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Taking audio too seriously?

Is it just me or are some people too serious about this hobby? I can appreciate great sound and getting everything you can out of your system. At what point does it get too extreme? A jar of rocks, a magic clock, a $2500 power cord plugged into standard house wiring, speaker cables sitting on styrofoam cups? Should the magnets on my speakers face due north to align the flux lines with the Earth's magnetic field? Is anyone brave enough to share any other crazy tweaks they've tried?

It could just be ignorance on my part and I am not trying to rock the boat, but it just seems a little obsessive.
nuguy
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drubin
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Hard to imagine Drubin how or why someone with your attitude towards music would ever get interested in audio to begin with.
I like sound, period. For good or ill, music seems to be the easiest was to consume sounds. Some of my favorites are Jacintha Barber, the fat Hawaiian guy. Eva Warnes. and any minimalist recording of any Brazililan female vocalist accompanied by acoustic guitar and shakers. Oh, and Blue Man Group. And if you want to know The Best amp for reproducing shakers (it's a shocker), send me email. Got to keep this one under my hat.
seandtaylor99
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Drubin, the best amp wouldn't be one of those panasonic digital thingies ? I seem to remember you mentioning one, though my memory isnt what it used to be. Do you still have the GMA Europas ?
nuguy OP
195 posts
 
Nuguy - I would be very careful what I say about "hobbyists." They are very touchy.
You're right, I hope I didn't offend anyone and apologize if I did.

I have friends who think I have become obsessed with music who will spend $5K on vacations twice a year. All I can think is man, you just threw away some nice speakers and all you got is some pictures of yourself drunk on some beach. I guess I'm getting the bug too, I enjoy it very much, it's harmless and keeps me out of trouble.

One more thing, imagine if you could buy the clock with the pebbles already in it? There goes Hawaii!
jeffjarvis
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I took your advice and placed my speaker magnets due north to align the flux lines with the Earth's magnetic field.

Good results but it totally screwed up my Fung Shei.
nuguy OP
195 posts
 
I took your advice and placed my speaker magnets due north to align the flux lines with the Earth's magnetic field.

Good results but it totally screwed up my Fung Shei.

I had the same problem. It cost me $180,000 to have my house rotated 12 degrees. Now I'm looking at a set of dipolars, and I may have to move it back.
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