Mastodawn

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Even more ridiculously, all this sort of advice floating around is just cargo-culting. Not even the model makers understand exactly how a given prompt results in a particular output - it's opaque to them, too. It's "I did this, and that happened, and therefore this caused that, so you should always do this".

Next, they'll be telling you to use a green paint marker around the edge of your prompt to get better results.

#PostHoc #CargoCult #audiophool

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C.May 26

@tml @niconiconi @jernej__s

I regret to inform you that running audio equipment from battery banks to avoid the electricity being tainted with the nasty electrical grid is already an audiophool thing. People were doing it 30 years ago, maybe longer.

#audiophool #audiophile #woo #magic

David Cantrell 🏏Jan 26

Dear #Fediverse #Video people, does there exist such a thing as a #VGA to #Displayport adapter? I have an elderly machine that only has VGA, and my KVM only has Displayport. The usual suppliers of cheap electronic tat are only advertising DP-to-VGA adapters, and I'm not convinced that cheap electronic tat will convert in the direction I need. I definitely don't need high resolution or ridiculous refresh rates - this is VGA, and I'm not an #̶a̶u̶d̶i̶o̶p̶h̶o̶o̶l̶ video gamer.

C.May 2, 2025

This is either "AI" #slop or someone who really, really doesn't understand electricity and audio signals. It's talking about a standard 3.5mm headphone/mic jack on consumer audio devices, and says this when talking about straight vs. right-angle plugs:

> Straight connectors provide a direct connection between the audio source
> and the output device, minimizing signal loss and interference. This results
> in a cleaner and more accurate representation of the audio, allowing you to
> fully appreciate the nuances of the sound.
>
> In contrast, right-angle connectors can sometimes cause signal degradation
> due to the sharp angle at which the connector is bent. This can lead to audio
> distortion or loss, impacting the overall quality of the sound output.

If this gentleman has discovered a population of electrons that can tell when they've made a 90-degree turn inside a conductor, I think a #Nobel physics prize is in store for him.

#AI #electricity #audio #audiophool #witchcraft #voodoo #misinformation #magic #CargoCult #headphones #mic #connector #plug

FKA ZOG Dec 7, 2024

#TomEvans
#MasterGroove
#Audiophile
#Audiophool
#Electronics
#Youtube
#MendItMark

UK youtuber Mend It Mark had a video about the repair of a very expensive phono pre-amp.

The video got taken down by a copyright claim.

Here is Mend It Marks discussion about this takedown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPIrCaeVtvI

Fortunately archive.org and other internet sites have the original video archived:

https://archive.org/details/the-gbp-25-000-pre-amp-that-went-wrong-tom-evans-mastergroove-sr-mk-iii-rjbp-fsfzi-i

https://odysee.com/The-%C2%A325,000-Pre-Amp-that-went-Wrong---Tom-Evans-Mastergroove-SR-mkIII:c

other discussion:

https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/the-25-000-preamp-that-went-wrong-tom-evans-mastergroove.419907/

https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/repairing-the-questionable-25000-tom-evans-audiophile-pre-amp/

The £25,000 Pre-Amp Repair and the Copyright Strike

YouTube

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C.Apr 28, 2024

@ifixcoinops

There's a reason we call them audiophools 😜

#audiophile #audiophool

Mans R Jun 15, 2022

#audiophool DAC recap complete. Running some quick tests to make sure it works (and out of curiosity). As it typical, it offers a range of different digital interpolation filters. The one called "optimal spectrum" was selected. It's unclear to me what about it is supposed to be optimal.

Mans R Jun 13, 2022

What is it with #audiophool‍s and their capacitor fetish?

Mans R Jun 14, 2021

This is why we laugh at #audiophool‍s.

Mans R Mar 6, 2020

"The module designs apply diversity using separation and segregation to ensure that first, they do not introduce a single point of failure, which could potentially damage your system. Secondly, to mitigate the potential for feedback into your system. Feedback has a detrimental effect on both your system and the process to remove the un-wanted energy by presenting resistance. In the extreme it could stop the process all together by cancelling the flow."

#audiophool

https://www.blackravioli.com/black-hole-effect/

The BR.Black Hole effect - Black Ravioli

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