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Old 3rd Jun 2020, 3:09 pm   #1598
TonyDuell
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Default Re: The Audiophoolery Thread.

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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler View Post
We aren't the target market for £20,000 cables, new Rolls-Royces or wrist-mounted ororaries.
If I had the money (and I can assure you I do not) then a 'wrist mounted orrery' which I would assume is a wristwatch with all sorts of 'complications' is something that I could certainly appreciate. I could appreciate the craftsmanship and skill that went into making it. And it does attempt to model a physical system, based on the law of physics. It may be useless but I would certainly find it beautiful.

On a cheaper level I find beauty in some of the old electronic devices I have here. And in expensive tools. I do not _need_ to spend £20 each on watchmakers screwdrivers, but they feel nice to use and will last. Yes some such tools use exotic alloys, but for good technical reasons (hardness, non-magnetic, etc).

But however much money I had I don't think I would ever buy some of these audiophile products. Like many of us here we can't see what the benefit could possibly be.
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