The advantage of wood over other materials is, obviously,
conductivity. We had considered solid gold, but rejected it for this
reason. Glass would work, of course, but then there's the shattering
problem at high frequencies. Ice has a tendency to evaporate at
inopportune moments and only works at very low temperatures - although
you can use them to cool your bourbon in a pinch. But wood is the
material of choice here. See - the sound has to bend it's way through
all those little groovy pipes in the back and past the valves behind
the knobs. Wooden knobs transmit almost none of the sound - so more
of it gets to the speaker hoses - almost none leaks out through the
knobs. Besides - they float! A bargain at $485. But maybe I could
get my son to whittle me some. Oh - and they float, man. Wait - my
bong needs re-filled.
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "John Blacet" <blacet@...> wrote:
>
> I hope that is for a ∗set∗ of knobs!
>
> We get the same results because our $0.50 knobs have a special anti
> vibrational rubber coating! (I hate buzzing knobs...)
>
> Frankly, I have not heard such a load since Bush invaded Iran...
eerr Iraq
> I mean!
>
> The sad thing is that this guy probably makes a load of money...
>
> >
http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NOB_C37_C
> >
> > Will be used on all new products. Note: the MOTM-480 is now priced at
> > $7,000 :)
> >
> > Paul S.
> > now I need $8,000 speaker cables
>
>
> --
> John Blacet
>