>it's not a meme
>>51565656
wait. you mean people actually do shit like this just so it can sound a little better?
>>51565656
>>51565694
http://noaudiophile.com/RMAF_2015_Day_1/
http://noaudiophile.com/RMAF_2015_Day_2/
http://noaudiophile.com/RMAF_2015_Day_3/
>>51565694
>>51565656
>>51565931
I've seen these same pics at least five times over the last few years. It's likely just one guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1aUws0Lrs
Audiophiles are about as retarded as people who use arch/gentoo, except they have a lot more money to throw around.
That said, I have no problem with either group of people, do what you enjoy.
>>51565761
>DC10 Audio
>These guys were not on the list, but they saw me in the hotel bar with press credentials and asked me to stop by for a listen. Really nice guys.
>This was the worst sound of the show. If you imagine a cardboard tube glued to the front of a tweeter that is similar to what these sounded like.
R I P
I
P
>>51565761
>This little thing is supposed to center the universe to your stereo or some such nonsense.
>>51565964
>one guy
it's a typical placebo meme
>>51566060
I like how the most hardcore audiophiles are old people who can't hear shit
>>51566137
that's clearly a show room, you're not even trying.
Is the carpet hot lava or something?
>>51566166
it's not though.
>>51566175
Smiled
>>51566160
Most of these guys spend half a lifetime and a small fortune chasing perfection.
It's admirable, but kind of a tragic quest like you say.
>>51566166
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHjRe-hm_s
>>51566166
>show room
>https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=787&q=audiophile+cable+risers&oq=audiophile+cable&gs_l=img.1.1.0i19j0i30i19j0i8i30i19l6.250.5071.0.7974.16.14.0.2.2.0.104.1269.12j2.14.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.16.1274.SUWqaJH3m-Q#imgrc=_
>https://www.youtube.com/user/AVequipmentReviews/videos
>>51566166
>
My father is an Audiophile. Using his setup I tested him with a variety of recordings and formats. He successfully identified FLAC from 128, 196, 256 and in all but 1 case 320kbps mp3. He also managed to identify the difference between the vinyl and 24bit recordings. One example was he successfully identified LYSFLATH and the 24bit FLAC from what.cd.
I was attempting to prove him wrong, and all I managed to do was demonstrate that he's probably got golden ears...
>>51566281
is this pasta
>>51566281
Vinyl is easily differentiated from 24bit though, the moment you hear any additional clicking, popping, etc. in the background it becomes apparent which is which.
Now telling the difference between FLAC and 320 is an indicator of golden ears. Audiophile equipment is actually worth it for that small portion of people. I would be inclined to believe such people don't exist and it's all placebo, but I discovered I am a "supertaster" about a year ago. None if my siblings could identify ingredients but I can pretty much reverse engineer food by tasting it, and have the end result very similar. Because of this, it is plausible that the same sort of thing can happen with other senses, like hearing.
>>51566365
>Now telling the difference between FLAC and 320 is an indicator of golden ears.
Yet to consistently happen in a legitimate test.
i find it hard to believe these guys especially when they sure don't account for bit loss of the actual audio files due to rotational velocity
>>51566365
the 24bit were rips of Vinyl (someone elses).
>>51566573
Doesn't make a difference.
>>51566365
Dacs dont make speakers sound good, the amp is WWAAYY more important. A good amp with low distortion and high snr and good speakers are the only things you need to care about
>>51566281
>>51566365
>le 24bit meme
>>51566778
we must go deeper
Why do people think this works? Like what's their "science" behind it?
>>51566940
placebo effect
http://www.townshendaudio.com/supertweeters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTecwbWwNI
>>51566365
>>51566281
>not knowing what bit depth is
Anyone have a pic of the audiophile bags of rocks?
>>51566232
This cable management is complete Llama shit
I really want to see someone make a cloverleaf with cables.
>>51566365
>>51566281
>/24
its a joke right?
In the video community if you talked about your video enhancing cables and how you can totally see the difference between 500fps and 600fps you'd be mocked and thought of as an idiot.
In the audio community people fall for all sorts of crazy misinformation so easily. For people who are passionate about the subject nobody seems to actually understand it.
>>51565931
Is that the LHC?
>>51569890
If we're talking about cables elevators, it's more about the difference between 500fps and 500.00000001fps
>>51566837
>not 384khz sample rate
are you even a true audiophile
>>51565761
I like AV porn
>>51565656
>>51565931
Why are they like that? So sound doesn't break or something? wtf lmao
>>51565761
>Here Mr. Linkwitz demonstrates how when he touches anything, including plumbing supplies, it turns into audio gold. Note that most of his power is derived from his sock orthopedic sandal combination foot wear.
>>51565931
Is this even a coax cable?
What is that retarded shit?
someone dump the PS1 collection
>>51565656
> World's Greatest Audio Systems Mike from 6moons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHjRe-hm_s
>>51565656
>these thread
Autistic but so sex
>>51571392
what are those two brown thongs on the floor?
>>51571392
wew lad
>>51571400
map of switzerland shaped block of wood with their cross on it, or something
>>51571400
only the logo...coze you know if it's Swisssss made, it's baaaattter hurr durr
>>51565656
> Quintessence Stealth Loudspeaker Listening Evaluations, pt 3 of 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3iBJ67A7E&t=4m25s
lol at 4m 25s
>>51566407
>rotational velocity
velocidensity
>>51571415
>>51571425
oh, that makes sense, lol
>>51571409
Spooke
Fun fact, none of these retards can tell the difference if you blindfold them, has been tested numerous times by real science people.
>>51571460
Also none of these retards actually know hoe the human ear works. At some point I saw an idiot on a forum that he could tell the difference between WASAPI Exclusive Push and WASAPI Exclusive Event.
>>51566365
>supertaster
funny thing to mention, I have the ability to an extent but only for flavors I've eaten before.
My ears rank between silver and golden (can't really tell between lossless source and 320kbps), going from that one website, to keep things on topic.
i dont see any rings on those fingers. just throwing that out there
>white people
Audiophiles have to be one of the biggest joke of group of people I've seen. Nothing more than > $1000 placebo pile of rubbish.
>>51571517
>>51569992
Aha
So sexy
Why ca,'t the cables touch the floor?
>>51571686
Because the floor is lava
>>51571686
they'll get dirty
>>51571694
How is that a problem if you clean 1-2x/week?
>>51571699
MUSIC CAN'T STOP
>>51571705
Ah, makes sense now.
>>51565931
>those exposed stripped areas of fucking wire
Great job rendering everything you're attempting worthless.
does all that super expensive stuff even make sound sound distinguisable different to less expensive sound?
i mean its just the same speaker elements, just that the data goes through losslessly or something?
>>51571743
The audio goes through analog which means it is much more susceptible to interference altering the output.
However, most of the stuff shown in this thread is snakeoil. There is a point to which you effectively block interference, and then going any further is just spending money on nothing.
>>51571271
Linkwitz is actually brilliant though,
>>51571741
exactly.
This feels completely wrong.
It's like a Goldberg machine.
>>51571780
ok mahmood, we believe you...
*snickers*
>>51571743
Audiophiles buy crystals for hundreds of dollars that somehow make their audio better. They're nuts.
What the fuck do these guys even listen to?
>>51571841
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/frontiers.htm
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The_Magic.htm
I mean it's probably expected of a random on /g/ not to know shit about loudspeakers or audio in general but whatever.
>>51571880
>calling it a "loudspeaker"
So "educated" :^)
mahmood, My Son...
>>51571775
>>51571875
my 30 dollar creative x fi i bought on clearance is good enough for me but id really like to at least try some real audiophile grade stuff some time to see for myself why people believe why or if that stuff is worth all that money.
>>51571913
What else would you call it, Redditor?
>>51571929
the more you spend the better it will sound XD
>>51571497
That's just a palate, anon.
>>51571497
>can't really tell between lossless source and 320kbps
probably because 320kbps is audibly transparent and indistinguishable from lossless by anyone. anyone can claim they can but nobody can prove it.
>My ears rank between silver and golden
i seriously hope you aren't one of those idiots doing philips golden ears and expecting to be a 'trained' listener as a result of completing it.
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/03/11/153205/young-people-prefer-sizzle-sounds-of-mp3-format
reminder that millenials are the cancer
what does elevating the cables actually do? these people realize that the cables run through the house and the ground, anyway. right?
>>51572102
Makes them happy and sets off the placebo effect and expectation bias.
Once you convince yourself or someone convinces you you'll hear a difference, you're going to hear a difference. Psychological factors play such a huge role that we can't ever trust our ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0
>>51572043
>nobody can prove it
>what is abx test?
i'm an audio engineer, i can clearly differentiate between flac and 320kbps mp3 files. i have to, it is my job.
>>51572133
>I-I'm an audio engineer guys! Honest! I can tell the difference between this stuff! It's super dooper inportant!
Nobody gives a fuck, you placebo addicted idiot.
>>51572133
>what is abx test?
show me a valid one where people have consistently identified 320 and flac, 15/15 on foobar's abx plugin.
>i'm an audio engineer
kek no, you're not. you're just a delusional idiot.
>i can clearly differentiate between flac and 320kbps mp3 files. i have to, it is my job.
if you're going to try to pretend to be something you should at least understand what it is they actually do.
>>51572166
>>51572153
when confronted with the fact that their hearing was inferior and impaired, people always get hostile. why is that? you don't see people that have to wear glasses get this hostile when someone without glasses claims to be able to see more clearly
>>51572183
>i have the golden ears and i can't prove it but you can't prove otherwise so i win!
i can actually hear up to 250khz frequencies, if you can't that's your own problem.
>>51565931
>>51565761
>>51565656
Ok this is fucking stupid my job is RF transmissions I know it happens with RF signals and audio signals and any type of sine wave you can think of this does not help in the slightest it's a joke
>go to people's home to fix computer problems for job
>help this one woman with her computer
>walk into living room
>see setup related
>playing Discovery by Daft Punk
>apparently husband and son are audiophiles
>sounds exactly like my own speaker setup does when the sub woofer doesn't work sometimes due to a bug in the software in my receiver
I mean, it sounded alright and they were playing at fairly low volume, but I wasn't impressed.
Sorry for the poor picture quality, only managed to take a quick pic of it and I disabled the autofocus LED. Still though,
>pigfat cables
>on cable suspenders
>huge speakers with reversed cones
>pre-amps and all that bullshit
>fucking stones in pyramids
I mean I get the idea of most of the stuff in there, but what are the stones supposed to do?
>>51574859
audiophiles are the same level of retarded as people who think crystals are magic so there's that
>>51574859
New age bullshit
they could just buy products from Coconut Audio and I'm sure they wouldn't have this problem right
>>51574859
Yeah, now you know how snake oil it truly is.
I think I like good audio quality as much as the next person here.
And I can understand people spending countless of K's on some really high end speakers.
But for the love of god. Who the fuck wants something which looks as disgusting as this in their (living) room. Not even talking about the strange horn-like speakers n shit, which are marginally worse.
Reminder that literally the only thing you should be worrid about are the connections and speakers if you are an audiophile
The cables LITERALLY don't matter
>>51575919
>brown curtains
>brown carpet
>brown walls
Clearly, these people have no idea what's going on.
Maybe they see in black and white.
They gave up color vision to be able to hear the difference.
>>51571533
>literal airhorn
what the fug
>>51576107
>using a PlayStation as a CD player
Are these people real?
>>51571409
>16 3" speakers
autism works
>>51565656
I'd like a mini-ATX case like this.
>>51576124
oh yes quite real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fl8OP5oPl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2oiKOOEyU
>>51576124
yes.
It is one of the few no-bells CD players that includes rca jacks. Also, it is really good at playing scratched CD's.
>>51576124
I think the point is that he's using audiophile shit for his game audio, not using his PS1 as a cd player, at least I hope so...
>>51574649
>RF same as audio signal
go back to school muh dood
>>51576124
from what I remember, the PS1 is known for some super high quality audio chip, at least audiophiles think that
>>51576128
what the fuck is he doing
>>51576256
cringing at harsh, cold harmonics the headphones are producing.
>>51576169
>>51576199
This is the dumbest shit I've heard in a while.
And I've heard some dumb shit.
>>51576214
>using audiophile shit for his game audio
I can understand that.
But actually using a PS1 as a CD player?
Nope. Not even the "ironic oldfag" approach can save this.
>>51576256
He's feeling the beat
>>51576235
>think
Yeah, that's part of the placebo effect.
>>51576279
>This is the dumbest shit I've heard in a while.
>And I've heard some dumb shit.
enjoy your shitty chink player while I enjoy listening to CD's with my glorious nippon machine
>>51574859
see. its faggots like you that come from your shitty setup and without training your ears try to pass judgement on a superior audio experience without understanding and hearing the subtle complexities audiophile grade gear produce. you fucking sicken me
>>51565656
>>51565931
lmao senpai desu wtf is this
>>51576346
>Guys you don't fucking get it! It takes a lot of money and spewing tons of bullshit to hear the things I hear
>>51576279
>not using a PS DAC
com'n son
>>51566837
why not go full retarted with 64 bit audio?
>>51574859
Well, a pre-amp makes sense if you don't have an integrated amplifier.
If you just have a power amp, you need some sort of pre-amp for it.
>>51576336
Thanks, I might just do that.
Actually, no, fuck off.
It's been ages since I ripped the CDs I have to FLAC and I haven't looked back.
If I really gave a fuck about physical media I'd probably buy a turntable and get my favorite albums as vinyls.
>>51576346
Give back that bait, don't just take it all.
>>51576107
>not also using a fat PS3 as a SACD player
what a fucking pleb
>>51576431
Bow and why is that worth that much? That's bullshit right? What did Sonny stumble and add a component they shouldn't have and didn't realise ubtill it was too late?
>>51576431
Just get a Pro-Ject CD Box S and be done with it.
Seriously, these people can probably hear the shifting of the magnetic poles to the extent that they have to live in certain regions and only play music when the stars are aligning properly.
>>51565656
Crosstalk is a serious issue you buttpirate!
Have you properly cleaned your cd collection to improve their sound yet /g/?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V98KUteailc
>>51576660
>A series of 12 (or more)
Just no.
>>51566281
>He successfully identified FLAC from 128, 196, 256 and in all but 1 case 320kbps mp3
If he could fuck up finding the mp3 that tells me he just got lucky and guessed the others correctly.
Enjoy him pissing away any of your potential inheritance on being a retard lol.
>>51576516
I'm not an audiophile and I think the whole thing is bullshit but here's supposedly why.
Sony had trouble sourcing the sound chips for the PS1 initially, so in the launchday PS1s with the RCA inputs they used a bunch of custom in-house DACs and audio processing ICs borrowed from multiple thousand dollar digital audio equipment. Because those chips honestly cost about the same as any other fucking IC to make, and they had a bunch of them lying around, so they used them in the PS1. Later versions without the direct RCA hookups don't have the chip.
>>51576128
when you came and she is still going xD
audio pleb here,
why do they raise the cables? so it doesn't rattle on the ground?
>>51576256
Having an autism attack
>>51576660
9:00
lietraly what the fuck is that? It's from Adata
And de magnetaising xD
>>51577178
its a device that shines a bright light in pulses at the cd so the laser can more accurately read the data on the disk
>>51577142
>le noise from the ground
It's because audiophiles think the very HF will make noise if the cable touch the ground...but it's not true because the higher frequencies are in the kHz. It's sometimes true with MHz or GHz cable but not for speaker cables...
>>51577178
http://www.lptunes.com/Nespa-Pro-Optical-Disc-Finalizer-p/nespapro.htm
>The Nespa Professional Optical Disc Finalizer uses three-million (3,000,000) lux flash light to draw every recorded digital data from CD SACD DVD HD DVD BluRay discs. The attested results: improved sound quality and improved picture quality.
>>51577247
also even if their meme cables are over shielded
>>51571743
Audiphiles spend more on their gear than the audio engineer that mastered the record they are listening to. How could it make a difference?
>>51571878
30 years old vinyl, lol
>>51577142
Short answer: memes. It makes zero difference.
>>51577382
*tsk* once you train your ears on how to listen to music and what to listen for everything becomes noticeable even changing a interconnect can have a huge effect on to colouring of a album
>>51577452
I know this is sarcasm, but all the things that the audio engineer didn't hear on the final master can be considered noise.
>>51576128
i remember watching the video, thoese are trebble cannons and hes winceing to physical pain from loud highs
>>51576124
>>51576199
>>51576214
>>51576235
>>51576279
All the kids here won't understand, but early digital and CD audio was terrible, like you can tell it was bad without blind tests. In the 80's CDs were pretty much not fit for listening to, but things have improved somewhat in the 90's.
When the PS1 came out it was legitimately the highest quality CD player at the time, and remained that way for a while. Of course by now any half decent CD player is good enough, so all the audiophiles using PS1s are hanging on to old standards. Perhaps those units are still from back then and they just haven't had the heart to toss them. Who knows.
http://www.6moons.com/archivelibrary/archives.html
Bump with 2013 sexy pic
it's big...
I don't know how it work but it's cute
gorgeous piano
ayy lmao
>>51578711
prolapsed anus
>>51578855
*It's the audiophile anus sir
bizarre
ufo
circle and L...
Two big amp for these tiny speakers
>why my life suck
pinocchio
D I V E R S I T Y
Too much cables?
more prolapsed anus
>>51579119
That pretty much sums up the thread.
>>51574859
Is that a DIY speaker? The finish looks poor as hell.
Sexy, I'm done
For your DAC
coconut-audio.com
Reminder that this is still a thing.
>>51571392
>mfw "credo" means "i believe" in italian
>>51576660
The dirt 1s and 0s must sound much different than clean 1s and 0s.
http://www.6moons.com/archivelibrary/ind2012.html
Now bump with few 2012 pics
>>51571219
I think it's the belief that if the cables are too close to each other, their signals leak or some wacky shit
>>51571409
>>51571425
>>51571438
Is it a coincidence that all these meme mother fuckers looks like a bunch of mooks
I dont think its a center channel
>>51579136
>>51579744
it's a lot of tubes...
>can hit the 50 KHz
>>51579165
>i can't believe these white people are so dumb
>a fool and his money are quickly departed
rocket launchers
>>51566136
In all seriousness though what is this thing called, I want to read its product page. It must be amazing
>>51579884
>inb4 mac playing music through youtube
reactor
I saw a lot of MBL loudspeaker and I still don't understand how they work
oh, the /g/ favorite speakers. Sexy
and the last for 2012
>>51579884
POWER UP THE BASS CANNON FàM
>>51578711
I would like to stick my dick inside while one of those red things playing metallica on ultra high volume
>>51578471
.................................
Now bump with few 2014
http://www.6moons.com/archivelibrary/ind2014.html
What the hell are all of these cables and boxes for anyway? How come some of these pictures have multiple tube amps? I don't understand the purpose at all.
>it's red
I think they troll
>>51572183
>when confronted with the fact that their hearing was inferior and impaired, people always get hostile. why is that?
Literally nothing to do with that. Show us the test or do one by yourself. Heck show me ONE test where anyone has been able to consistently differentiate lossless file from a say a 320kbps mp3? Because no matter how much I've looked into this subject, all I find are dozens of double blinded tests where people can't do better than a random guess and thousands or random forum posters claiming they can. I know I can't but that's not the reason why I claim people who say they can are just talking out of their ass. There's simply too many tests showing the exact opposite(and on much lower bitrates too) and no evidence to support the opposite. "Audio engineers" or whatever the fuck half of the people who make this statement claim to be have done consistently better than musicians for example in tests where the background/profession of the listener was revealed. Yet not in one test have I seen anyone being able to ABX mp3 v0 from lossless.
So do the test or provide one for us.
wut
Sexy
>>51580509
That fucking ''art''.
>>51580559
Isn't that something by Picasso? I mean it's not like there's no technical skill involved in painting that.
>>51580603
Why are there two giant mirrors that show other retarded looking speakers on the wall?
>>51579980
Gotta love that peaky midrange
>>51580638
idunno
I like it
thats a big sub
I like how none of these rooms are treated acoustically. Just hollow echo chambers with money wasted on equipment that doesn't even matter or downright lowers the fidelity compared to something that would cost a fraction of what these people have spent.
Is there a non autistic 4-way setup out there? I've seen arguments for it before that seemed reasonable.
>>51580765
for you
>>51580766
most are from idiotphiles shows
>>51580792
:^)
Had this guy at school that is a Audiofool.
He was telling me how he is getting triple braided supercables to keep out the "Electric humm" and how he is annoyed that his plug sockets are too near his setup as he can hear them.
I told him I could sell him some super ferrite that he could shield his plugs with. £200 conned out of him for some Ferrite sheathes.
He tells me his cables are not good enough and he needs some stupid £500 cables so he can hear the "clean music" I offer him some audio pebbles to make it sound better. I can give you 3 mega packets for £400. Sure.
Go down beach, get small pebbles.
Use my tumbling machine I have for my Mineral collection. they are smooth and shiny.
OOOOH THESE PEBBLES WILL BOOST MY AUDIO HARMONICS.
I conned about £2000 out of this guy in a year. he always thanks me for how nice I am.
>this thing can play pink floyd
>this thing can play pokemon soundtrack
>this thing can play 50cents
>look her smile, she take the bbc
>muh light
>>51580833
I'm fine with old prog rock, but pink floyd is the most boring 70s prog band by far desu.
>>51580865
Audiophiles and pink floyd is a sort of stereotype
