Audiophile Forum

[Adam]

This thread.....bringing the obscure and the funny since 2005.

It always comes back. The topic is just so enticing.

Indeed! I look forward to the next newbie post on here in the fall of 2009. Although, the rate of off-topic newbie posts is accelerating. Perhaps it'll be spring of 2009...

 

[Seth=L]

Indeed! I look forward to the next newbie post on here in the fall of 2009. Although, the rate of off-topic newbie posts is accelerating. Perhaps it'll be spring of 2009...

It's only a matter of time before Mike_C sees this thread and closes it down to take all the fun away from the thread.

 

[majorloser]

It's only a matter of time before Mike_C sees this thread and closes it down to take all the fun away from the thread.

Not to worry. I'll re-open it.

 

[Adam]

Not to worry. I'll re-open it.

"With great power there must also come--great responsibility."

The Spider-Mod credo.

 

[mike c]

what? me, close a fun thread?

my main function is spam cleaning, so i wouldn't touch a thread where other mods have already started to have fun

 

[Rickster71]

Indeed! I look forward to the next newbie post on here in the fall of 2009. Although, the rate of off-topic newbie posts is accelerating. Perhaps it'll be spring of 2009...

It may be sooner than you think.

I hope you guys can help.
I have this really weird rash....

 

[TLS Guy]

I think we should have a section which is friendly to, and directed at audiophiles who are trying tweaks, equipment combinations, power conditioning, etc.

This section should be devoted to positive sharing of experience and exclusive of people demanding proof by DBT. This could even be a disclaimer at the beginning: "no tests were performed and Audioholics is not responsible for any outlandish/untested/untrue claims represented here."

The staff should even chime in where necessary when doubters throw in their "Tested?" criticisms which are rampant everywhere else here. Nobody tests audible properties adequately and if they are the basis for discussion, the threads will be pretty quiet.

Hey, everywhere else the same unrequitted demands are the rule of the day, even though the answer is invariably "no testing done". There should be just one safe place to have discussions within the non-testing crowd.

We could even call it "Subjectivists Unite!"

Subjectivists are actually a menace, and like Margaret Thatcher said of the left, "they need to be swatted regularly."

They create endless distractions, and divert funds and attention away from achieving real progress. So consider yourself swatted!

 

[MinusTheBear]

So consider yourself swatted!

Last post by miklorsmith 04-05-2006.

 

[Adam]

Last post by miklorsmith 04-05-2006.

True, but last activity was less than a month ago.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

There could be subsections to discuss the audible benefits of elevating cables on blocks, taping little bags of pebbles to the terminals, and biwiring.

 

[jamie2112]

There could be subsections to discuss the audible benefits of elevating cables on blocks, taping little bags of pebbles to the terminals, and biwiring.

You could just call it "When Audiophiles FAIL"....get your speaker cables off the floor don't you know they sound WAAAYYY better if they are elevated ......

 

[yettitheman]

You could just call it "When Audiophiles FAIL"....get your speaker cables off the floor don't you know they sound WAAAYYY better if they are elevated ......

Mine are elevated 12 inches above the atmosphere of space so that the wires wrapped in ERS papAr will last, and that the RF and EMI that is caused by radio waves is null because the wires run perpendicular to the ground straight from the sky.... beat that can of tuna for most obsessive audiophile.

 

[mike c]

Mine are elevated 12 inches above the atmosphere of space so that the wires wrapped in ERS papAr will last, and that the RF and EMI that is caused by radio waves is null because the wires run perpendicular to the ground straight from the sky.... beat that can of tuna for most obsessive audiophile.

what do you do about the cosmic rays, gamma rays, and what not?

 

[sparky77]

I'm not too worried, my house is wrapped in lead film and attached to 6 12ft ground rods.

 

[itschris]

My cables are 18 inches thick and have a box on one end that directs the signal through the inner most 4 inches leaving a total of 12 surrounding inches for protection against all you mention.





... really... I have no idea what the f this thread is about so I thought I'd add my own stupid comment.

 

[MinusTheBear]

I only listen to my system during sunset. It just sounds better.

 

[Seth=L]

I was going to get some black onyx pyramids to place on top of my speakers to give it a darker multidimensional sound.

 

[jamie2112]

I'm not too worried, my house is wrapped in lead film and attached to 6 12ft ground rods.

That is REALLY freaky MINE TOO.........

 

[krabapple]

It always comes back. The topic is just so enticing.

The question to me is, if Audioholics is "Pursuing the TRUTH in audio and video." and advertising itself as a place "Where audio and video equipment undergoes rigorous objective and subjective tests by our staff, ensuring that marketing slogans aren't the only guidelines for your home theater choices", why are its subjective tests 'sighted' (i.e., not rigorous)?

Anyway, what I meant to say is, my cat's breath smells like cat food.

 

[Adam]

Anyway, what I meant to say is, my cat's breath smells like cat food.

Not sure if that had any actual meaning, but the sentence sure made me laugh! Thanks for that.