$2,000,000 nude virgin assembled sound system - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: made2hack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 08:32:17 am
content: If this is a repost, I apologize. Otherwise, please enjoy!!!http://youtu.be/kaWpP95MwKw

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 08:45:45 am
content: I would be worried by the plants affecting the sound at that price!

author: GNU_Ninja
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 08:51:54 am
content: Didn't see an iPod dock. No sale

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 09:30:33 am
content: I don't think OH&S would allow it,apart from the possibility of Sir Richard Branston issuing a "wrongful trademark claim"!

author: Tim F
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 10:09:10 am
content: $2m and runs a Class B sub amp. Would not buy.

author: GNU_Ninja
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2015, 10:45:03 am
content: Quote from: Tim F on October 30, 2015, 10:09:10 amSome Black Discus' attached to 'strategic points' on the amplifier would fix THAT little problemhttp://www.madscientist-audio.com/blackdiscus.html...

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:15:17 am
content: A) Why didn't they turn it on so the viewers can hear how it sounds?B) When are they going to send one to Dave? It would be a nice change after taking apart so much test equipmentBTW I'm wondering about the WAF of this system. I estimate it isn't very high.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:23:47 am
content: Quote from: nctnico on October 31, 2015, 12:15:17 amWouldn't the camera microphone degrade the fantastic A-class quality?

author: med6753
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 01:01:21 am
content: There's an audiophool born every minute.

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 01:12:08 am
content: Quote from: med6753 on October 31, 2015, 01:01:21 amOn the contrary, they are dying breed:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/arts/music/25tomm.html

author: Noise Floor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 02:12:37 am
content: DIY loudspeaker design is what originally got me into electronics decades ago. What amazed me was how with thoughtful component selection, solid cross over design and careful construction you could build outstanding quality speakers. for very little. Whenever I see stuff like this I am reminded that there is a lot of money out there people have nothing better to do with.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 10:10:42 am
content: Ha ha, million dollar hifi system, and they still toss their CDs on the floor.I'd like to sneak in there and stick my 'Marc Vincent' plastic logo on it. Give the system some solid audiophool street-cred.Quote from: Noise Floor on October 31, 2015, 02:12:37 amYes, it'sreallyannoying, isn't it. Some years ago I cut an old friend out of my life, for pretty much just that. Could not stand seeing him waste ridiculous amounts of money on incredibly stupid things. (And other reasons.)

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 10:50:47 am
content: I only wish that reviews of this type of equipment such as the video linked above could mention or discuss the higher level technical aspects of the products, such as how many sets can you cram inside a white van.Seriously though, they are obviously a decorative furniture piece and more for show and tell as I read elsewhere, my concern is that the house maid might mistake them for the laundry shoot.

author: SteveLy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 10:54:33 am
content: I don't like the look of that nude virgin, so-called. False advertising. 1) He's not nude 2) I don't think he's a virgin.

author: Joule Thief
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 11:10:17 am
content: at 3:02 in the videoin response to the super tweeter range claim of 18kHz to 45kHz."it's amazing how much it matters ..... even though you can't hear it"

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:28:00 pm
content: Quote from: Noise Floor on October 31, 2015, 02:12:37 amBoy do I agree with this. I think anyone that really looks in to audio transducers will soon discover the the speaker system along also with room placement/treatments is the largest non-linear part of a good Hi-Fi playback system. The active electronics of such a system has been blameless for many decades.It's all about the speakers design.

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:41:33 pm
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 31, 2015, 12:23:47 amThey don't allow human contact of any kind with the sound waves. The system must be played in a completely empty room with virgin fiberglass acoustic insulation on the walls, floor, and ceiling.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 12:49:09 pm
content: There is another video from the same people that have a woman singing Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles via that system, it sounded great through the speakers on my crappy LG smart TV.Unfortunately I can't post a link from here.

author: med6753
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 02:45:24 pm
content: Quote from: Joule Thief on October 31, 2015, 11:10:17 amBut the family dog and the bats in the attic can!

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 03:58:18 pm
content: This is making me want to do something truly silly.... these people are looking for life validation through purchasing equipment to either impress other people. Its the only plausible reason why they do this.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 04:20:13 pm
content: Those hand woven audio interconnects are great, though my use for them involved a little work first, removing the crappy RCA connector ( went as a part of the brass to the scrapyard) then unplaiting them and putting 4mm plugs on them, so I could use them as test leads. Good use for the PTFE cable inside.Hey, I got them in the bin, other option was as low grade copper wire scrap.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 06:42:16 pm
content: For that price i'd rent the entire orchestra to come and play live

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 06:44:50 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on October 31, 2015, 06:42:16 pmThat actually makes sense! If you have money to waste why not get a real orchestra to play for you in a building designed for that purpose? There is usually also a bar so you can have some friends over and don't have to deal with the mess afterwards.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 07:12:38 pm
content: These products are designed to liberate money from people who have too much of it and allow it to circulate back into the financial system.... Helping everyone else in the process. It is a "robin hood" sound system

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 07:30:20 pm
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 30, 2015, 08:45:45 amThey probably have an indoor horticulturalist whose toolbox includes an audio RTA spectrum analyzer so they can keep the ferns trimmed to < 1dB precision.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 07:33:00 pm
content: I can get Roderick for a lot less, I just have to provide the piano and sheet music if he does not know the score by heart. He also knows a few opera singers, so the whole lot can be done a lot cheaper, and with better selection of music.

author: Noise Floor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 07:40:06 pm
content: Quote from: retrolefty on October 31, 2015, 12:28:00 pmAnd for folks looking to get into designing your own, I'll recommend the book stat started it all for me, theLoudspeaker Design Cookbook by Vance Dickason.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2015, 08:31:25 pm
content: Talking about self built speakers... many years ago I bought a piece of test equipment from someone and he was very much into DIY extreme audio equipment. He built a set of exponential horn loudspeaker from scratch without cross over (after all a cross over needs filters and filters mean phase shifts...). He even wound the voice coils himself! What made sense about his setup was that less movement in the voicecoil means less distortion. The exponential horn has a very high efficiency so the voice coil doesn't need to move much. He could get quite a lot of noise from a 6W class A amplifier. Unfortunately the speakers where huge.

author: jadew
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2015, 03:26:35 am
content: Quote from: Joule Thief on October 31, 2015, 11:10:17 am"I know, I know."

author: wagon
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2015, 04:12:50 am
content: I stopped watching about thirty seconds into the video... the stupid was too strong for me.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2015, 04:22:40 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on October 31, 2015, 12:49:09 pmThis one?

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 02, 2015, 03:00:10 am
content: Thats it. We need a EEVblog forum approved audio amplifier design. One we can charge crazy amounts of money for designed with extremely hard to find parts that cost a fortune if you can even get them. Perhaps a multi thousand dollar FPGA to handle all the ancillary functions. Ohhh.. Wait... Audiophile grade FPGA!! I can see it now! Dont dick around with some rubbish off the shelf DSP in your new design. Actually force the consumer to buy a ridiculously expensive VHDL or Verilog tool as part of the condition of purchase and use!

author: made2hack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 08:35:15 am
content: What is the community's opinion of Siegfried Linkwitz ofLinkwitz-Rileyfame?http://www.linkwitzlab.com/From the little I've read on his website so far, he seems REALLY much into building acoustics the proper way (scientifically based, sound electrically engineered, high quality components) and REASONABLE prices (even with using SEAS drivers).

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 09:56:17 am
content: Quote from: free_electron on October 31, 2015, 06:42:16 pmThey wouldn't sound as good.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 10:07:56 am
content: *insert quote about 'have you even heard it in person durr durr I'm a snobbish audiophile' here*

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 10:19:03 am
content: Why does he go out to state that the crossovers are 'passive'??While yeah, passive x-overs can be very good, but when you have that much cash, why not throw it into more amplifiers and active crossovers.I recently cobbled together a great audio system for my PC with some home made active xovers, little bookshelf speakers wired for bi-amp and an old one hung low active sub my neighbour was tossing.+-15VDC Regulated PS = $10 (including a no name 15/0/15 transformer from ebay)active crossovers = $20 - Would have been cheaper but I blew up the opamps on first power up... lesson learned, check voltageand polaritybefore installing chips into board next time.Speakers = $60 for drivers, MDF was just laying around from another project.Active Sub = $02x Stereo Class-T Modules (yeah, I know, they are really Class-D, but I have to sound special dont I?) = $401RU Chassis = $60Total: $190The look on my old mans face when it outperformed his 'Yamaha $5K audio system'.... priceless!I have a nice stereo in the lounge, this was more of a EE project for learning, but I have found that I MUCH prefer this system to my setup in the house... I think it is time to take it to the next stage and re-design it on PCB for that room, stripboard just wont cut it with the wife.

author: Joule Thief
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 11:55:30 am
content: and for another $150K per day, the assemblers will analyze your listening environment for air current anomalies and apparently provide manual tuning of apertures for proper horn loading