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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #200 on: July 18, 2015, 03:23:45 PM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 18, 2015, 09:48:16 AM
Is this audiophoolery or not?
Wow... 9.9k for a power strip, and the cords start at 5.4k...

Not even a glorified power bar that tries to be a surge protector or conditioner, nope, it's just a power strip.
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #201 on: July 18, 2015, 05:57:16 PM »
Quote from: Armaegis on July 18, 2015, 03:23:45 PM
Wow... 9.9k for a power strip, and the cords start at 5.4k...

Not even a glorified power bar that tries to be a surge protector or conditioner, nope, it's just a power strip.

Yeah that's a BIT much. From what I can tell, it's a line of outlets, point-to-point wiring, and some bus bars. I could see spending a couple of hundred bucks on the very similar device that B-P-T makes. $10K, not so much.


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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #202 on: July 18, 2015, 06:08:35 PM »
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #203 on: July 18, 2015, 06:45:30 PM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 18, 2015, 09:48:16 AM
Is this audiophoolery or not?

See, you make stuff out of marble it works wonders on the sound!  And on the msrp. Don't think I am buying it. Isn't the current still going to be limited to 15 amps before his circuit breaker, dedicated or not kicks in? Even if it's a higher rating, this thing isn't going to let more current through. Is it a superconductor and liquid nitrogen cooled? And it makes the soundstage so wide it moves the walls? Wow now that's power.  Maybe he moved the MBL's while he was working and finally got them placed correctly in the room. I have read they are supersensitive when it comes to room position. Just a little bit can make a big difference.  Seems more likely an explanation than this thing causing it.
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #204 on: July 18, 2015, 07:30:19 PM »
So I can get 4 of these receptacles... http://www.partsconnexion.com/FTECH-74279.html that's about $1k
Need those matching covers... http://www.partsconnexion.com/product23166.html ok another $450, the base plates underneath another $640
Now the IEC inlet... http://www.partsconnexion.com/product23154.html another $125
(not intentionally choosing Furutech, it's just the most expensive I could find)

Piece of marble... Maybe $1k? let's generously assume another $1k for tools and work to cut the holes.

Ok so that brings us to roughly 4.5k. Miscellaneous other fiddly bits, let's round up to a nice $5k. Double that for standard cable markup and margins. There we go, $10k  :))


Or I could just get this big honkin' thing: http://www.amazon.ca/Tripp-Lite-IS1800HG-Isolation-Transformer/dp/B00008N6S7
It's 58 pounds! That's encroaching on monster Krell territory.
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #205 on: July 18, 2015, 07:39:28 PM »
Quote from: Ringingears on July 18, 2015, 06:45:30 PM
See, you make stuff out of marble it works wonders on the sound!  And on the msrp. Don't think I am buying it. Isn't the current still going to be limited to 15 amps before his circuit breaker, dedicated or not kicks in? Even if it's a higher rating, this thing isn't going to let more current through. Is it a superconductor and liquid nitrogen cooled? And it makes the soundstage so wide it moves the walls? Wow now that's power.  Maybe he moved the MBL's while he was working and finally got them placed correctly in the room. I have read they are supersensitive when it comes to room position. Just a little bit can make a big difference.  Seems more likely an explanation than this thing causing it.

He didn't move the speakers. Those things aren't exactly lightweight or easy to move. He did what audio reviewers do, a combination of making shit up, and creating a presumptive bias. There's no PFC in there. There's no anything in there, it's just some outlets wired together. Could different ground paths affect the sound? Possibly. If that's the case, this would also solve the problem, for about 2% of the cost. It's some outlets, wired together, in a box. TADA!

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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #206 on: July 18, 2015, 07:46:14 PM »
Quote from: Armaegis on July 18, 2015, 07:30:19 PM
Ok so that brings us to roughly 4.5k. Miscellaneous other fiddly bits, let's round up to a nice $5k. Double that for standard cable markup and margins. There we go, $10k  :))

Or I could just get this big honkin' thing: http://www.amazon.ca/Tripp-Lite-IS1800HG-Isolation-Transformer/dp/B00008N6S7
It's 58 pounds! That's encroaching on monster Krell territory.

A 2:1 markup in the cable world would be considered a stone cold bargain. Audio dealers get their merchandise at 2:1 if they're lucky. YOU will be paying 5:1, which is typical markup for audio products, though it's often a lot higher than that.

58 pounds for an ISO transformer is weak sauce. You call that a knife? This is a knife.

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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #207 on: July 18, 2015, 07:53:16 PM »
hello,

i lost it at "microscopic vibration." facepalm
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #208 on: July 18, 2015, 07:59:04 PM »
Quote from: DaveBSC on July 18, 2015, 07:46:14 PM
58 pounds for an ISO transformer is weak sauce. You call that a knife? This is a knife.



http://www.equitech.com/products/wall/wall.html
687 lbs...
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Re: "Audiophoolery"?
« Reply #209 on: July 18, 2015, 08:27:33 PM »
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