them. Or take them apart. I'm thinking too hard about this, aren't I?
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But you're forgetting that you can't determine the patented cryo-freezing technology used to condition the cables by simply taking them apart.
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Apr 9, 2015 05:10
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Pretty sure they all have an agreement not to post photos of the other persons $5 usb cables with the mesh removed.
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Apr 9, 2015 05:12
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BANME.sh posted:But you're forgetting that you can't determine the patented cryo-freezing technology used to condition the cables by simply taking them apart. Schroedingers Cables: they exist simultaneously in a worthless/invaluable state until the internals are observed.
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Apr 9, 2015 08:05
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A local dutch HiFi site posted this awesome new product, found some english info on it: HARMONIX Big Band Tuning Tapequote:Harmonix “Big-Band” tuning tapes, likewise, other Harmonix tuning devices such as RF-5700, improve the signal transmission when applied to analog and digital signal cables, headphone cables and speaker cables, and better conductance when applied to power cords. How do you use it, you might ask? Well, you peel off the back of the adhesive tuning tape (Made from special japanese paper and some thing copper sheet material) and you tape it around whatever you want it's sound or picture quality improved!  It can be yours starting at a price of 140 dollars for 4 (1) strips of Tuning Tape!
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I think these guys think that cables are carrying literal sound waves inside them, like water in pipes.
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 Cable insulation is crucial to maintaining a warm sound.
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LifeSizePotato posted:I think these guys think that cables are carrying literal sound waves inside them, like water in pipes. Which is interesting in that it's not how either works.
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Apr 9, 2015 18:12
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BANME.sh posted:But you're forgetting that you can't determine the patented cryo-freezing technology used to condition the cables by simply taking them apart. 90% bong-hose, 10% reclaimed copper from vacant office blocks.
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Apr 9, 2015 18:16
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Boiled Water posted:Which is interesting in that it's not how either works. Whatever, dude.  My tap water had a noticeably lighter, cleaner taste with delicate notes of Norwegian glacier after I wrapped ionized platinum bands around my pipes under the sink.
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Apr 9, 2015 18:55
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LifeSizePotato posted:Whatever, dude. The positive water ions have a lighter, more airy taste and the negative water ions taste more energetic! 
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Apr 9, 2015 18:57
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Boiled Water posted:Which is interesting in that it's not how either works. Haven't you had ion infused water?
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Wasabi the J posted:Haven't you had ion infused water? Speaking of, I saw a group of shower heads that advertised "oxygen-infused water". Now I may wrong, but wouldn't adding oxygen to water result in hydrogen peroxide?
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Good news: That's not how chemistry works. Luckily, or the top layer of all oceans and bodies of water would be hydrogen peroxide. On a related note: Your tap water is oxygenated  .
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Boiled Water posted:Good news: That's not how chemistry works. Luckily, or the top layer of all oceans and bodies of water would be hydrogen peroxide. On a related note: Your tap water is oxygenated Nitrogenated would be more accurate.
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Boiled Water posted:Good news: That's not how chemistry works. Luckily, or the top layer of all oceans and bodies of water would be hydrogen peroxide. On a related note: Your tap water is oxygenated  Goddamnit, I knew I was missing something stupid.
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Shaft481 posted:Speaking of, I saw a group of shower heads that advertised "oxygen-infused water". Now I may wrong, but wouldn't adding oxygen to water result in hydrogen peroxide? No. It's just dissolved in it like it is in all water. It doesn't do anything but it's not a lie.
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Willeh posted:A local dutch HiFi site posted this awesome new product, found some english info on it: HARMONIX Big Band Tuning Tape
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Is anybody just selling EQs in blackboxes that produce these effects for real? I have a feeling that devices that actually affect the sound would probably sell about as well (but maybe not quite as well) as the pseudoscientific stuff, given the same branding. You could make a "darker sound" box by compressing bass and cutting mids from 1k to 3khz or something, for instance, but claim it uses crystal powers instead.
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You're missing the part where this whole charade is completely in these rich rear end in a top hat's heads.
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Krotera posted:Is anybody just selling EQs in blackboxes that produce these effects for real? That would cost money to produce because it actually does something. Audiophile poo poo is all about getting the most cash for the least amount of product so you only have to sell a couple to make phat stacks and spend the summer touring Europe. *edit: also why have goons not got together to produce their own line of overpriced goods to sell on at ridiculous prices?
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BANME.sh posted:I would love if any other industry tried this same logic. Rolls-Royce and Bentley both do that.
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GWBBQ posted:I'll sell you twice as much copper tape for only $70 and I'll take some pictures with vacuum tubes I found in a bag in my basement pointed at it from a variety of angles! Call now and I'll double the order! That's not gonna work because in the bullshit Audiophile community more dollars spent == better audio. Make it 700 and we'll talk!
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