Tag: Audiophile Idiocy
It’s the Acoustics, Stupid
Alan Parsons, producer, musician and sound engineer of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, says audiophiles overpay for equipment while ignoring room acoustics.
Another thing a gullible audiophile would buy…
For the “Discerning” Audiophile
$650 Block of Wood
Gullible Audiophiles
(via James Randi Educational Foundation) Nate Mansfield, Sales Manager of Kimber Kable, happily showed off the company’s newest products, the complete line of Kimber Select KS 6000 series speaker cables ($4400–$18,800/8ft pair, depending upon level and wiring). Introduced in prototype form at CES 2010, the KS series has been shipping for the last six months, … Continue reading “Gullible Audiophiles”
Another Dubious Product for Gullible Audiophiles
$6,800 Speaker Cables
Audio Cable Scams
(via eSkeptic) Audiophoolery by Ethan Winer YOU MIGHT THINK that a science-based field like audio engineering would be immune to the kind of magical thinking we see in other fields. Unfortunately, you would be wrong. In my 35 years as a professional audio engineer and musician, I’ve seen some of the most outrageous pseudoscience sold … Continue reading “Audio Cable Scams”