Equipment porn

id rather have a plasma tv, a nice leather couch, and a new R1 with a piece of glass on it for a coffee table, with a $500 sony surround sound system, for that price.

geesh, and an air pump for my date as well, cant forget her!
 
Certainly not tied up in my basement. No, not at all. :shifty:

Actaully, if the end of the new Deftones' song "Pink Cellphone" is any indication, Elpmis was apparently in California writing lyrics for Annie Hardy.

Greasy filthy hand jobs in truckstop restrooms
Hot carling, all over the place
Hot Carling,
I turned that into a verb, i hope you apreciate it
Carling, Hot Carling Academy, its a school where you go to learn how to buttfuck
They dont have blowjobs there because they are uncircumsized
And that is just disgusting so they have to buttfuck
Which is also disgusting because that extra forskin traps all the germs
And the poop, and the buttfucking residue within
And that is why british people have bad teeth, amen.
 
I'm confused, his TV is missing? :tard:
Perhaps you missed the multiple mentions of "music listening room"?

You may have noticed that he's got little custom stands for keeping the wires off of the floor.

High quality sound is so subjective that you can convince stupid people of just about anything as far as audio quality goes.

In a double blind test, I bet this guy couldn't tell the difference between $400 speakers and $45,000 speakers.

It's all snake oil.

This guy is gullible idiot that's supporting an industry of thieves. I find it disgusting.

:dont: :wtf: :rolleyes: :tard:
Yes, I know. That's why I said some of its impressive and some is excessive. The stands you mention and the "vibration isolation" shelving is just laughable. While I'm all for spending a bit more on good quality cable, I'm sure he spend far too much on his. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if its all solid silver. I'm sorry to report that I can hear a difference between copper and silver though. I had a pair of silver mic cables back when I was recording concerts and working sound. The difference those cables made in recording was audible to everyone who heard the final product. It was downright weird, since my mind wanted to reject it, as it made no sense. Yet, fire up the DAT and running blind A/B tests, the difference was definately there.

Monolithic amps make sense since all components are isolated from one another. If you're using big class AB stuff or even Class D, you probably have a massive transformer in there. Shielding that from all the other components will make a very audible difference, especially on speakers with high sensitivity.

High quality power conditioners make sense, but in this case, I would have just done the conditioning right at the breaker box since I'm sure that barn runs off its own service. Buying individual power conditioners for each piece is just silly.

Spending the money to make the room acoustics ideal is completely worth it. The easiest comparison that I have is the difference between a well made instrument and a crappy one. A well made instrument, like a guitar, can make a mediocre musician sound much better than they are. A crappy instrument holds even the best experts back.

I've heard the difference in $500, $5000, and $50,000 speakers and can tell you I was able to hear a difference in each level. The problem is rationalizing the cost to performance increase. I don't think there's anyway I could ever justify the cost increase in $5000 to $50,000 speakers, but I can say that I can totally rationalize the difference in $500 and $5000 speakers.

The thing that kills me is the turntable. I'm sure he has easily dropped 5 digits on that thing. If you were picking up a laser turntable, I'd understand. You use that because you don't wear down the vinyl and I'm sure most of his collection is WAY out of print. At that point you may be able to justify those dollars since its the only way to play your non-replaceable collection without further damaging it. But spending 5 digits on a turntable and in the thousands for a needle is just stupidity.

The biggest problem is sound is somewhat subjective because of human limitation. Some people just hear better or differently than others. My hearing is better than average and I've come to realize that what is a huge difference to me, others can't hear at all. We have an entire generation that's growing up thinking excessive low end and muddy highs are "good" because that's what they're used to, even if it isn't accurate to real life. Most of those people are the ones that think I'm nuts even though the difference is clear as day to me. I just keep telling myself when I see audiophilia that hopefully these people can actually hear the difference enough to justify the costs and its not just a pissing contest or falling for snake oil. Point being, I have my limit of what's "worth it" and I'm sure they do as well.

All that and only room for 3 people to sit?
I'm surprised there are that many chairs. If it were mine, there would only be one.

A set of Bose shelf speakers, Sanyo stereo/radio/cd player and some Monster cable will set you free.
I just wanted you to know that I hate you with the burning inferno of 10,000 suns.
 
Perhaps you missed the multiple mentions of "music listening room"?


Yes, I know. That's why I said some of its impressive and some is excessive. The stands you mention and the "vibration isolation" shelving is just laughable. While I'm all for spending a bit more on good quality cable, I'm sure he spend far too much on his. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if its all solid silver. I'm sorry to report that I can hear a difference between copper and silver though. I had a pair of silver mic cables back when I was recording concerts and working sound. The difference those cables made in recording was audible to everyone who heard the final product. It was downright weird, since my mind wanted to reject it, as it made no sense. Yet, fire up the DAT and running blind A/B tests, the difference was definately there.

Monolithic amps make sense since all components are isolated from one another. If you're using big class AB stuff or even Class D, you probably have a massive transformer in there. Shielding that from all the other components will make a very audible difference, especially on speakers with high sensitivity.

High quality power conditioners make sense, but in this case, I would have just done the conditioning right at the breaker box since I'm sure that barn runs off its own service. Buying individual power conditioners for each piece is just silly.

Spending the money to make the room acoustics ideal is completely worth it. The easiest comparison that I have is the difference between a well made instrument and a crappy one. A well made instrument, like a guitar, can make a mediocre musician sound much better than they are. A crappy instrument holds even the best experts back.

I've heard the difference in $500, $5000, and $50,000 speakers and can tell you I was able to hear a difference in each level. The problem is rationalizing the cost to performance increase. I don't think there's anyway I could ever justify the cost increase in $5000 to $50,000 speakers, but I can say that I can totally rationalize the difference in $500 and $5000 speakers.

The thing that kills me is the turntable. I'm sure he has easily dropped 5 digits on that thing. If you were picking up a laser turntable, I'd understand. You use that because you don't wear down the vinyl and I'm sure most of his collection is WAY out of print. At that point you may be able to justify those dollars since its the only way to play your non-replaceable collection without further damaging it. But spending 5 digits on a turntable and in the thousands for a needle is just stupidity.

The biggest problem is sound is somewhat subjective because of human limitation. Some people just hear better or differently than others. My hearing is better than average and I've come to realize that what is a huge difference to me, others can't hear at all. We have an entire generation that's growing up thinking excessive low end and muddy highs are "good" because that's what they're used to, even if it isn't accurate to real life. Most of those people are the ones that think I'm nuts even though the difference is clear as day to me. I just keep telling myself when I see audiophilia that hopefully these people can actually hear the difference enough to justify the costs and its not just a pissing contest or falling for snake oil. Point being, I have my limit of what's "worth it" and I'm sure they do as well.

I'm surprised there are that many chairs. If it were mine, there would only be one.


I just wanted you to know that I hate you with the burning inferno of 10,000 suns.

one is the loneliest number /three dog night