Another woo-woo fuse for audio-phools to talk wankery over. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: peteb2
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2020, 02:54:42 pm
content: So I don’t give a rat’s ass when a business cranks out ‘gunk’ like this because it’s up to the consuming individual who chooses to part with their hard earned money. It’s when the company selling this kind of BULLSHIT makes an utter BULLSHIT statement that gets me going.... (I was searching for the part & this is what Mr Google threw up).... try these two:Frequently asked questions.Q: Are fuses directional?A: Yes, fuses are directional. Electricity should flow from the left to the right when you view the fuse. If you do not know the direction of flow you should listen to the fuse inserted in both directions. One direction will sound more detailed. This is the correct way.Q: Do fuses have a burn in period?A: Yes, most products have a settling in period. The first 200-300 hours of use are the most crucial.Here’s where you can buy a Blue or Orange Fuse:https://www.synergisticresearch.com/fuses/

author: Ice-Tea
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2020, 03:05:25 pm
content: Just looked at the rest of that site.I'm gonna loose my lunch.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2020, 03:47:39 pm
content: OK, please tell me this is a joke.They have a whole selection of woo-woo WALL OUTLETS (NA type)! They are encouraging these audiotards to mess with their mains wiring!Those idiots will start a fire! (don't give a crap if they get electrocuted) Are those sockets even compliant? They look to just be colored, but that "Tesla" one looks a bit odd.

author: andy3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2020, 04:41:14 pm
content: In the gambling trade there is the saying "There's a sucker born every minute" which is applicable in other trades as well. People hear/believe what they want to hear/believe.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2020, 07:45:30 pm
content: Turn that "Tesla" outlet upside down. It's the same orange 20 amp Leviton outlet I can go buy at any local box store.I am SERIOUSLY in the wrong business if this company actually sells significant quantities of this stuff. They run about $2.

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 12:22:03 am
content: I need a purple fuse.

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 09:07:48 am
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on March 23, 2020, 03:47:39 pmWhile the jury regarding the compliance of that is still out, this is most definitely a pending lawsuit material:https://www.synergisticresearch.com/isolation/accessories/quantum-ground-lifter/Mains outlet adapter that interrupts ground. Holy crap, knowing what other insane stuff these fools do, somebody is going to die.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 09:34:56 am
content: If sourceable and CHEAP, I could make a fortune flogging audiophool 'enhanced' power outlet covers,and whilst fitting them, check all their electricals are safe, solid and truly 'sound',bag the cash,and KNOW there won't be any call backsor funerals and court casesexcept repeat business from their audiophool mates that want the same treatment,because they 'heard the difference', especially during 1812 peaks on vinyl,and metal and rap with highest bitrate MP3s (320k?)after downing a few CoronasSeriously, do we know someone that makes or can make decorativewankcover plates with electrical compliance,and at EEVblog membermates ratesprices?with coronasmelling like an extended hoaxabout to screw everyone financially, I'd give this a goand keep audiophool idiots from DIY barbequeing themselves in their "...endless quest/pursuit for exquisite sonic excellence and accuracy..."What mix of meds, booze, choof and magic dust do audiophools indulge in btw ?

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 01:16:59 pm
content: Quote from: Domagoj T on March 24, 2020, 09:07:48 amThat's called a "cheater plug" or Grounding Plug Adaptor, they are meant for people with old houses with no ground pin (available pretty much everywhere here). You screw the tab into the center outlet screw (which should lead to a grounded box where this is applicable). They are misused way beyond the woo-woo idiots, like people plugging grounded devices into el-cheapo two pin extension cords. At least there they admit it's illegal.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 01:23:07 pm
content: I’m starting to think that I should get into this market. Mostly because I’m starting to think that taking money from idiots with too much is an ethical thing to do as it stops them from using it to do damage elsewhere. Also I need money to build a bad guy lair. Directional fuses

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 02:10:43 pm
content: Quote from: bd139 on March 24, 2020, 01:23:07 pmMy brother and I had the idea to offer special "cat water" (i.e. tap water plus "special markup"). Only to find out, that there was already a huge market for that. Damn.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 02:24:47 pm
content: "Quantum Ground Lifter"A bargain, at $35 - for an item you can pick up at any store for about 98 cents US. Oh, they stuck a sticker on the side - so add another 2 cents to the BOM cost.These guys aren't even trying to make it look like they do anything - they don't alter the molded in manufacturer information on this or their outlets (Leviton).I may have found something to appeal to the pet lovers and greens - my dogs all seem to love using the trash bag full of shredded paper from the shredder as a bed. The stuffing is free - my GF's work process requires printing a metric ton of stuff daily, which after the reviews it and then updates information on the computer, all must be shredded per compliance rules. Seriously, if I've printed a dozen pages in the 5 years I've had this color laser, that's a lot. She's printed thousands - like 10's of thousands by now. Some cheap trash bags, a little fabric - organic of course - and bingo, organic recycled dog beds.Perhaps a special edition where the fabric is tie dyed with organic colors. Oh and of course a version with hemp fabric. Now I just have to remember how to sew.Edit: Something else I remembered - you know what had lifted grounds audio-wise? MY ENTIRE STEREO SYSTEM. When I actually had a component hi-fi system in college and a few years after until it finally died for good. The receiver, tape deck, and turntable all came with ungrounded line cords.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 03:57:06 pm
content: QuoteI for one have never listened to fuses. I wonder how melodious that would be.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 05:36:03 pm
content: Can anyone tell me if connecting these in series will improve the audio quality further? Does it matter if I use gold plated fuse holders, or should they be Platinum covered? Can I use them in series parallel to get more power to my amp? I wonder If I get 40 of them if it will decrease the apparent power on my smart meter... hm..... Could they interfere with the 40 000 euro silver USB cables I have ?https://www.nordost.com/valhalla-reference/usb-cable.php

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 07:12:04 pm
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 24, 2020, 05:36:03 pmyou can parallel fuses to up the power output of the amplifier.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 07:16:42 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on March 24, 2020, 07:12:04 pmWow!, Exiting!

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 10:31:46 pm
content: Rumor has it the "Quantum Ground Lifter" is AntMan tech that shrinks hum, buzz, static down to the sub nano-verse$35 must be an introductory offer to get it out there and seen/heard,they must be losing money at that priceQuote from: SantaClaw on March 24, 2020, 07:16:42 pmThe two quality zones may clash due to random nano phase shifts in the audio AC tracking down the sensitive speaker lines,sell off the 40,000 euro silver USB cables asap while they still fetch a good price,before others get on to this latest series parallel fuse marvel,and you'll lose big euros selling the now below par USB cables

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2020, 11:36:26 pm
content: Parallel fuses is so last year. What if you put two directional fuses back to back. The noise will get trapped between them and you can let it out with a noise collection valve. Bingo. All you do to let the noise out is sink it to ground by touching this electrode on the boxEdit: also adds depth to Eminem recordings.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 01:45:27 am
content: Quote from: bd139 on March 24, 2020, 11:36:26 pmyou just saved SantaClaw a truck load of cashBesides adding depth to Eminem recordings/chunes,does it tone down the annoying repetitive timbre of his rich dude pretending/experienceing 24/7 bad hair days voice,bitchin on and on bout everythin and nuthin ?Seriously, people pay/ed for thatdunny inspiredscripted read out LOUD content, with toy-ish sounding looped backing tracks..STILL flogging the same old in 2020 ?

author: newbrain
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 07:23:54 am
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on March 25, 2020, 01:45:27 amA bit OT, but pertinent:"Eminem" to the tune of Talking Heads

author: dropkick
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 07:37:22 am
content: ::checks:: No... it's not April Fools yet!https://www.synergisticresearch.com/cables/srx/Wow. This guy must be good. He made that video with a straight face!There's more videos at the bottom. Look! Little stands to keep your cables off the carpet! And why are all these systems scattered all over the floor instead of on a shelf?Those garden hose power cords look like they'd pull themselves out of the sockets. Oh wait, they've got GRAPHENE and come with Yin and Yang!!

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 08:31:55 am
content: Quote from: dropkick on March 25, 2020, 07:37:22 amGrounding.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 09:35:49 am
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 24, 2020, 05:36:03 pmCertainly yes, as those cheapa$$ cables are not silver, but copper, cables: "Material: Solid core, silver-plated 99.999999%OFC".

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 01:19:43 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on March 25, 2020, 09:35:49 amBut, you forget "The Valhalla 2 USB 2.0 is revolutionary in terms of USB cable design. For the first time, Nordost is introducing a flat, twin-axial geometry to its USB cables."Also, it's 5000 euro, not 40 000 for 2 metershttps://oslohificenter.no/kabler/usb-kabler/nordost-valhalla2-usbThis speaker cable is 40 000 euro:https://oslohificenter.no/kabler/hoyttalerkabler/nordost-odin-2-hoyttalerkabel

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 03:09:43 pm
content: how can you tell the quality of an aiophool item ? the more zeroes it has behind the leading digit, the better !

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 05:33:54 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on March 25, 2020, 03:09:43 pmBut then you only get "99.999999%OFC", for that pricing, I'd expect them to hunt down every single non-Cu atom in there. All those "9"s look ugly and considering this is an open loop, a "0" will certainly do better in there, audio-wise. At least they didn't fool us into rounding numbers up to 100%, maybe one day they will offer a far superior product

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 05:36:12 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 24, 2020, 03:57:06 pmAnd I still don't know how to listen to a fuse...Do you use some kind of stethoscope?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 25, 2020, 05:38:01 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 25, 2020, 05:36:12 pmYou grab a good ground/earth with your right arm, then you grab the shiny end of the fuse, while it's in circuit and playing your favorite tunes.Now, you should be able to feel the good vibes.

author: El Rubio
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2020, 03:19:31 am
content: Rumor has it that if you fully burn in your directional fuses, then reverse them, the music will repeat something about Paul being dead.I'm flabbergasted at how many companies are on this BS bandwagon. It's as if they sit around and try to come up with some unneeded doo-dad every other month. They have super wires, then super-duper wires, then power cords, little stands to keep your wires off the floor, then fancy fuses, wooden ground boxes that they never show you what is inside except to say it is silver, and everyone with any fidelity knows that silver is the most conductive material on earth and makes the best wires, connectors, etc....that is, until Fidelium came along. Fancy flat speaker wires made of special alloy that is 330% better than the previous model. Funny that "Fidelium" is latin for Faithful. How ironic is the faithfulness required to believe the claims.This started as a funny tidbit that I thought surely nobody really buys into this garbage, but now it just pisses me off. i still get a laugh out of it.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2020, 03:50:41 am
content: Quote from: bd139 on March 24, 2020, 11:36:26 pmNow c'mon that's taking it too far.Nothingcould add depth to Eminem recordings.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2020, 08:59:49 am
content: Hence my outlandish claim!

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2020, 01:43:22 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 25, 2020, 05:36:12 pmFor these kind of audiofuses : you shove them in the sellers behind and listen to the cries. the harder he/she yells , the better the quality of the fuse

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2020, 05:10:38 pm
content: Quote from: Cerebus on March 26, 2020, 03:50:41 amOh yeah? Well my special Super DAC Unit and associated oxygen free, directional, room temperature superconductor cables can convert all the mumble in any mumble rap into crisp, clear, understandable lyrics using Super Synergy AI Advanced Algorithms and Subatomic Lyric Reallignment. Add the Quantum Musical Entanglement Unit for just $500,000 and the tune you listen to will be streamed straight from arealmusician's brain.But wait there's more! Get the Quantum Melody Amp for sale at just $300,000! Wow! Using superior superconductor switch output drive and Holy Purity Tubes (tm) in the preamp it will totally immerse you in the best sound ever! As a side bonus it will sonically treat the room and blow away any haters using the Pure Sonic Power Cleansing System to enure maximum purity in your musical space.**Warning! Triggering the Doubt Detector System may kill you and cause the entire sound system to self destruct. We at Cyber Scam Audio are not liable for any triggering of the Doubt Detector System.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 27, 2020, 02:10:50 am
content: I bet, if I turn on the 1200w PA amp powering my 15" subwoofer, and turn the lowpass filter to subsonic, you'd be able to feel depth to just about any song.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2020, 05:01:06 am
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 27, 2020, 02:10:50 amNah, with most crappy hip-hop/mumble rap it makes a low farting noise. Basically the note of 3rd gear.**Mythbusters reference

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2020, 04:59:27 pm
content: Just a fun thought... If we try keeping the "logic" of those people that think fuses and mains wiring matter, I guess they should also consider rewiring their whole house to be consistent? And maybe the neighborhood distribution wiring as well? Shouldn't they go all the way up to the power plant?

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2020, 05:15:44 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 27, 2020, 04:59:27 pmThis has been brought up before. Even their own logic contradicts itself, it's just like flat earthers and other conspiracy nuts, their own bs logic doesn't hold water against itself.

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2020, 01:49:04 am
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 27, 2020, 04:59:27 pmIndeed, and if the power comes from renewables like solar..?I hear that 21cm band interference really fkks up your Eminem listening experience, clearly we need to rewire the Sun.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 28, 2020, 01:51:28 am
content: I figure, in stead of spending 2000k on a Cable.Buy a high end Online UPS..It should filter out any power spikes/noise and provide as pure and clean as power gets. I am not however sure how good they are at handling the dynamic loads of a large amplifier though.If you actually wanted stable and clean power for you Amplifiers

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2020, 07:38:34 am
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 28, 2020, 01:51:28 amI would suggest just buying batteries and connecting them directly to the individual voltage rails. No hum, no grounding problems, lowest noise possible. Might not be ideal for a powerful amp, though...

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2020, 09:02:10 am
content: Audiophool Grade 'Zero ESR' Precision Batteries won't be cheap..and another grandparents house going to auction

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2020, 03:10:39 pm
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 28, 2020, 01:51:28 amI think there are some very high-end audio gear that are fully designed to run solely on DC, and powered by big batteries only. No AC ripple, no coupled noise. That's the only "simple" (yet costly) solution to get rid of any potential noise coming from the power supplies, if that ever matters. And as costly as it can be, it's probably still a lot less expensive than $20000 cables and voodoo mains filters.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 29, 2020, 05:26:21 pm
content: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000824299630.html^^ Cheapo fuses... they have 1 silver and one gold plated end, for the best of both worlds... I guess?

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2020, 06:26:09 pm
content: Quote from: SantaClaw on March 29, 2020, 05:26:21 pmSilly boy, it's so you know which way around you need to put them in. Like batteries, right?

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 09:16:27 am
content: FYI: Silver side of the fuse to the incoming mains,Gold side going to the PSU sectionIf you get it wrong, you may as well be listening to a cassette Walkman with dirty heads and slipping pinch roller

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 08:34:31 pm
content: Quote from: El Rubio on March 26, 2020, 03:19:31 amIt's not surprising in the least. Much of this nonsense is fueled by the audiophool press. Publications likeAudiophileandThe Absolute Sounddo their best to promote this crap.

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 08:55:34 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 27, 2020, 04:59:27 pmOne Japanese Audiophool did just that:https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/08/17/japanese-audiophile-and-queen-lover-installs-his-own-concrete-power-pole-for-musical-clarity/

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 09:08:47 pm
content: Some clever person here should start selling a magic box for audiophools that connects to the internet and the customer has to pay a monthly subscription fee for it to keep flashing its LEDs.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 09:14:51 pm
content: I think you just managed to reinvent the entire IoT market there.

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 09:29:12 pm
content: Quote from: Circlotron on March 30, 2020, 09:08:47 pmDon't Apple already do that..?

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 09:50:15 pm
content: Quote from: AVGresponding on March 28, 2020, 01:49:04 amThat's a very good point. Just how does the method used to generate electricity affect the sound of a HiFi system? Fortunately, I did a little experimenting and can tell you how. Here's what I found:Electricity from coal plants tends to make music sound dark and smokey. Electricity from nuclear plants makes music really glow. Solar power gives music a hot, dry sound. Wind generated electricity makes tunes sound light and airy. Hydro generated electricity imparts a distinct liquid smoothness. Electricity generated from biomass makes music sound like shit.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2020, 10:25:46 pm
content: Quote from: Circlotron on March 30, 2020, 09:08:47 pmThe Mk.2 will be hackable with user replaceable and upgradable fuses and LEDs

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2020, 07:24:50 am
content: Quote from: Circlotron on March 30, 2020, 09:08:47 pmYour bean counters would tell you that maintaining the authentication server to keep the LEDs blinking is too expensive, not to mention all database keeping and the actual hardware needed to connect to the interwebs.Just put the $0.03 micro in it and keep it flashing no matter what. Don't forget to charge the subscription, though.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2020, 04:13:29 pm
content: Quote from: Domagoj T on March 31, 2020, 07:24:50 amA micro? Nah, we just need a few transistors. An astable or seperate oscillators.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2020, 04:27:40 pm
content: If you had an MCU after a set amount of time you could program it to disconcertingly not flash for a few seconds occasionally just outside warranty. Then charge them for a new one!

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2020, 07:24:32 pm
content: Those 3 cent Chinese micros make it hard to do the 'old' way.Of course, if you REALLY want to maximize profits, since this isn't going to sell in the thousands of units anyway, just build each one from discarded light up greeting cards. 0 BOM cost!

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 01, 2020, 08:58:01 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on March 31, 2020, 07:24:32 pmDirt cheap SMD transistors cost fractions of a cent each, along with a few resistors and MLCC caps.If you want to go super easy, just use integrated flasher LEDS.

author: dropkick
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 03:20:05 am
content: It will flash with more depth and clarity if you include a $2000 ethernet cable. Or better yet an active gold ion modem phone line interconnection to minimize DSL wow and flutter.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 02:32:11 pm
content: Hmm, that makes me think. How come none of the audiophool mob have touted the benefits of the specialgold doped transistors(i.e. 2N3904s) in their designs before, or have I missed it?

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 03:17:52 pm
content: Quote from: Cerebus on April 03, 2020, 02:32:11 pmYou think audiophools are even remotely smart enough to know how transistors actually work?

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 03:42:12 pm
content: Honestly, as the owner of a large bag of gold-legged 2n3904's, I'm only interested in how much we can persuade them that they are worthI've been saving those transistors for a rainy day, using up my supplies of inferior no brand ones first. Down to the last 100 or so now.I did extremely well out of the germanium transistor craze.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 03:50:38 pm
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on April 03, 2020, 03:17:52 pmKind of the point. I know what the gold does, probably you do, but they neither know nor care, they just see GOLD and if it uses GOLD it must be better.Did I tell you that other people only use pure silicon in their transistors - we have GOLD in ours. It makes them work better, faster, preserves the edges of transients. When mere silicon only transistors have barely begun to wake up our GOLD doped ones are already at the new signal level. Did you know that ordinary transistors trap electrons so that they lag behind the signal? They smear out the edges of transients. Using PURE GOLD to dope our transistors means that fewer electrons are trapped and so your music flows faster and more freely. Do you want sluggish stale electrons flowing through your system? No you do not.*Also please see our range that uses ICs made of ultra pure silicon on pure sapphire substrates.*Transients referred to are a millions times faster than human perception. Gold doping concentration is below 10-13. You are a fool because although all this true it does not mean what you think it means. Now just shut up and give us all your money.

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 10:28:52 pm
content: Quote from: Cerebus on April 03, 2020, 03:50:38 pmYeah, none of this silicon doped with impurities rubbish!

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 10:37:45 pm
content: An unscrupulous person might take advantage of this by dropping regular transistors into a bath of that gold plating solution...Hmm, I think I should try to sell them IGBTs on the basis that the power is uncontaminated by the base current, 'cos it's insulated, innit...Or unijunction transistors, because 1 is a pure number, and therefore a transistor with one junction must sound more pure.Now, I just need to figure out how to sell them this special sound deadening material gathered from my local dairy farm fields...

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2020, 10:54:45 pm
content: Quote from: AVGresponding on April 03, 2020, 10:37:45 pmOrganic, innit? Green, renewable, biodegradable, artisanal. What more of a marketing strapline do you need?

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 09, 2020, 05:55:58 pm
content: Everyone knows tube amps sound better, right? So what do you do if you have a solid-state amp? Sell it and buy a tube rig? Now you don't need to, all you need is TUBE-O-LATOR lacquer. Paint this on the transistors in your amp and they will now magically sound like tubes!http://www.altmann.haan.de/tubeolator/

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 09, 2020, 06:55:36 pm
content: Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on April 09, 2020, 05:55:58 pm"ATTENTION: This product is no longer available for sale."hmmm...I wonder why...

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 09, 2020, 07:07:24 pm
content: $55 for 0,5ml of paint and one half of a q-tip.QuoteThat's genius, actually. As if anyone is going to remember how their system sounded 20 days ago and be able to do a comparison.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 09, 2020, 08:20:59 pm
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on April 09, 2020, 06:55:36 pmSimple - the $55 jar of paint was cutting into sales of their 3000 Euro op amp woowoo. So now they don;t sell the paint so you can (relatively) cheaply 'improve' your own amp, you can only get this tubulator treatment as an option if you buy one of their amps.

author: WattsThat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 09, 2020, 11:19:59 pm
content: The MP3 player with the magical wooden end plates is actually 3525 euro - but you do get your choice of screw and pushbutton colors, oops, I mean finishes.I honestly though the “tube-o-later” lacquer was a joke website... and then I clicked through to the home page... OMG this site is real. Then I found the 2020 Woody page. Yeah, if I could get someone to pay four grand US for an MP3 player, I’d have my own woody. Wink wink nudge nudge say no more.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2020, 06:26:03 am
content: Even better, you can buy some real audio-improving wooden panels from him:http://www.mother-of-tone.com/acoustic_panel.htmProbably cheaper to get some IKEA kitchen tables and mount them on the wall(One thing to note is that this guy drives completely out of legal boundaries. No formally correct imprint, no required legal information for buyers, no WEEE Registration, no E-Regulation nor CE-conformity statement for his automobile parts. As an engineer, he surely *does* know about these requirements…)

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2020, 07:14:10 am
content: Quote from: WattsThat on April 09, 2020, 11:19:59 pmIt's as good as this special paint for the edges of your CDs.However, I could imagine using lacquer containing metal particles/flakes (conductive silver paint?) to cover OP-Amps, DAC/ADCs or high-gain stuff might have a positive effect on the noise level after all...

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2020, 07:49:22 pm
content: Based on the ingredients list - it's plain old black paint - commonly colored with carbon black which is listed as an ingredient, and it has salts which many paints have.He also goes in for mechanical woowoo bullshit, if you look at the rest of the page. I wonder if any manufacturers have licensed his fancy bicycle design from him?

author: newbrain
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2020, 12:58:15 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on April 10, 2020, 06:26:03 amHe might be an engineer, but probably not an EE - or, maybe, he did not pay much attention during digital signal theory lessons.His understanding ofsamplingandDAC techniquesis deeply flawed - even ignoring all the other bullshit on that site.