This guy is a MORON.... when audiophile borders on stupidity...

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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited November 2006
    Hey Joey I think this guy is having a surprising effect on some of us here at Polk, I think the guy is great, he should start his own line and call it
    Anal Audio

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2006
    Loved his 3 yards of electrical tape over the outlet, the low "CIA" voice along with the Closed Caption lines.

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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited November 2006
    Another excellent video. Patrick blind tests power cables and makes a horrifying discovery. He knew it though, because he could hear the edginess and lack of bass from the listening test. All he had to do was to find the culprit, and by God he would do just that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_bMgSYpZac&mode=related&search=

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    PolkThug wrote:
    Patrick is for real, he's been around for awhile. Sometimes there is a fine line between a real tweak and a 'moronic tweak', but all that really matters is that if somebody's widget makes their system sound better to them, then more power to 'em.

    However, I want to know more about that clear sausage casing that the wires are bundled inside of, and would it be better to put the ERS paper in the casing.

    attachment.php?attachmentid=20647&d=1163433161

    That looks like the clear wrapper that Mapleshade uses on their ICs & power cables.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    I love this one.
    Ears are the weaknesses, I can't hear enough detail from real life, I want much more. Any ideas how to improve them? Any mods?

    I want to bypass the ears! How do I do it? Is there a device that can be purchased?

    His necessary "detail" DO NOT EXIST! How to improve your ears is to take care of them because once damaged, there is no way to reverse the damage even with surgery. An act of the Almighty is necessary.

    I have directly connected really good ICs from a Spectral pre to Crown amps in the late 80s (I just remembered, I tried with Phase Linear amps also) and heard absolutely no difference at all. I even tried measuring sound pressure and frequency response and it showed no change. I soldiered my Spectal & Crowns back to normal and never thought of doing that ever again. Maybe with the improvements in ICs there may be a difference but I'll never find out.

    IMO this guy is a real ****.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Loud & Clear wrote:
    Another excellent video. Patrick blind tests power cables and makes a horrifying discovery. He knew it though, because he could hear the edginess and lack of bass from the listening test. All he had to do was to find the culprit, and by God he would do just that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_bMgSYpZac&mode=related&search=

    Holy wiring clusterfuck! Nice scotch tape holding the powerstrip together! wtf
    Never Forget
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited November 2006
    The best thing about this guy is he's bought about $30,000 on interconnects and speakerwires...

    Now, I know they have resale value on the market...

    BUT, this guy - being the IDIOT that he is - cuts up the interconnects, removes the plugs, and slices up the speaker wires to differing thickness and length... basically BUTCHERS the little guys !

    Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but that's just like throwing $30,000 into the wind.... it's of no value whatsoever.

    Let me find the link to that post...

    Joey
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited November 2006
    Has anyone seen that type of rack stand before? If they did one of those in a tower design I'd be all over it.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited November 2006
    brettw22 wrote:
    Has anyone seen that type of rack stand before? If they did one of those in a tower design I'd be all over it.

    The rack in full view looks like a Solid Tech rack.
    http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/mfglisting.asp?MFGID=300&hdnMfg=Solid%20Tech&Page=2
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited November 2006
    This is funny!

    Here is a thread... he wants to make curtains out of ERS fabric to keep RFI away from his system! LOL!!!
    http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=189977&highlight=patrick82

    LOL! He replied to me....
    http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2490456&postcount=49

    Yeah... everything this guy reviews is the best thing since sliced bread...

    Joey
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited November 2006
    SCompRacer wrote:
    The rack in full view looks like a Solid Tech rack.
    http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/mfglisting.asp?MFGID=300&hdnMfg=Solid%20Tech&Page=2
    That's a nice rack, I must say.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2006
    That video on youtube is f*cked up! Looked like some weird witchcraft ritual thing going on. Why was he whispering though the entire video?

    Patrick isn't the only seriously messed up "audiophile" out there. Here's a little something for him... http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina41.htm

    Anybody wanna start a business with me selling small packages of butt nuggets for the extreme audiophiles? We'll claim that it increases clarity.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited November 2006
    Jeezuz... another CLOCK!?!

    Where does it end??
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2006
    Where does it end?
    BUTT NUGGETS The ultimate tweak.

    What do you say, Joey. You in?

    But becareful, extreme tweaking, I hope it don't explode. He he he, ha aaahh azhjpch (no, that's not me. watch his video).
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited November 2006
    You guys crack me up. Everyone is picking on this guys eccentric ways and Brett is asking about his decor.

    :D
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Joey_V wrote:
    Jeezuz... another CLOCK!?!

    Where does it end??

    I recommend putting the Clever Little Clock on a cable riser, but first fill the cable riser with Magic Pebbles.
    Never Forget
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  • bert26
    bert26 Posts: 320
    edited November 2006
    All this guy is missing is the tinfoil hat!

    That rack is insane.

    Maybe I should start rolling all that loose change that's in the couch!

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    Is that an Arabic accent I hear??? It's so low on the video, it's hard to tell, but he's seriously rolling his Rs....maybe Pakistani or Indian....hmmm...
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited November 2006
    This guy is great. Good stuff.

    Speaking of "too extreme tweaking":

    http://www.soundstage.com/audiohell/audiohell200306.htm
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2006
    Noel,
    He's Swedish. The pic on the first page (or second?) is him. I got subtitles in the video.

    Chris,
    Now that's some crazy stuff. This tweaking insanity is getting into the organic stuff now.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    I got the subtitles, too. All I could really hear was his rolling of the Rs. Couldn't make out much more than that.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited November 2006
    I love this company, not only do they sell specialized pebbles and clocks that improve the sound just by being in the room but they also sell specialized dampened duplex covers and the "Intelligent Chip".

    "The Intelligent Chip is placed on top of the player for 2 seconds while the disc to be treated is playing. The disc is permanently upgraded. The treated disc will sound clearer, more dynamic."
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited November 2006
    cstpeter wrote:
    This guy is great. Good stuff.

    Speaking of "too extreme tweaking":

    http://www.soundstage.com/audiohell/audiohell200306.htm

    That's it, I'm putting spam on top of my Plinius.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    cstpeter wrote:
    This guy is great. Good stuff.

    Speaking of "too extreme tweaking":

    http://www.soundstage.com/audiohell/audiohell200306.htm

    I wish I hadn't read that article. . .it just cut my listening time in half.:mad:
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2006
    some of the comments in the link of the original thread are funny. Looks crappy though, really
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited November 2006
    i feel that i have wasted 20 mins of my life i will never get back by reading this entire thread.:p REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited November 2006
    Joey_V wrote:
    That's it, I'm putting spam on top of my Plinius.

    I broke my plinius once... couldn't sit down for a week.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2006
    E.R.S. paper for audio tweaking?:confused:

    No, no, no! :eek:

    Good heavens, doesn't he know that stuff is for Extreme Rectal Scrubbing only for crying out loud!:mad:

    If he wants a real audio tweak, he should do what I do.... spray Ready Whip inside my electronic components before a session for a really smooth and creamy sound.:cool: (Cool Whip will work just as well, it's just harder to apply.:p )
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