Quote: Originally Posted by recstar24 Your comments are welcome and accepted, as long as you are open and honest about them and what you are talking about, that's it This is exactly what happened when the SR-71 first got introduced. 1) There was a lot of hype of the little...

Quote: Originally Posted by raaj Wei, I thought you would be through with your disillusionment/disenchantment with all things head-fi related a long time ago !! Having returned to head-fi after a rather long hiatus myself, I find it heartening that you stuck around, trying to educate...

I have heard both the SR-71 and the HR-2. And the two are NOTHING alike. Most people who purchased the SR-71 have never heard the HR-2. So they take a few people's claims of sonic equality at face value. This is the power of marketing. The power of BS.

Quote: Originally Posted by erikzen The hype comes from the people that he is satisfying. Give people what they want and they will become excited about it, talk about it incessantly, line up to buy it. It's not like he's The Wizard of Oz or something. "Pay no attention to that man behind...

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Quote: Originally Posted by tkam Haha they found it in the marketing book right next to the electronics book their designs came from OMG, almost fell off my chair! BTW, isn't there a shorthand for that expression? LMAO, or something like that?

Frankly I am sick and tired of all this marketing BS. Certain amp manufacturer's marketing strategy should really be written into business school's textbooks.

This is exactly what happened when the SR-71 first got introduced. 1) There was a lot of hype of the little SR-71 (black bird) being the sonic equal of the XP-7, HR-2. 2) The SR-71 was declared the ultimate headphone amp, combing power, authority, with portability. 3) People flooded to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mmmmcheese Do you guys have any recomendations on amps? I could possibly get my dad's GAS son of ampzilla amp reapaired. He said that it was kind of bright though. What brands would be good to look at. A dedicated amp/preamp solution would be the...

Quote: Originally Posted by EyeAmEye Or Charlton Heston? Oh yea? Charlton Heston was pretty impressive in those historical epics, especially in Ben Hur.

Let's see, I have several Kurusawai movies, some anime boxsets, Crest of the Stars, El Hazard original OVA, Tenchi Muyo original OVA, Golden Boy (okay it's not exactly hentai ), couple of Miyazaki films, The world at war HBO boxset, Carl Sagan's Cosmos boxset, some more criterion titles, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aman And again, Onix is a very good choice for value speakers, but I highly suggest getting tower speakers instead. The bass will be much more controlled and sound much more musical. Subwoofers get very expensive before they start getting good, unfortunately...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood Well over a 100 legally purchased ones. Do DVD box sets count as one? or do the individual dics count as one each? Not to mention the multi disc special editions, like the LOTR extended editions. -Ed Each disc counts as one title, just...

Quote: Originally Posted by blumenco I love all the junk posted about set and high efficiency stuff sometimes. Triple the duty? bull. more like a 30 times more effortless sounding. so misinformed. I am shooting bull? A single driver has to reproduce: 1) trebble 2)...

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelhwolff Now you understand just what it takes to get rich in the audio industry. Get some wire, a plug, and some dielectric. Slap it together and walla,,, you are in the money. Dang and I thought there was something to design and materials used...

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd R But in any case, what high end cable manufacturers are getting is made to order, and to their specifications. I have a hard time believing this. Unless you are Nordost, in which case you have to have those flat ribbon cables, the cost of...

Well, for starters, I don't have that much money to spend on audio equipment, much less on cables and powercords. If someone has the financial means and the necesary equipment, by all means do some measurements. I am all for it. Then again, after the results will be known, some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jasper994 In a suicide attempt, a young lady drove her car into the rear end of a car that was stopped at a stop light. When she hit the car, she was said to have been traveling at approx 70 mph. She survived, but killed the three people in the car she crashed...

Can someone give me a summary of what actually happened? The news link in the first post does not seem to be working.

Quote: Originally Posted by Borat Blasphemy! Kristin Kreuk doesn't have to "act sexy", she is sexy. I thought you were Asian. I know she has some Asian blood in her. But still, you have to admit her acting is horrible. Kristin in the role of Lana Lang gives me the impression...

That's cool. I can understand where you are coming from. I have no issues with audio cables assembled with good skills costing a reasonable amount of money. I just have issues with audio cables that come with extraordinary claims on sonic reproduction costing thousands of dollars. Just...

I can understand if you don't want to reveal your sources. But I still have to ask, these questions are directed at all audio cable manufacturers, 1) Where do you purchase your cables in bulk? (those bare copper wires, or silver wires) - As I understand it, most cable manufacturers obtain...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn I cannot STAND watching Kristen Kreuk(sp) on Smallville. Her acting is so wooden I can carve a new nose out of her when I lie. But the worst? Nah. I have hope in the future. Is that the one that play Lana Lang? The actress that plays Lana Lang...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn Yeah I HATE her. I can't believe Gong Li got thrown over for Ziyi. One of my fave movies is "To Live" - Gong Li just aces that role! To Live is a great movie. I cried while watching the movie. The script, the directing, the acting, everything...