High-end audio stuff are just expensive

When I use the word "just", it is not figuratively. I really mean they are just expensive and nothing else - poor performance, bad design, their high price is just them being expensive for no reason, other than the label of high-end audio perhaps.

Take a look at this:

http://www.echoloft.com/cgi-bin/buysell2/YaBB.pl?board=diybuysell&action=display&num=1243141602

Would you pay $55 for this -


Or would you pay $55 for this:


The choice is clear.

Both heatsinks only has one flat side to mount onto the surface they need to cool. The Scythe Ninja may be harder to mount, but it has a much smaller base and can be used to cool chips sitting on the PCB directly without being obstructed by other components.

Quote of the day:

"It was 1988. What to do about digital?

Few high-end CD players were available. Few digital-to-analog processors were on the market, and almost all were pricey. Audiophiles desperate for better sound sometimes purchased modified players—kludges, I called them. But this wasn't an attractive choice, either—$200 machines turned into $1000 wonders with maybe $60 worth of parts and an hour's worth of labor."

Source:
http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/561/index.html

Audio tweaks: You cant beat this

This really deserves to be here:

Machina Dynamica Home Page Web Site, Advanced Audio Accessories, Tweaks, Vibration Isolation, Clever Clock, Intelligent Chip, Brilliant Pebbles, Duplex Covers, Codename Turquoise

Credits to user_manutd of VRForums for discovery.

Have a good laugh.

Umbrella: Matsuri (sola) vs Yumemi (Munto)

Matsuri uses her umbrella on rainy days because she wants to see the sky

Yumemi uses her umbrella on sunny days because she doesn't want to see the sky

lol

Random thought of the day - Are CDs lossless?

CD, FLAC, are always considered as lossless. But lossless compared to what? Lossless compared to the original source? The original source is analogue with infinite sampling rate and resolution. Compared to the mastering copy? Those are at least 24-bit, 96kHz.

Oh, so lossless compared to each other.

...

We like to bluff ourselves huh?

And y am I thinking like an analogue person?

Quote of the day:

"Words of the wise and experienced are more accurate and thus valuable than published text and figures."

So now you know who to believe when reading the forums. Those who know what's right, and those who think they know what's right.

I happen to be in the latter category most of the time though. But at least partially educated guesswork is still better than pure dumbness guesswork.