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The joke isn't in that audiophiles want cleaner power by using their own private power poles and transformers in Japan. The joke is in the comments. Some of them had me in stitches.
Indistinguishable huh?
Close but no cigar. We pay thousands to NOT hear what you didn't know was there until it was gone. Nice try though.
No thanks, you can keep your pole to yourself.
Wouldn't that just give a different surface for the wax to build up on? Ah, some people.....
Tom
The joke isn't in that audiophiles want cleaner power by using their own private power poles and transformers in Japan. The joke is in the comments. Some of them had me in stitches.
Indistinguishable huh?
Close but no cigar. We pay thousands to NOT hear what you didn't know was there until it was gone. Nice try though.
No thanks, you can keep your pole to yourself.
Wouldn't that just give a different surface for the wax to build up on? Ah, some people.....
Tom
Japan has next to no zoning. A house may be next to be business with lots of power hungry/noisy gear. So such a pole may have value there that it doesn't here.
That said, they are still wasting their money. Big time. What matters is not the pole next to your house but *how* the power is produced. Hydro generated power is best. Nuclear is next best (too many idle isotopes) and coal is (naturally) worse. Put up all the poles you want, buy all the fancy gears you can buy, it won't do you any good if the power comes to you polluted at the source. This is why we have the best sound in the pacific northwest. You should change your address if you want the best sound....
That said, they are still wasting their money. Big time. What matters is not the pole next to your house but *how* the power is produced. Hydro generated power is best. Nuclear is next best (too many idle isotopes) and coal is (naturally) worse. Put up all the poles you want, buy all the fancy gears you can buy, it won't do you any good if the power comes to you polluted at the source. This is why we have the best sound in the pacific northwest. You should change your address if you want the best sound....
All my utilities are under ground.
I can't even imagine what it would cost to get my own underground "pole" and transformer.
It would probably be cheaper to get a 50KW natural gas generator and be off the grid completely.
I can't even imagine what it would cost to get my own underground "pole" and transformer.
It would probably be cheaper to get a 50KW natural gas generator and be off the grid completely.
Depends on where you live Gary, in many residential areas the cost is less than what you'd pay for some power cords.
david
There are a few of these re-writes of the original article floating around each with it's own agenda. This one looks like it wants to ridicule audiophiles. Here's a link to the small section of the original interview. Don't understand why the notion of getting clean power from the source is sneered at by some, what's the cost of a pole compared to the insane amounts paid for mystery boxes and power cords in halloween costumes. Usually the cost of transformer is borne by the power company, the additional cost of a pole or hook up is negligible and it's a single, most effective upgrade for any high end system.
Here's the link to original Japanese video interview, very interesting systems.
david
Here's the link to original Japanese video interview, very interesting systems.
david
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Hello, David and good afternoon to you. I can agree. In case you missed it, I did mention;
I didn't see the WSJ article until it was posted here later on in the day. I would have a dedicated transformer specifically built for audio at the homestead if I could. To me, it would be a "no brainer".
Tom
I didn't see the WSJ article until it was posted here later on in the day. I would have a dedicated transformer specifically built for audio at the homestead if I could. To me, it would be a "no brainer".
Tom
Hello, David and good afternoon to you. I can agree. In case you missed it, I did mention;
I didn't see the WSJ article until it was posted here later on in the day. I would have a dedicated transformer specifically built for audio at the homestead if I could. To me, it would be a "no brainer".
Tom
Hi Tom,
I know you mentioned it, my comment was in response to the the tone of the article. Looking for the original Japanese film interview, I'd love to see their approach to high end as opposed to ours.
david
Hi Amir
I m struggling to understand how different sources of electricity turbine drivers - hydro, nuclear, coal - affect the quality of the electricity produced by power stations or solar panels. The environmental advantages and differences are clear but why should steam produced by different fuels affect the electricity produced by the turbine generators?
Looks like a Neumann lathe with the Lyrec motor modified to fit in that cabinet hiding the shaft and motor. The platter is very much a Neumann which is made in two pieces, there's the heavy lower half with the strobe markings and a top platter which for the VMS-70 was aluminum with suction. They have replaced it with some kind of dense resin platter for him but the record clamp is also exactly like Neumann's.
david
Hi Barry. I will answer your question with another question
. What is the title of this thread?
Thanks Amir.Hi Barry. I will answer your question with another question
Now I really know not to believe everything you say!
Electricity turbine drivers - hydro, nuclear, coal - use water at different pressures and temperatures. According to audiophile knowledge you should use coal generated electricity for tubes, nuclear for semiconductor class A and hydro for class B and D, in order to match the expected temperatures of the equipment active elements.
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