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more about #audiophiles more comments → Noobs-R-Us: I'll stick to my Grado RS-1 Reference headsets. They blow those crappy Sen-shizers out of the water! more » AmphetamineCrown: Ya know, you can poke fun at it all you want, but I'll bet those Wilson MAXX speakers sound a helluva lot better than your average Yamaha sound bar. ... more » Schalliol: Stereophile is happy with the Cambridge DacMagic, which is a fraction of this DAC. :-) more » dagamer34: True audiophiles make their own music. more » jepzilla: A dictionary that doesn't include the word 'gullible.' more » Crashproof: I hate to think of what the broken, mismatched, shoddy chairs in my workplace say about our status... more » FriarNurgle: You think this would be the only logical thing to sit on after spending all that money on the "best" stereo equipment. more » jepzilla: It's not something recent. I think you'll find chairs have been status symbols for a very long time. more » bucho54: There is no way I'd want this for my listening area. I currently have a 1960's era couch that looks horrendous, was free from someone I know and kept... more » OMG! Ponies!: Seriously... I'm just digging the name of it. In fact, if I have a daughter, I might name her Ballerina Sweetspot. Scratch that... Even if I have ... more » Coolmodo: It does work, and it does use real science. Basically it removes $959 from your wallet, then, if you claim it doesn't work you'll look like a douchbag... more » Gary_7vn: $959 and it doesn't even go to 11. "When I remove the Blackbody, the attractiveness of the music is gone." I think he meant, "When I remove MY BRAIN... more » Kirkaiya: Yet in seeming violation of the principles of quantum mechanics, the LessLoss disentangles you from your money... (okay - so the.coolest's comment is... more » ELPARTO: I bet it keeps mountain lions away too. more » the.coolest: I could confirm first-hand the efficacy of this black box. My non-audiophile stereo's sound quality profoundly improved after a particle interaction ... more » -
#giftguide
Incredibly Expensive Gifts for Audiophiles Who Swear They Can Hear the Difference
True audiophiles are a rare, mysterious phenomenon. They scoff at what you and I consider top-of-the-line audio equipment, and wouldn't dream of touching an iPod. What do you buy for these strange creatures? More » -
#furniture
Ballerina Sweetspot: A Chair Designed Specifically For Audiophiles
There is just something about chairs. Just look around the office—they are not just places to sit anymore. Chairs have become super-engineered status symbols. Now audiophiles can have their own high-tech throne. More » -
#audio
LessLoss Blackbody Improves Stereo Sound With Slippery Snake Oil Science
Step right up and marvel at the latest innovation in audio technology. The LessLoss Blackbody...box...thingy claims to improve stereo sound simply by being placed next to your gear. How does it work? I haven't the slightest idea. More » -
#snakeoil
Wattgate 381 "Audio Grade" Socket Is For Suckers Only
The Wattgate "Audio Grade" wall socket costs a mere $147, but the crisp, unmatchable sounds it will create in your home are positively priceless. More » -
#badideas
Meet the $135,000 Blu-ray Player That's Missing Features $200 Players Have
Blu-ray! A format destined for hobbyists and physical-media fetishists, one that will never enjoy widespread adoption. And this idiotic $135,000 BD player certainly won't change that. More » -
#headphones
Dr. Dre Beats Solo Headphones Bring The Same Big Sound In a Smaller, Cheaper Package
Audiophiles everywhere have been raving about Dr. Dre and Monster's Studio Beats headphones—but not so much about the the $300 price tag. Beats Solo headphones provide a similar listening experience in a smaller package priced at $220. More » -
#speakers
Victrola-Inspired Aesthesis Speaker Is an Astronomical $85,000
Aw, grandpa! Could you please take my $85,000 speaker out of your ear? For the last time my Aesthesis speakers are not your old timer's hearing aid horn! More » -
#mp3s
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood to Audiophiles: Simmer Down
Radiohead caught some flak when they released their last album online as 160kbps MP3s a couple months before a CD would be available. Turns out, they could care less about FLACs. More » -
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#ps3slim
So, The PS3 Slim Can Bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio After All?
The PS3 Slim only just got announced, but its full abilities are starting to emerge. The latest: Apparently it actually can bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio directly to your receiver. Can I get a w00t from the audiophiles? More » -
#questionoftheday
Would You Classify Yourself As An Audiophile?
Dr. Dre's attempt to reconstruct the "entire digital music ecosystem" has me thinking about the discerning group of consumers that drink sound in like a connoisseur with a fine wine. In other words, audiophiles. More » -
#headphones
The Best Headphones Ever?
That's what Cnet's resident audiophile Steve Guttenberg says about the WooAudio WES Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier and Stax SR-007 Mk2 Electrostatic Headphone. A $7000 mouthful, but hey, it's cheaper than $100,000 speakers. Read why they'll "dazzle your ears" here: [Home Entertainment] -
#listeningtest
Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record Demagnetizer
As promised, here are more details on the unscientific audiophile gear comparisons I did in Michael Fremer's audiocave. They range from the mildly crazy to the borderline batshit—and they were all fun as hell. More » -
#listeningtest
Why We Need Audiophiles
This is Michael Fremer. He's listening to "Avalon" by Roxy Music on his $350,000 stereo system. It sounds excellent. He's a bit crazy, but if you love music, you need him. More » -
#audiophiles
McIntosh Celebrates its 60th Anniversary, Blasts Tube Amps Into the 21st Century
Audiophiles across the world have their minds blown as McIntosh upgrades two classic home audio components in the "Classic Systems" limited release. I'd be more excited if I had $15,000 to blow on audio equipment. More » -
#joy
Meet Ken, The Amazing Dancing Audiophile
There are the snobby, deluded audiophiles who troll internet forums all day arguing about the merits of acoustic cryocoolers and adaptive spectral perceptual entropy coding, and then there's Ken. More » -
#ces2009
Sennheiser HD 800 Headphones: German Engineering at Its Finest
Sennheiser's latest entry into the world of uber premium headphones comes to us in the form of the stunning HD 800. New features include a completely new type of transducer and ear cup design. More » -
#audiophiles
$900 Contraption Trims Your CDs to Make Them Rounder, You Poorer
We've certainly seen our fair share of insane, overpriced equipment aimed at overmonied audiophiles (usually from Furutech), but this is a new one to me. The Audio Desk Systeme from Germany takes your CD, spins it at a super-high speed, and uses a blade to cut it down to a more perfect circle. Apparently, this prevents very slight wobbling as it spins, which can create a jitter in the digital stream that affects the sound, according to idiots. It's a mere $900, which, in these circles, is a total bargain. [Ultra System via Dvice]
