i asked them if they had speaker cables for "post apocalyptic sludgecore" and they just looked at me funny. #audiophile

@zuul now let's assume for a second that this is in fact true. That these cables make a difference.

That must mean by simple logic that the cables themselves change the sound, and that there are at least 3 different ways in which the sound could be changed.

Then by just a tiny bit of more logic, at most one of those cables would reliably tranfer the original signal?

Of course, when asked to use logic, the customers for these things simply claim that they don't know how it works, only that it does.

I always thought there was a great opportunity to make money if one had no sense of morals; sell ethernet cables for better sound or something like that. I think the modern version of this would be a special keyboard that makes your ai music better if you write the prompt with it?

Transparent Ethernet

@loke @zuul

Oh geez

https://chameleon-audio.com/sotm-iso-cat6/

"The SOtM iSO-CAT6 is a high-performance LAN signal filter and isolator that significantly enhances audio clarity by removing noise and interference. Perfect for high-end audio systems, it improves sound detail and resolution. The Special Edition offers customizable sound with various CAT7 cables, allowing you to fine-tune your audio experience since each cable has it’s [sic] own audio characteristics."

SOtM ISO-CAT6

SOtM iSO-CAT6 enhances audio clarity by filtering LAN noise, improving sound detail. The Special Edition offers customizable sound with different CAT7 cables.

Chameleon Audio
Melco E100A H80 8TB audiophile USB Drive

The Melco E100A audiophile hard disk drive offers an extra 8 TB of audio-grade storage for all audio systems relying on HDD storage. Naturally, this includes Melco Digital Music Libraries, as well as systems running Windows 11, MacOS, exFAT-compatible Linux-based equipment, and the Raspberry Pi.

HFA - HiFi-Advice
@loke @mattdm @zuul don't forget to buy your audiophile gaming keyboard

@quad @loke @zuul

That at least has audio-related features — headphone jacks and a volume control!

@quad @loke @zuul

Oh, and actually a DAC!

@mattdm @quad @zuul Yeah, I saw that one, but it's not as stupid as the other things. 🙂
@loke @mattdm @zuul No, I just find the concept of a hifi gaming keyboard really funny. Fiio makes pretty nice products, I still use my 10 year old Fiio E10K.

If you want stupid, my local electronics store tried to upsell me a toslink cable two days ago because the gold plated connectors help with connection quality, through an OPTICAL cable.