[time-nuts] OT: Audiophoolery
John Pettitt
jpp at cloudview.com
Fri Apr 20 16:14:13 EDT 2007
It's the $250 HDMI cable
(http://www.audioconnect.com/html/hdmi-3_hdmi_cable.html) that takes the
prize IMHO - analog is voodoo to most people and they can be bamboozled
by talk of SWR's etc- but digital is just digital - it works or it
doesn't. I'd be willing to bet that this $250 cable is no better
than the $19.95 one hooked to my Apple TV (neat toy BTW).
Then again most people are happy with a cheap timex and a clock radio -
I have three independent GPS clocks and two WWV clocks so maybe I
shouldn't be too quick to comment.
John (who still wears a mechanical watch)
Daun Yeagley wrote:
> I had passed a couple of these posts on to one of my buddies at Motorola, since
> we and a few others have by chance been having a parallel discussion of such
> topics. Check out his message.
>
> OK,
>
> This is as crazy as it gets. I have seen the high end power cables
> before and consider this the ultimate in audiophoolishness ... I'm not
> sure this is the most expensive example, but it surely establishes that
> there is no connection between reality and audiophoolery.
>
> Check it out: http://www.audioconnect.com/html/pk10_palladian.html
>
> SWR enhanced!!!! God, it's so simple, why didn't I think of it?
>
> Jim
>
>
> This one just fit so nicely into our discussions!
>
>
> Daun
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf
> Of John Pettitt
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:03 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Audiophoolery
>
> Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 02:21, Bruce Lane wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Discussions involving audiphoolery, particularly where silly things like
>>>
> $500 knobs and "atomic" references for CD writing are involved, never fail to
> amuse me.
>
>>> With that in mind, and given the current thread about Antelope Audio, I
>>>
> feel compelled to point out a link which, I think, illustrates one of the peaks
> to which "audiophools" will go to satisfy their obsessions.
>
>>> http://www.monstercable.com/productDisplay.asp?pin=195
>>>
>>> I invite all to have a good chuckle over this one. ;-)
>>>
>>> Keep the peace(es).
>>>
>>>
>> Take a look at this "Aromatherapy and Audiophools" which appeared in
>> Electronics World and Wireless World, October 1999. I thought it was so
>> funny I scanned it and stuck it on my web site.
>>
>>
>> http://www.g8wrb.org/useful-stuff/audiophools.pdf
>>
>>
>>
> I still remember the mercury filled speaker wires post - see also
>
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/hall/8701/Audio_BS.htm
>
> and in case anybody still needs convincing
>
> http://www.avreview.co.uk/news/article/mps/UAN/632/v/3/sp/332683698431330268420
>
> "*Harmonic Technology Fantasy
>
> *In our test system Fantasy proved to be an extremely charming cable, it
> is extremely fine and smooth while being able to resolve detail with
> ease. Acoustic space is well defined and instrument tone is pretty good
> too."
>
> Excuse me while I gag. $900 for a par of 3m wires!
>
> John
>
>
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