How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb?


This occured to me as an addendum to the current "Wacko" thread:

How many audiophiles does it take to screw in a light bulb?

One to tell all the others that they should be using HIS light bulb, which blows away all the competition. Worth fifteen times the price he paid, the light caused him to deposit his jaw somewhere in the room where he first witnessed the light of this amazing bulb. He also requests if anyone should find his jaw that he would be grateful for its prompt return as he hasn't been able to eat any solid food ever since.

Three to argue about bulb's placement in the room for maximum light dispersion.

Six to insist that the bulb would render superior light if powered by the Phallic Serpent $2500 power cord.

Two to insist that light bulbs are old technology and introduce distortion into the spectrum of light.

Four to declare that a light bulb is no substitute for "real" light, and to greater appreciate the light the bulb provides one must also go out and absorb as much "real" light as possible.

Three to ask why there are so many used light bulbs on the market.

Two to suggest a power regenerator may stabilize the bulb's output and provide for greater enjoyment of the light eminating from it.

Twelve to argue the chain of hierarchy in delivery of the optimum output of light from the bulb.

One to design a custom stabilizing harness for the bulb, fabricated from polished steel and burled Bubinga wood to assure the bulb will be held in place and be immune to all vibrations.... in great style. Filled with lead shot, of course.

Four to suggest doing several A/B/A comparisons of different bulbs before deciding upon one.

Six to quote the recent bulb shootout in The Absolute Light that declared that Home Depot bulbs are every bit as good as NOS GE bulbs.

Three to decry that it's all snake oil, and point out that the rest of the bunch are all whackos and the world is coming to an end anyway.

OK, I'm sure some of you can come up with a few more....

Marco

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How many Smurfs does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Two, but they screw in little houses, not in lightbulbs.

I have a nice G.E. light bulb, hand made, from the 20's. I save it for special occasions. It throws beautiful yellowish light on everything. I know, I wouldn't say it is neutral, but it is especially appealing when used to lighten up a romantic occasion... Should I continue to use it? I imagine this item is highly sought after in Japan, and may be I should just sell it to a collector and finally go for Halogen? These HH52B seem terrific...

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3...to discern where the bulb was constructed and if it were in a sterile facility.

14...to consider the best packing manner to provide for safe bulb delivery.

8...to argue about which material is best to use for the filament.

6...to recreate the vacuum procedure as a model for future DIY bulb projects.
I need some help guys. I purchased a GE bulb, 100 watts mono version, white powder coated with silver coated base. It has worked flawlessly for about one week. Now when I turn on the power from my Krell light stand, model KSA-1000, the bulb now blinks on and off for several seconds, then goes almost dark and then burns really brightly, even brighter then when I originally purchased the bulb last week. I have emailed the manufacturer about this issue and have not received a response from Bob the bulb builder at GE. Has anyone else had this problem with their GE bulb? Has anyone received a response from the manufacturer? Is GE still in business?

Other system components:
DIY power plant powered either by water wheel or windmill with automatic switch mode and battery back-up generator. Ten gauge cryo treated solid core 100% copper wiring, with dedicated sub-panel and circuit breaker. Separate star grounding system. Elrod "lightening sig 5" power cord. Custom ceramic bulb socket and external on/off switch wired with solid silver wire.

Thanks for your assistance in this matter.
Newbee: Bulb turns off with switch in up position, please help.

Seasoned Audiophile: SEB, (single ended bulb), is the only way to go.