Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
kidstypike wrote: You won't sell many, at $5,000 to $6,000 they are *way* too cheap. Audiophools aren't *that* stupid. :) So think of the LES + Audiophile Air Purification and Alignment System as a value tweak :)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread kidstypike
ralphpnj wrote: You are quite right - The Audiophile Air Purification and Alignment System (AAPAAS) could be offered as a stand alone product or as an add on to the LES. Plus there are lots of other components in both devices which can be upgraded using audiophile quality components. For

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
P Nelson wrote: There does appear to be some synergy between the two concepts. I am thinking the WiFi stabilizer could be an add-on product. In development is another product to solve the problem that when you exhale, you disturb the air close to your ears which causes distortion. Also

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread garym
Mnyb wrote: More quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics :) oops, wrong QED. But anyhow, Certain crazy products are sold to audiophiles. They provide no benefit. Thus, *some* audiophiles are very gullible. Q.E.D.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread P Nelson
Mnyb wrote: If we apply qm/qed to it, the prevailing stupidity in our society can be a field , a large enough vibration of the stupidity field would then yield a particle ( like the em field has photons ) the particle is the TAS particle aka the audiophile :) qm/qed? I just did not get

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread garym
P Nelson wrote: qm/qed? I just did not get the TLA, two or three letter acronym. I was laughing on the stupidity field creating an audiofool. Paul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D. garym's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread Mnyb
More quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics :) Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98432

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread garym
Mnyb wrote: If we apply qm/qed to it, the prevailing stupidity in our society can be a field , a large enough vibration of the stupidity field would then yield a particle ( like the em field has photons ) the particle is the TAS particle aka the audiophile :) Brilliant. It explains so much.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread Mnyb
There already are ambient field conditioners on the market , some of the more ingenious ones are passive devices , no risk of harm via electrocution ,can be sold worldwide and no warranties as there is nothing that can break . So you are beaten to the punch . But me to products sells to you only

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread mlsstl
jh901 wrote: The mastering engineering which was reponsible for the vast majority of albums re-released on CD (after the original CD release in the 80s) in the 90s is where the loudness wars impact was felt. Dynamics were lost in an effort to maximize volume. Dynamics were destroyed. Do

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread P Nelson
ralphpnj wrote: Nelson, we need to talk :) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98430-Audiophile-shark-jumpingp=743116viewfull=1#post743116 There does appear to be some synergy between the two concepts. I am thinking the WiFi stabilizer could be an add-on product. In development

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread garym
ralphpnj wrote: Have you forgotten (or maybe you are just too young to remember) how in the 1980's many of the newly issued CDs of material originally recorded in analog and first issued on vinyl were being questioned by audiophiles because: 1) the vinyl master was used for the CD with

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
Nelson, we need to talk :) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98430-Audiophile-shark-jumpingp=743116viewfull=1#post743116 ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
jh901 wrote: The mastering engineering which was reponsible for the vast majority of albums re-released on CD (after the original CD release in the 80s) in the 90s is where the loudness wars impact was felt. Dynamics were lost in an effort to maximize volume. Dynamics were destroyed. Do

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile shark jumping?

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
I know that most of think that I am only joking but there is time to get in on the ground floor for my new Audiophile Air Purification and Alignment System. Sure AudioQuest and others have the high end USB and ethernet cable market covered but what those audiophiles who use lowly Wi-Fi,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile shark jumping?

2013-04-03 Thread Stratmangler
Thanks for sharing - I haven't laughed so much in ages :D Stratmangler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20387 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98430

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread garym
This explains why I can't detect night and day differences from many of the changes in my setup. Alas, I've never treated the air. But now I too can lift the veil. Happy April 1st! garym's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread jh901
mlsstl wrote: So, yes, a carefully done re-release, if the original studio tape is still in good condition (and they do deteriorate with time) can sound better than the old LP or original CD, but the fundamental character of the album should remain the same. If things change too much, one

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread P Nelson
Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) works to control the listening environment for your audiophile system which will remove the veil of distortion that currently resides in your listening room. *Since installing LES, the clarity and musical tone of my system has dramatically improved. * What

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile shark jumping?

2013-04-03 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: I first thought this was a April Fools joke, but seems these guys are for real - well, for whatever real means. Audiophile Ethernet cable. Only €4594 / £3875 / $5886 for a 8 m cable. http://www.audioquest.com/ethernet/diamond The correct direction is determined by listening

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Audiophile shark jumping?

2013-04-03 Thread Julf
I first thought this was a April Fools joke, but seems these guys are for real - well, for whatever real means. Audiophile Ethernet cable. Only €4594 / £3875 / $5886 for a 8 m cable. http://www.audioquest.com/ethernet/diamond The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Has the vinyl revival gone too far? - Interesting perspective...

2013-04-03 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: Unfortunately they seem to be subscriber-only. But the results seem to be typical. Here are some other ones: 'hi-fi world: cartridge tests' (http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/vinyl-lp/70-tests/103-cartridge-tests.html?showall=1). Thanks! Nice summary article. Since I was never

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread RonM
I think the point is that if, for instance, the drums are miked in a particular way, nothing really can be done in a re-master to fundamentally alter the sound, to the extent that is a function of the original miking. It may be the explicit intent of the artist and producer, and that might have

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Differences between digital sources

2013-04-03 Thread SoftwireEngineer
Quad wrote: It's hard to describe the difference in words. I will necessarily sound like always But I'll give it a try. In favor of the Touch: - PC sounds somehow thinner - Touch is somehow warmer In favor of the PC: - sounds more effortless - harsh recording passages have less

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Magico S1

2013-04-03 Thread ralphpnj
mlsstl wrote: Perhaps I've just been extra slow to notice, but your music focus seems to primarily be various re-releases of what appears to be classic rock albums. Could it be that Steve Hoffman only seems to remaster classic rock albums?

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Listening Environment Stabilizer (LES) has brought new enjoyment to music

2013-04-03 Thread dyohn
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[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] April audio fool

2013-04-03 Thread SBGK
came across this link on another forum This poor lost soul reckons he's written a better audio player by producing a minimalist audio player https://rapidshare.com/#users|45980080|0ae609ce616a35c8de7ac5fda4b6194c|11541 here is the readme file, you couldn't make it up and what's more he's

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] New classical FM station in St. Louis

2013-04-03 Thread mlsstl
Just a heads-up in case anyone is interested. The St. Louis area is going to have a classical FM station again starting Monday April 8. We lost our last one when it became a Christian pop station after the owners sold it three years ago. The new station is at 107.3 and will be run by the Radio