These knobs will change your sound!!!

MJGreene Audio · 11th January 2005

Ok, So I was just getting used to all the audiophile crap when I see this.

http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Me...Category_Code=

What the hell are these guys smoking? I guess if you have $500.00 to spend on a knob you must have money for some pretty good stuff but still, How stoned do you have to be to think your stereo sounds better because you bought new wood knobs?

Just proves that crack does kill

Michael Greene

zmix · 11th January 2005

Mr. Green,
There are volumes written about the effect of packaging on perceived value, look at all the horrid sounding plugins with 'retro' graphics....

BUT PLEASE, let's NOT get this thread started, OK?

There are pages of this already expressed HERE:

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/ind...cd880dc5f192d5

neve1073 · 11th January 2005

The emperor has new knobs?

Reminds me of the $10,000 screwdrivers the US military was buying in the 1980s.

djui5 · 11th January 2005

Quote:

Originally posted by neve1073

Reminds me of the $10,000 screwdrivers the US military was buying in the 1980s.

That's what we call money laundering.

tINY · 11th January 2005

Hey don't knock it until you try it!

I read an article about how polarity can make a difference so that your speakers push when they should and pull when they should. I reversed the phase of one of my speakers. It sounded so much better that I switched the other one too.

-tINY

entropy · 11th January 2005

Sorry,I gotta ask Tiny.

Did it go back to sounding shit once you reversed the second speaker?

entropy · 11th January 2005

oh, what I really wanted to say was:

This thread has all the makings of the AC Cable thread

jbuntz · 11th January 2005

I like to freeze my cd's to keep them in suspended animation. They diminish in quality otherwise.

Fletcher · 11th January 2005

Is the quality really diminished? I thought it was suspended.

deft_bonz · 11th January 2005

HAHAHA, what the heck, 500 bucks for a knob? no electronics behind it?

LOL

ROTFL

I'd like to have mine mado of pure gold, the glossier the better sound

dave-G · 11th January 2005

The beech wood is coated several times with C37 lacquer for best sound as pointed out by Dieter Ennemoser.

That knob looks at me while I am naked and calls its friends.
Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance!!!

2leod · 11th January 2005

I had a grade 6 teacher that looked like that. She had to take a "vacation" after we were done with her.

Good times, good times...

deft_bonz · 11th January 2005

Quote:

Originally posted by 2leod
I had a grade 6 teacher that looked like that. She had to take a "vacation" after we were done with her.

Good times, good times...

the same over here, she was my german teacher. plus she had a whisker

no wonder my german wasn't any good

tINY · 11th January 2005

Quote:

Originally posted by Fletcher
Is the quality really diminished? I thought it was suspended.

Actually, if you are careful, you can augment the quality...

-tINY

RKrizman · 11th January 2005

Quote:

Originally posted by tINY

Actually, if you are careful, you can augment the quality...

-tINY

It can change the whole tone.

-R

**TonyBelmont** · 11th January 2005

I've seen it all now.... A $485.00 knob??

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MJGreene Audio Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: The Land Behind The Zion Curtain Posts: 1,119 Thread Starter	These knobs will change your sound!!! Ok, So I was just getting used to all the audiophile crap when I see this. http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Me...Category_Code= What the hell are these guys smoking? I guess if you have $500.00 to spend on a knob you must have money for some pretty good stuff but still, How stoned do you have to be to think your stereo sounds better because you bought new wood knobs? Just proves that crack does kill Michael Greene

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entropy Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2002 Location: QLD. Australia Posts: 1,265	Sorry,I gotta ask Tiny. Did it go back to sounding shit once you reversed the second speaker? __________________ Cris Stevens Federal Audio. Australian distributor of ADAM Audio monitors, Lindell Audio, Ardán Audio monitor stands, Evol Audio "Fucifier" and explorAudio mic mounts. Website Blog

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zmix Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: NY, NY Posts: 671	Mr. Green, There are volumes written about the effect of packaging on perceived value, look at all the horrid sounding plugins with 'retro' graphics.... BUT PLEASE, let's NOT get this thread started, OK? There are pages of this already expressed HERE: http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/ind...cd880dc5f192d5

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neve1073 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,275	The emperor has new knobs? Reminds me of the $10,000 screwdrivers the US military was buying in the 1980s.

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tINY Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,233	Hey don't knock it until you try it! I read an article about how polarity can make a difference so that your speakers push when they should and pull when they should. I reversed the phase of one of my speakers. It sounded so much better that I switched the other one too. -tINY

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jbuntz Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,716	I like to freeze my cd's to keep them in suspended animation. They diminish in quality otherwise.

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Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,108	Is the quality really diminished? I thought it was suspended.

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deft_bonz Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: switzerland Posts: 3,524 9 Reviews written	HAHAHA, what the heck, 500 bucks for a knob? no electronics behind it? LOL ROTFL I'd like to have mine mado of pure gold, the glossier the better sound

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TonyBelmont Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI Posts: 15,919	I've seen it all now.... A $485.00 knob??

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