the reason why audiophool still alive - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 05:42:50 pm
content: wwe last time known as wwf, i hate it 20 years ago and to my surprise this thing still exist...just saying..

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 05:54:26 pm
content: Why do over $25 wine bottles exist, or Rolex watches when a Casio keeps even better time, or any overly priced status product for that matter. Psychology is where the real answer is, and I have worked in the audio business. I am all for designing the best quality product with the best specifications possible. All fine and good. What these people buy and trade is personal satisfaction which is more emotional than factual. Sometimes the two do meet, but its rare. Ask any woman, who needs a $1000 handbag. Nobody really, but some women would still like to have it. Audiophools are about the same.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 06:10:20 pm
content: There’s always dumbasses and wiser people willing to exploit them.

author: RickBrant
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 06:13:11 pm
content: I have no idea what the body of the OP has to do with the thread subject. WWE? WWF? Is "audiophool" the name of some performer in that space?

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 07:37:38 pm
content: Quote from: RickBrant on October 16, 2018, 06:13:11 pmthey are similarly.... fake... fake tool, fake material, fake fight... everybody like em... i can understand why people buy Rolex (real diamond) instead of Casio, or a $1000 real alligator skin handbag, but not this...i remember how my grand ancestors amost punch anything beside them while watching on tv. how much time and energy wasted on those supposed to be a working and productive creatures. 4th world mentality that came from 1st grade worldno offense intended... just a lesson (if taken as)..

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 07:41:22 pm
content: As a friend says: "Every day a fool and a weasel wake up. When they meet, a deal is closed!"

author: onesixright
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 09:12:29 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on October 16, 2018, 07:41:22 pmROFLSent from my iPad using Tapatalk

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 09:58:57 pm
content: Why do you need a 1000 HP auto?Why do you need solid gold faucets?Why do you need tigers and other wild animals as pets?As other poster mentioned, is ego, plain and simple

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 10:00:45 pm
content: Quote from: schmitt trigger on October 16, 2018, 09:58:57 pmExcept in the case of the 1000 HP auto, that is pure fun!

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 10:10:12 pm
content: I think it's more like "we made it better so it's going to cost more" but some people think "if it cost's more it must be better" sort of logic. One crazy product that sprang to mind was cryogenically frozen tubes and they cost a lot more, yes there is a company in the UK that sells this shit I kid you not. I hesitate to use the word valve because in a leaky cryo plant you could have frozen valves and that probably wouldn't be a good thing either.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 16, 2018, 10:50:25 pm
content: I don't think it's fair to compare audiophool products to premium products like high-end watches, wines, gold-plated sex toys etc...The clear difference is that most (all?) audiophool products are really no better or in most cases perform worse than good quality consumer/commercial equipment. They are developed only to make the manufacturers money, not to give consumers a better product (despite being marketed that way).The cost of an item is not always an indicator of quality, you only need to look as far as Apple products to realise that, however there is a market out there for high-end, well made products. If I want to go out and buy a Rolex, I do so because I like the design or brand (or I want to show off to my mates), not because it tells the time better than a $20 Casio. Audiophools buy audiophool products because in their mind they are getting a better sounding product, despite science and reality proving otherwise.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2018, 02:00:31 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on October 16, 2018, 10:50:25 pmditto... other keypoint is "scam". we cant compare WWE scam with Real Boxing Tournament or UFC for that matter, those are real blood, people got torn apart and vestibular system malfunctioned. WWE is like the night before things happen is like ok tomorrow you lift me on the air and smash me to the ground, i got small cut on the head splash some blood and i will become like a mad cow for 30 second, in the mean time you wave dick to audiences. and tomorrow those people thought it is a real fight oh come on give me a break! i think that its those people who bought audiophool happily ever after. and fyi, WWE is among a few things thats is well accepted even in mainstream media. good grieve.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2018, 04:07:41 pm
content: I think most audiophile products are improvements over the consumer type as far as performance and quality of construction is concerned, and looks do count for something. However, there are certainly a lot of audiophool products out there with prices that are ridiculously inflated relative to their actually value and some that do little to nothing at all despite their cost.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2018, 09:40:43 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on October 17, 2018, 04:07:41 pmYou're absolutely right.Audiophile products from manufacturers like Shure, Rode, Yamaha, Marantz etc... design and manufacture high-end gear. There is no doubt that they are a premium product with a premium price tag. The perform well and are reliable. They are well regarded in the industry.Audiophool products like the fake Chinese tube amps with "high-end' DACs, cable lifts, directional audio cables and over priced IEC leads are nothing more than a scam with a price tag to match. Only three types of people buy that kind of rubbish: The uneducated, the gullible or the deluded.In Australia, you generally find people trying to peddle audiophool garbage are based online and overseas. The ACCC would have a field day and throw the Australian Consumer Law book at anyone trying to pass of audiophool gear as anything other than it is (average crap). You do get some small stores selling this garbage but their claims are severely watered down and rely on the subjective opinion to sell their products, i.e.: physical look and feel as opposed to "super high quality, nude virgin grade, directional, 110% oxygen-free copper" speaker leads promising a more pleasant sound stage and 53% more depth and warmth.