EEVblog #29 - Audiophile Audiophoolery

Dave cuts loose on the Golden Ear Audiophiles and all their Audiophoolery snake oil rubbish. Directional cables, thousand dollar IEC power cables, and all that rubbish. Monster Cable gets mostered. Panasonic gets a serve too, or is that applause?
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Audiophile Paradise at Tokyo Audio Show

$1200 speaker cables. $2000 power cords. $10000 power strips. $50000 pre-main amplifiers. Thought that music was just a 99-cent download to your iPod? (Lily nods yes) Nope! Not here! Welcome to the world of audiophiles, where music fanatics pursue sound quality beyond audible frequencies. [Junichi Yamazaki, President of Triode]: The sound quality you pursue definitely shows in the amount of money you spend. Some people think that a certain degree is fine, then its fine, but audio is something without limit. Lets say you buy a thousand dollar system but when you compare it to a live concert, you may think, hmm, I want a larger soundstage, then youll look into expensive components, and youll notice the higher quality and upgrade your home system. So the reality is, there are speakers that are $100000 or $200000, enough money to buy a house, so there is no limit. Audiophile grade equipment purifies and clarifies the detail in your music to a whole new level. Its like listening to your favorite songs live. [Daihachiro Yoshii, Kanjitsu Electronics]: When we listen to music with a female vocalist, we can experience the feeling of her standing in the room, singing exclusively for us. When we listen to an orchestra or a big concert, we can listen at our own convenience with incredible quality we cant get through the radio. The level of attention in audiophile equipment is extraordinarily specialized. Like this 120 pound record player from Acoustic Solid. With that much weight <b>...</b>
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Sennheiser HD 800 Enthusiast Audiophile Headphones Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

ncix.com I never thought I'd get a chance to unbox these. So excited to try them!
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My Portable Audiophile iPod Setup

My Portable Audiophile iPod Headphone Setup Also see my review video of the Denon AH-D7000 headphones here: www.youtube.com The headphone amp I use is an older Corda model (Headsix) from here, it's a great little amp: www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de
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Audiophile Female Voice [HQ]

[Rosanne Lui] Tennessee Waltz [Vince Mai featuring Tania Hancheroff] I Cover The Waterfront [Michelle] As Time Goes By [Rosanne Lui] Fly Me To The Moon [Susan Wong] Rainy Days And Mondays [Vince Mai featuring Tania Hancheroff] Triste [Rosanne Lui] Smoke Gets In Your Eyes [Camay Ng] If You Leave Me Now [Michelle] There's A Kind Of Hush [Vince Mai featuring Tania Hancheroff] Teach Me Tonight
High End Audiophile Dreams 1

A nice slide show of various high end audio dreams.
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Audiophile Death Match (Repost)

I'm reposting this video after YouTube suspended my account and deleted it. They said it violated their user agreement although I've never gotten a real explanation other than automated replies. Is YouTube now run by the gorts from Steve Hoffman's Music Forum? Let's see how long it stays up this time. Thanks for all your comments. Sorry YouTube deleted them when they suspended my account. Last I saw this video had nearly 2500 views(!). I'm working on a follow up video with the results. Hopefully it'll be done soon.
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Audiophile Music System

This is my current high-performance 2-channel muisc system. The newest components are both from Shunyata Research. Which is a well respect high-end audio manufacturer that produce power products for domestic and professional markets. I have added the Shunyata Hydra Model-2 power-conditioner and a Shunyata Python "Alpha" 20amp power cord. Great products overall. I'm playing a music composed by Hans Zimmer, from the album Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Track 9).
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ASUS Xonar Essence One Audiophile Grade USB DAC Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

ncix.com Slick and I are going to have to spend some SERIOUS time on this one before we can do our proper NCIX Tech Tips on it. For the unboxing we're going mostly based on what ASUS has to say about it, but stay tuned on my NCIXcom channel for a more in-depth look. We'll be testing against the Xonar Essence STX, Slick's USB DAC, and we'll be using HD555, HD595, and (potentially, if we can get our hands on them) HD800 headphones from Sennheiser.
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For all the audiophiles out there! :-)

For all the audiophiles out there, I uploaded this alternative version of my other video titled "Another 5000T coal train with three DF4D's"! This time the sound isn't cut, so you can hear the train working all the way through Erdi valley (Horseshoe curve) before it emerges out of the tunnel... :-)
Grado SR80i Open Back Audiophile Headphones

Read what 'fun' sounding headphones are - trdd.us Read the written review here - trdd.us These headphones are available for $99 at trdd.us Visit our site: snazzylabs.com Questions? Gimme a call: +1.801.214.TSIG (8744) Download TSIG app here - trdd.us iTunes Podcast - trdd.us iTunes HD Podcast - trdd.us Become a Fan on Facebook - trdd.us Add me to your Google+ Circles - trdd.us Follow me on Twitter - trdd.us Follow me on Ping - trdd.us Follow me on DailyBooth - trdd.us Follow me on Instagram - SnazzyQ Friend me on Game Center - Snazzy Friend me on Xbox Live - Quinn One (friends list is full)
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Audiophile music server running XBMC

This is my media server running XBMC. There is no screen attached and everything is controlled through my Android phone and updated using my laptop and VNC. Network Map - img710.imageshack.us Components: Peachtree Audio NOVA - signalpathint.com Yamaha NS1000X - www.thevintageknob.org SureVue 2A - www.mediavuesystems.com HTC Inspire - www.htc.com Software: XBMC - xbmc.org XBMC Remote - xbmc.org Exact Audio Copy - www.exactaudiocopy.de Ultra VNC - www.uvnc.com Media Monkey (not mentioned) - www.mediamonkey.com Helpful Links: Setting up XBMC - wiki.xbmc.org Setting up XBMC remote - forum.xbmc.org
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Budget Audiophile System With Tubes

You don't need a lot of money to put together an incredible sweet sounding, detailed, timbrally accurate 2-channel (stereo) system with great synergy! Even with tubes! This fantastic little system consists of the following, and can be put together for under a grand: AV123 X-LS bookshelf speakers Denon DCM-370 HDCD player Little Dot MKIII tubed headphone amp & preamplifier AudioSource Model AMP Two amplifier Straightwire interconnects Monster M-series speaker cabling Preamp driver tubes are Hytron JHY-6AK5 from 1951. AMAZING EF95 tubes! Music by Steven Delopoulos, from the 'Me Died Blue' album. Enjoy!
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David Mancuso Audiophile Part 1

This Footage was Included in ''Maestro'' Documentary Extras Featuring David Mancuso the founder of the New York City Loft Parties on 14 February 1971,sharing his wisdom and experience on how he built the Loft SoundSystem, and about the importance of presenting music to an audience by setting a mood from the Beginning to the End,Joey Madonia who presents the Legendary Thorens Turntables that featured the Loft,The Gallery and The Paradise Garage Equipment back in the Days,Robert Coleman a long time assistant of the sound engineer Richard Long talking about Richard Long,and Sound Engineer of The Loft Alex Rosner
ASUS Xonar Essence ST Audiophile Stereo PCI Sound Card Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

This is a very unique product. So unique that I actually wasn't really sure of the best way to present it. Partly because I'm not big into the audiophile scene, but also because it's so different from anything else out there. Basically if you don't already know you want one, you don't need to know about this product.
ELO - Prologue Twilight Audiophile Remaster

Fred the robot floats through time and space transmitting a message: Prologue is the first track off ELO's TIME album and merges into the second track Twilight. I took the tracks and expanded the dynamic range and stereo sound field. i remastered them for the best sound possible. I hope you enjoy this version. Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne. Produced by Jeff Lynne. Note: Contains content owned by SONY Music Entertainment all rights reserved. Contains original video content created by movejefflynnelo.
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Audio Technica A700 Audiophile Headphone Hands On

Taking a first look at Audio Technica's Entry Level Audiophile Headphones. Follow me on twitter!: twitter.com
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hisoundaudio ROCOO P DAP Audiophile Music Player Review

More info can be found from hisoundaudio's Web site, although, as I mentioned, you will need to contact them via e-mail to actually purchase one: www.hisoundaudio.com My Toll-Free Telephone Number +1 (855) 5-SNAZZY My Web sites: Personal Blog - unorganizedramblings.com Company Home - snazzylabs.com Podcast Network - http Socialize with Me: Twitter - trdd.us Facebook Fandom - trdd.us Google+ - trdd.us Instagram - SnazzyQ Game Center - Snazzy Turntable.fm DJ Room - trdd.us Other Super Neat Things: Download TSIG app here - trdd.us Our Videos in iTunes - trdd.us
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ELO - Shine A Little Love HD Audiophile Remaster

This video was encoded in the SONY HDV format with a video resolution of 1440 X 1080 and with MPEG 1 Layer II audio format at 384 kbs. I used the audio from the Discovery CD Remastered edition. However I always felt that this version was too compressed and the stereo sound field was too narrow. So I expanded the dynamic range and stereo sound field. I believe this sounds much better as you can hear the instruments more clearly and bringing this track to audiophile sound quality it deserves for the first time. CD's shouldn't be mastered with the loud as hell method used by record companies as this actually leads to listening fatigue. Thats why a lot of audiophiles still love their LP's. The main reason for uploading this video is to see what effects YOUTUBE has on audio and video. Of course the picture and sound quality are only has good as the source material. Hope you enjoy this version! PS: You may want to load the video completely before playing it as it is a large file. Also if there is good response and demand I may do all the Discovery videos in this format as well as all future uploads! Note: Contains content owned by SONY Music Entertainment.
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Splatterhouse: Audiophile, Happy Ending?, Phase 1/2

Fragger shows us how to get Audiophile, Happy Ending? and Phase 1/2 in Splatterhouse.
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Wish List for Star Gazers and Audiophiles

The Neuhaus Laboratories T-2 Amplifier lets audiophiles sidestep a computer's sound card and pump jams directly through a vacuum-tube amp. Once the tunes are set, gaze at the stars with the Explore Scientific Apochromatic Telescope.
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Review: HiFiMAN HE-300 Audiophile Open Back Dynamic Headphones

These can be purchased from head-direct.com Visit our site: snazzylabs.com Questions? Gimme a call: +1.801.214.TSIG (8744) Download TSIG app here - trdd.us iTunes Podcast - trdd.us iTunes HD Podcast - trdd.us Become a Fan on Facebook - trdd.us Add me to your Google+ Circles - trdd.us Follow me on Twitter - trdd.us Follow me on Ping - trdd.us Follow me on DailyBooth - trdd.us Follow me on Instagram - SnazzyQ Friend me on Game Center - Snazzy Friend me on Xbox Live - Quinn One (friends list is full)
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Splatterhouse - Audiophile & Happy Ending 9 - 11 Achievement Guides

Fragger is back, finishing off Splatterhouse with a Happy Ending (achievement.) Enjoy!
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AudiogoN @ CES: NFS Audio, audiophiles hang out

These guys actually paid for exhibit space and supplied their own hand picked wines so that show goers and exhibitors could relax and enjoy.
AudiogoN @ CES 2009: Virtue Audio: cheap audiophile PC Audio amplifier w/ Digital-Analog converter

$250 will get you a truly audiophile quality amplifier for PC audio system, soon to be available with USB input as well.
2012 CES: Sennheiser HD 700 Audiophile/HD 25 Amperior/RS 220

Into Tomorrow broadcasts from the 2012 International CES. Dave Graveline interviews Eric Palonen from Sennheiser about their latest headphones, including: HD 25 Amperior, HD 700 and RS 220 wireless headphones.
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Vintage Rockford Fosgate AUDIOphile Midrange FLEX - RFA-54 - OldSchoolStereo.com

Watch me perform a frequency test on a recently acquired Rockford Fosgate AUDIOphile mid, the RFA-54 (circa 1994-1995). I used an app on my iPhone called "Tone Gen Pro" to sweep frequencies from 2Hz up to 200Hz. The RFA-54 was temporarily mounted in a cardboard box for the test and was powered by 1 channel of a Lepai LP-2020A+ mini amp. After I performed a test to verify the speakers using music, I tested the frequency range using the ToneGenPro app on my iPhone and was amazed at how this little speaker moved and shaked so I thought you guys might like to see it in action! See more Old School Car Audio on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com Also on my website: www.oldschoolstereo.com And Twitter www.twitter.com
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Halo 3: ODST - 30th Audio Log - Audiophile Achievement

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My £15'000 Audiophile Hifi with Michell Orbe Turntable

This is the System specs at the moment of making this video. Michell Orbe Rega 250 Tonearm Audio Technica AT33PTG Cartridge Trichord Dino Naim CDX LFD LS2 and PA2 Amps Esoteric Audio Research EAR 859 Valve Amp ProAc Super Tower MK2 Speakers Linked with SPM and Precious Metals Cables. I also have a Goldbug MRS Briar Cartridge, Musical Fidelity X-CANS Valve headphone Amp. Will make a video of the Goldbug soon ^.^ Future Plans, New Michell Tecnoarm, Deno Power supply, Goldbug retipped, Power Supply for Naim CXD, then sit back and have fun ^.^
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ELO - Moment In Paradise Audiophile Remaster

This song is from ELO's last album ZOOM. I took the song from the CD and widened the stereo sound field and expanded the dynamic range. I then remastered it for best possible sound without the in your face and muddy sound of the original. Please tell me what you think. i hope you enjoy this version and the video I created! Note:Contains content owned by SONY Music Entertainment.
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ELO - Alright Audiophile Remaster

This song is from ELO's last album ZOOM. I took the song from the CD and widened the stereo sound field and expanded the dynamic range. I then remastered it for best possible sound without the in your face and muddy sound of the original. Please tell me what you think. i hope you enjoy this version and the video I created! Note: Contains content owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
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David Mancuso Audiophile Part 2

This Footage was Included in ''Maestro'' Documentary Extras Featuring David Mancuso the founder of the New York City Loft Parties on 14 February 1971,shares his wisdom and experience on how he built the Loft SoundSystem and talks about the importance of presenting music to an audience by setting a mood from the Beginning to the End,Joey Madonia who presents the Legendary Thorens Turntables that featured the Loft,The Gallery and The Paradise Garage Equipment back in the Days,Robert Coleman a long time assistant of the sound engineer Richard Long talking about Richard Long,and Sound Engineer of The Loft Alex Rosner
Krell Kid Dock: The ipod dock for audiophiles

Could this be the best ipod dock that money can buy? This is a short demonstration of how it works & how it plays for those who are serious about getting hi fidelity from their ipod and don't mind paying £900 for one. During my testing sessions it is very clear to me that the Kid produces a superb & involving midband, with the treble on the sweet and slightly soft side, while the bass is solid & well defined. I personally don't like soft & sweet treble, users can easily adjust treble & bass level to their liking but i wouldn't prefer using the Kid's onboard equalization. On a solid state amplification setup (i also tested this with a Naim setup some time ago) the kid manages to give a warm/valve like sound which is appealing to some if you prefer that kind of sound. I personally think it is an exceptional product it would completely wipe out the majority of sub £1k cdp although i must say i tend to look for upgradability on top of functionality in things, especially in high end equipment and i just don't see any for this product. I must conclude that if you're the sort of person that demands quality but rarely would you upgrade your equipment then this is the product for you! However I would be more than happy to have the wadia itransport and a DAC of my desire (& possibly upgrade my DAC in the future!)
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Musical Fidelity X-RAY 24 BIT Audiophile CD Player & B&W Meridian 551 - 506 For Sale Ebay

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ASUS Xonar Essence STX Audiophile Card - unpacking, installing and testing

Unpacking of my new ASUS Xonar Essence STX Reference Class Audiophile Sound Card. I belive this little gem wipes the floor with any Creative sound card today and I belive it to be a very very splendid long-term choice for listening to music or multimedia in general since it plays and records in realtime at 24 bit/192 khz, done by it's Asus AV100 Sound Processor. Her soundstage is phenomenal, the sound is extremely natural, undistorted, tolerance for increased preamplification decibel load is very high, noise generated by it is by all means inaudible, controls are easy, intuitive, drivers easy to install, all internal switching is done hardware by relays, independent controls for each channel(left and right, just like all the profesional studio or stage gear), internal headphone amplification of extremely high quality and extremely low noise with probably the best headphone amplifier chip from Texas Instruments. Furthermore it has an internal Burr-Brown DAC of 124db Sound/Noise Ratio, the entire upper half of the card is covered by and EMI/ERF Shield, offering total protection from interference and has an external power supply Molex connector for additional, cleaner, better-filtered power. Like I said, this little toy wipes the floor with ANY Creative sound card. And it absolutelly loves Rock, Metal and Classical Music. It's as if it was made specifically for these three types of music genres above all else. Anything will sound phenomenal on this card: rock, metal <b>...</b>
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Marantz CD-73 - Audiophile CD Disk Player

Proud to present the Marantz CD 73, CD Audio Player, build in 1983 in Belgium, sold worldwide. Today it is an extremely rare piece of equipment - in any case, watch the video & enjoy. Product specifications: Testing frequency: 44,1 kHz Quantization: 16-bit linear/channel Frequency: 20-20000 Hz Dimensions: 416 x 81 x 300 mm Weight: 8 kg
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Ultimate Audiophile Event

(Sorry for the video moving around its not my camera) This was the Ultimate Audiophile Event held at our showroom just outside of Nashville. TN. We had the Dynaudio Evidence Masters, the Sapphires and German made Octave tube electronics for one of the most amazing sound systems on ANY budget... With one of the Dynaudio reps here we had some nice snacks for people to come in, and a free Dynaudio speaker give-away. In the theater room we had the Dynaudio Confidence C4's in the front with the Contour S CX center, SR surrounds, 2 Sub 500's and the S 5.4's in the rear, all in piano black lacquer! We remodeled and it just was all out amazing... come in and check it out!!!!
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2006 F150 Lariat audiophile subwoofer, true dual straight pipes

My 2006 Ford F150 Lariat, Audiophile sound system w/ sub, true dual straight pipe exhaust, 5.4 L
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ELO - Just For Love Audiophile Remaster

This song is from ELO's last album ZOOM. I took the song from the CD and widened the stereo sound field and expanded the dynamic range. I then remastered it for best possible sound without the in your face and muddy sound of the original. Please tell me what you think. i hope you enjoy this version and the video I created! Note: Contains content owned by Sony Music Entertainment.








