Poking fun at audiophiles - Blu-ray Forum

richteer · 06-18-2008, 02:54 PM

Being a geek, I read www.userfriendly.org every morning. Today's cartoon is an amusing dig at us audiophiles, so I thought I'd share it here:

'Course us real audiophiles know that Denon don't make decent audio cables, but that doesn't spoil the joke... :-)

Edit: I am clearly forum-challenged, cause I couldn't figure out how to embed a (big) picture here.

Woody · 06-18-2008, 02:57 PM

$499!?!?!?

Where did he score that deal!?!?!?!?

Scooby Blu · 06-18-2008, 03:09 PM

Good One ! I am guilty as charged ! And.............running low on money

frenchglen · 06-18-2008, 06:30 PM

That's exactly how I used to be. My wallet has taught me a lesson or two since then.

blu-backer · 06-18-2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woody

$499!?!?!?

Where did he score that deal!?!?!?!?

Monster cables at BB?

Lucy Diamond · 06-18-2008, 06:50 PM

That's so funny.

Tahnkfully, I was never THAT bad, but I did take the advice of a total dink once and cut ALL my speaker cables to length.

I now have Noooooooooo slack at all and it's a major pain in the ass and I am the fool for listening, because I don't REALLY thiiiiiiiiink and extra foot or two was gonna kill me.

(Still shaking head)

dobyblue · 06-18-2008, 08:00 PM

Pffft, Denon, ha, ha.

How about some $7,000 Nordost Red Dawn speaker interconnects?
94% speed of light.

Wonder what your speaker should cost in order to require a pair of these bad boys?

http://www.nordost.com/index.php?id=354

Pelican170 · 06-18-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

That's so funny.

Tahnkfully, I was never THAT bad, but I did take the advice of a total dink once and cut ALL my speaker cables to length.

I now have Noooooooooo slack at all and it's a major pain in the ass and I am the fool for listening, because I don't REALLY thiiiiiiiiink and extra foot or two was gonna kill me.

(Still shaking head)

hahahah, i did the same thing!

Woody · 06-18-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-backer

Monster cables at BB?

No, I mean that deal kicks ASS!!

dad2erin · 06-18-2008, 08:24 PM

Does Denon makes cables?

richteer · 06-18-2008, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Pffft, Denon, ha, ha.

How about some $7,000 Nordost Red Dawn speaker interconnects?
94% speed of light.

Wonder what your speaker should cost in order to require a pair of these bad boys?

http://www.nordost.com/index.php?id=354

Red Dawn isn't $7K! I think you're thinking of Nordost's Valhalla (Thor is even more obscenely priced).

I'm using a set of Nordost Frey interconnects between my turntable and preamp, and I'm saving for a set to go between my preamp and power amps, and a set of Frey speaker cables. With those in place, I'll be pretty much set as far as cables are concerned. (I'm also using a pair of the Red Dawn's little brothers, the Blue Heaven, between my CD player and preamp. I don't plan to upgrade that...)

frenchglen · 06-18-2008, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

That's so funny.

Tahnkfully, I was never THAT bad, but I did take the advice of a total dink once and cut ALL my speaker cables to length.

I now have Noooooooooo slack at all and it's a major pain in the ***** and I am the fool for listening, because I don't REALLY thiiiiiiiiink and extra foot or two was gonna kill me.

(Still shaking head)

gosh, I got a laugh from that one, but man, I feel your pain there.

Basically, I think an essential element of what makes an audiophile is spending more than you should on your Audio equipment.

This means there are poor audiophiles too, like me!....but of course, if you're woefully rich you don't need to be in that predicament.

crackinhedz · 06-19-2008, 12:53 AM

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Edit: I am clearly forum-challenged, cause I couldn't figure out how to embed a (big) picture here.

right click on an image, "copy image location"...you know the rest.

Brandon B · 06-20-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dad2erin

Does Denon makes cables?

Sadly, they even make the exact one mentioned in the cartoon, an ethernet cable no less:

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp

BB

bhampton · 06-20-2008, 11:23 AM

That is sad.

They even use almost the same wording "...will bring out all the nuances..."

I'm not sure I'm getting out all the nuances in my system. When you get these nuances out what happens then? Is there any way to get them back in if you decide you liked it better with them in there?

-Brian

Beta Man · 06-20-2008, 12:17 PM

I got these cables...... it got the nuances out.... and now I can't get them back in.......

RUR · 06-20-2008, 01:17 PM

Cables, schmables... I upgraded my entire system yesterday for only a few $$$. Awesome, mind-boggling improvement. Even my dog could hear a difference!

http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina60.htm

Beta Man · 06-20-2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RUR

Cables, schmables... I upgraded my entire system yesterday for only a few $$$. Awesome, mind-boggling improvement. Even my dog could hear a difference!

http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina60.htm

Money well spent!

Barnum · 06-20-2008, 01:33 PM

That is more fitting for the countless clueless people going to Best Buy and buying Monster Cable products.

arush5268d · 06-20-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Barnum

That is more fitting for the countless clueless people going to Best Buy and buying Monster Cable products.

06-18-2008, 02:54 PM	#1
richteer Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Kelowna, BC Trading Score:1	Poking fun at audiophiles Being a geek, I read www.userfriendly.org every morning. Today's cartoon is an amusing dig at us audiophiles, so I thought I'd share it here: 'Course us real audiophiles know that Denon don't make decent audio cables, but that doesn't spoil the joke... :-) Edit: I am clearly forum-challenged, cause I couldn't figure out how to embed a (big) picture here. Last edited by crackinhedz; 06-19-2008 at 12:52 AM.

06-20-2008, 11:23 AM	#15
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	That is sad. They even use almost the same wording "...will bring out all the nuances..." I'm not sure I'm getting out all the nuances in my system. When you get these nuances out what happens then? Is there any way to get them back in if you decide you liked it better with them in there? -Brian Last edited by bhampton; 06-20-2008 at 11:26 AM.

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06-18-2008, 02:57 PM	#2
Woody Power Member Member since:Jun 2007 Home Theater Gallery:60 4K collection:175 Blu-ray collection:415 DVD collection:165	$499!?!?!? Where did he score that deal!?!?!?!?

06-18-2008, 03:09 PM	#3
Scooby Blu Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Apr 2008 Home Theater Gallery:7	Good One ! I am guilty as charged ! And.............running low on money

06-18-2008, 06:30 PM	#4
frenchglen Active Member Member since:Nov 2006	That's exactly how I used to be. My wallet has taught me a lesson or two since then.

06-18-2008, 06:50 PM	#6
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	That's so funny. Tahnkfully, I was never THAT bad, but I did take the advice of a total dink once and cut ALL my speaker cables to length. I now have Noooooooooo slack at all and it's a major pain in the ass and I am the fool for listening, because I don't REALLY thiiiiiiiiink and extra foot or two was gonna kill me. (Still shaking head)

06-18-2008, 08:00 PM	#7
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Pffft, Denon, ha, ha. How about some $7,000 Nordost Red Dawn speaker interconnects? 94% speed of light. Wonder what your speaker should cost in order to require a pair of these bad boys? http://www.nordost.com/index.php?id=354

06-18-2008, 08:24 PM	#10
dad2erin Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:south hadley, ma Home Theater Gallery:9	Does Denon makes cables?

06-20-2008, 12:17 PM	#16
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I got these cables...... it got the nuances out.... and now I can't get them back in.......

06-20-2008, 01:17 PM	#17
RUR Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit Blu-ray collection:143 Trading Score:1	Cables, schmables... I upgraded my entire system yesterday for only a few $$$. Awesome, mind-boggling improvement. Even my dog could hear a difference! http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina60.htm

06-20-2008, 01:33 PM	#19
Barnum Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	That is more fitting for the countless clueless people going to Best Buy and buying Monster Cable products.

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