justin_tx_16 Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 ok, i want to make up a list (a humorous list) of Laws of the Audiophile or something with that ring. For example, when your friend compares your new SVS subwoofer to his Bazooka tubes in his Honda Civic, you have the right to flog him on the head and attach a bass shaker to his left foot... except yours can be funny. got any, anyone? i know horned could think of some... when you get back ------------------ -justin SoundWise promediatech@Klipsch.com /1-888-554-5665 - RA# 800-554-7724 ext 5s> <A HREF="mailto:justin@soundwise.org">Email Me</A> This message has been edited by justin_tx_16 on 08-28-2002 at 12:15 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 all audiophiles reserve the right to occasionaly go to their local hifi shop and quiz the salesmen to the point where they're sweating and say they have another client to help. ------------------ Tha System Front- SF-2 Rear- SF-1 Center- SC-1 RSW-15 for the sub Receiver- Cheap Pioneer Amp for stereo Listening- Home-made tube amp 100 watt monoblocks second to top of the line sony SACD- Technics Turntable, Pioneer Turntable, Gemini Turntable. This message has been edited by prodj101 on 08-28-2002 at 02:05 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Audiophiles have the right to incur huge levels of debt, without prosecution, while pursuing their hobby. Audiophiles have the right to "fail to respond" to any live human interaction when audio/video equipment is in use. Audiophiles have the right to use, as they see fit, any of the following equipment tampering deterrents, alone, or in any combination thereof : electro-shock, razor wire, repellant chemicals, mechanical traps and barriers, and savage animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Rule Number 1 EVERYTHING makes a difference. Change the interconnects, sounds different. Change the speaker wire, sounds different. Change the power cord, sounds different. Insert a power conditioner, sounds different. Place components on isolation device, sounds different. Paint edges of CD/DVD green, sounds different. Place Mpingo Discs® on top of components, sounds different. Put little Harmonix tuning dots® on your walls, sounds different. Corollary: any "audiophile" who fails to detect or refuses to acknowledge said differences will, by this action, abrogate all claims to audiophiledom and become the target of derision and ridicule. Rule Number 2 TRUE Audiophiles acknowledge that it is an absolute statement of natural law that YOU CAN NOT HEAR WHAT YOU CAN NOT SEE. Closely related to rule number 1, above, the audiophile acknowledges that the ear - eye - brian triumvirate acts as a synergistic fusion of sensory and perceptual evaluation and analyzation. Thus, the occlusion or obstruction of visual input in the process of audio evaluation, as by blocking the ability of the audiophile to visually identify the device or effect under test , immediately renders any judgement made as to the sonic effects of the DUT null and void. Corollary: any "audiophile" who fails to acknowledge this statement of natural law and attempts to identify the DUT solely on the basis of listening will, by this action, abrogate all claims to audiophiledom and become the target of derision and ridicule. Rule Number 3 MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING: the Audiophile recognizes that there exists a cosmic karma between the quality of audio reproduction and the capital cost of the reproducing element. Investing large amounts of money into the purchase of an audio component is required to achieve good sound. In conjunction with rules number 1 and number 2, above, it can be seen that everything the audiophile does will change the sound of the system, that none of these changes can be detected in an unsighted test, and that ever larger sums of money must be applied to continue to improve the sound of the system. However, an unavoidable fact of special relativity is that the greater the force of dollars applied to an audio component, the more asymtotic the approach to perfect reproduction becomes. Absolute perfection of audio reproduction is impossible, and would require an infinate amount of money invested over an infinately long time. In the equation F = MA , the linear relationship between F and MA exists only at relatively low values. Expanded into general relativity, it can be seen that the audio component's dollar mass will result in an actual warping of space and time in the vacinity of the component, curving the path of any audiophile that approaches within Roche's limit of the component into an unending spiral of increasingly ineffectual applications of money. ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Ray's Music System This message has been edited by Ray Garrison on 08-28-2002 at 11:09 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Delaflor Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Rotflmao!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Double rotflmao. Ray, what are you doing hoisting another high-tech company off the ground? You need to be a columnist for an audio rag!!! Too darn funny! Justin et al - yours were equally funny. Now, back to the Bill of Audiophile Rights... ------------------ My System This message has been edited by dougdrake on 08-28-2002 at 04:39 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Audiophiles have political immunity from sound disturbance tickets. Cabling for a new component shall not be less than 50% of the cost of that component. ------------------ Receiver: Sony STR-DE675 CD player: Sony CDP-CX300 Turntable: Technics SL-J3 with Audio-Technica TR485U Speakers: JBL HLS-610 Subwoofer: JBL 4648A-8 Sub amp: Parts Express 180 watt Center/surrounds: Teac 3-way bookshelfs Yes, it sucks, but better to come. KLIPSCH soon! My computer is better than my stereo! For JBL related subjects and more fun, click: http://www.audioheritage.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Three laws of Audiophilia: 1. Change is constant. No system stays in the same configuration for more than a week or two. A reason will always exist to justify the need for another better component. 2. Audiophilia is a male thing. Sure, there are exceptions, but most women don't care how it works, how much power it has, or if it goes to eleven. They often DO appreciate good sound, but don't care why it sounds good. Not that women aren't welcome in this hobby, but they tend to shy away from it. Audiophilia should be a topic on The Man Show. That said..... 3. The size of said male audiophile's speakers are directly proportional to same audiophiles' perception of the size of his own penis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Ahh...Just another brick in the wall.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 That's not cool... ------------------ SoundWise / ProMedia Tech Support / 1-888-554-5665s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 If it rocks, just le me sit and awww!!!! ------------------ NOZ SYSTEM DUAL USAGE ROOM Fronts & Mains: Klipsch La Scalas Center: Klipsch RC-7 Rears: Klipsch RS-7's Projector: Infocus LP350 Screen: Draper Premier 96" x 72" TV: Toshiba 37" DVD: Toshiba SD-3805 Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 7000 CD: Sony CDP CX250 EQ: Harmon Kardon EQ-8 Sub: Dual SVS Ultras w/ Samson 1000 watt amp http://www.geocities.com/seanshometheatre/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I have become, comfortably numb... ------------------ NOZ SYSTEM DUAL USAGE ROOM Fronts & Mains: Klipsch La Scalas Center: Klipsch RC-7 Rears: Klipsch RS-7's Projector: Infocus LP350 Screen: Draper Premier 96" x 72" TV: Toshiba 37" DVD: Toshiba SD-3805 Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 7000 CD: Sony CDP CX250 EQ: Harmon Kardon EQ-8 Sub: Dual SVS Ultras w/ Samson 1000 watt amp http://www.geocities.com/seanshometheatre/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 i'd say pretty much the same as the rights to party. thank you beastie boys. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 You mean you guys didn't know that large speakers are actually penis extenders? Amazing. And, to what exactly do you attribute the popularity of those amps with the really big exposed tubes? <sheesh> us car guys figured all this out long ago, months, even. Tom g,d & r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Car guys? there is only one real car.... ------------------ NOZ SYSTEM DUAL USAGE ROOM Fronts & Mains: Klipsch La Scalas Center: Klipsch RC-7 Rears: Klipsch RS-7's Projector: Infocus LP350 Screen: Draper Premier 96" x 72" TV: Toshiba 37" DVD: Toshiba SD-3805 Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 7000 CD: Sony CDP CX250 EQ: Harmon Kardon EQ-8 Sub: Dual SVS Ultras w/ Samson 1000 watt amp http://www.geocities.com/seanshometheatre/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 This thread is becoming close to X-rated... lol ------------------ SoundWise / ProMedia Tech Support / 1-888-554-5665s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 anybody remember those 70s amps/receivers w/ the pierre cardin knobs? that was blatantly madison ave. forget the brand (?) ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Ray Garrison, HEY how did you know?You exposed TheEAR! I enjoy tormenting experts from various audio stores,makes me feel superhuman! What a selfish subhuman am I? LOL TheEAR(s) Now theears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Whoa!!! This thread turned into one of the car forums I frequent!!! Keep it up!!! ------------------ Receiver: Sony STR-DE675 CD player: Sony CDP-CX300 Turntable: Technics SL-J3 with Audio-Technica TR485U Speakers: JBL HLS-610 Subwoofer: JBL 4648A-8 Sub amp: Parts Express 180 watt Center/surrounds: Teac 3-way bookshelfs Yes, it sucks, but better to come. KLIPSCH soon! My computer is better than my stereo! For JBL related subjects and more fun, click: http://www.audioheritage.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Tom, behave yourself. (After Austin Powers movies.) On the main subject: Audiophiles have the right to play their favorite 40 cuts over and over and over again. This makes us little different than Top 40 AM radio in listening habits. But it sounds soooo good on the Klipsch. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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