OT Audiophiles, was:[sdiy] Digital filtering (Oversampling and downsampling)

[Graham Atkins]

I don't think too many people on this list would be "taken in" by the  
audiophile
"snake oil", but I love this site :-

http://www.nathanmarciniak.com/elemental/

Graham

On 5 Aug 2009, at 17:59, Tom Wiltshire wrote:

> That shows your total lack of dedication to the audiophile cause,  
> David.
>
> I, of course, only listen to my stereo in my purpose-built anechoic  
> bunker twenty-five metres below ground. This allows me to better  
> appreciate the lack of oxygen in my speaker cables, and the clear  
> effect of the gold-plating on the power fuses. Power is provided by  
> a dedicated substation nearby on the surface.
>
> I've reserved a site near the Sea of Tranquility for my next stereo  
> installation. I've started saving already.
>
> T.
>
> On 5 Aug 2009, at 17:36, David G. Dixon wrote:
>
>> Audiophiles make me laugh!  Between kids, the vacuum cleaner, the  
>> neighbor's
>> lawnmower, the central heating/cooling fan, etc, who can even hear  
>> the
>> stereo clearly enough to tell whether it's audiophile quality or not?
>>
>>>> I got the impression that the traditional audiophile (i.e. the one
>>>> who was obsessed with amps and speakers, not those whackos who
>>>> spray their machinery with C37 lacquer or buy "oxygen-free" copper
>>>> wires woven by virgin elves during full moon before being "burned-
>>>> in" in "direction of flow") long died out...
>>>
>>> <http://uk.farnell.com/ampohm-wound-products/pf-xal-al-10-0-5-630/
>>> audio-capacitor-10uf-630v/dp/1636718>
>>>
>>> Someone has to buy that stuff, otherwise Farnell wouldn't sell it.
>>>
>>> Who in their right mind believes that capacitors are superior  
>>> because
>>> they are "hand wound"??
>>
>>
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