<![CDATA[Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip.]]>Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/cf9b9f0e-60d9-4348-9947-ecd965ec3d3d/nothing-says-audiophile-like-a-15-000-power-strip.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 10:07:24 GMTSat, 23 May 2026 22:49:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 08:23:54 GMT]]>@petrillic I'm wondering if you couldn't combine this market with the market for premium fules for electric car chargers.

Charging cable for 10,000 or so.
And maybe put up special chargers where the kWh costs 5fold normal prices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/1000millimeter/statuses/116628588756444322https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/1000millimeter/statuses/116628588756444322Sun, 24 May 2026 08:23:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 03:11:06 GMT]]>@Unixbigot @petrillic And spend about $100,000 on acoustic treatment for your living room, starting with in-floor bass traps and a floor that's floating on neoprene bushings.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627358746381027https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627358746381027Sun, 24 May 2026 03:11:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 03:00:04 GMT]]>@petrillic Sure. I paid what might seem absurd amounts for a pair of transformers to use in a homebrew Harada amp, and if my 1970s Klipsch speakers weren't inherited, I'd probably still be paying them off, but I'm using electric heater zip cord for two 7 foot runs of speaker wire, and I'm entirely content with 3 foot Hosa RCA patch cords bought 30 years ago at Guitar Center for the -10dBV line level components of my system.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627315404452763https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627315404452763Sun, 24 May 2026 03:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 02:43:19 GMT]]>@petrillic And I thought a $130 ToSLINK optical cable that's basically thick monofilament fishing line inside black shrinkwrap was a rip-off.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627249550964653https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/ap/users/116592236140707789/statuses/116627249550964653Sun, 24 May 2026 02:43:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 02:38:53 GMT]]>@petrillic

Yeah its expensive but i can hear the noise reduction from here.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/tomjennings/statuses/116627232092419028https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/tomjennings/statuses/116627232092419028Sun, 24 May 2026 02:38:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 02:22:22 GMT]]>@ltning @petrillic @gloriouscow I feel like Cat5e might be a step up from the lamp cord that I use to connect the surrounds to my A/V receiver - at least from an interference perspective.

My front speakers use some old Monster speaker cables that my wife owned before we met, which hilariously also have direction arrows on them - despite effectively being just chonkier 4-wire (for bi-amp) lamp cord.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/HunterZ/statuses/116627167143556520https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/HunterZ/statuses/116627167143556520Sun, 24 May 2026 02:22:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sun, 24 May 2026 01:42:03 GMT]]>@petrillic This is like an amped-up (pun definitely intended) version of what happens when an audiophile complains about my speakers and I ask what I could improve. The scale is always just ... I do not care That Much, and do not comprehend people who do.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Hasufin/statuses/116627008615669863https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Hasufin/statuses/116627008615669863Sun, 24 May 2026 01:42:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:59:31 GMT]]>@petrillic @ltning

i will say that after going down a rabbit hole trying to run an hdmi cable from my computer to my TV to support 4K @ 60fps ... that sometimes more expensive hdmi cables are, actually, better than the cheap ones

But I paid $150 for the one that finally worked consistently, which would not even buy me a nice audiophile knob

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626605423594817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626605423594817Sat, 23 May 2026 23:59:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:55:23 GMT]]>@ltning @gloriouscow I demand guards on all my analog cables!

Hold on, a product idea has just occurred to me. And then we can sell them super expensive triax connectors!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626589166434925https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626589166434925Sat, 23 May 2026 23:55:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:53:49 GMT]]>@gloriouscow @petrillic Only reason for that is if the shielding is only grounded in one end, in which case the arrow don't refer to signal direction (duh!) but, presumably, which end should be connected to the grounded device.

I don't think that would apply to speaker wire 🙂]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.anduin.net/objects/49e75e35-f45a-43a8-916b-1dafba42742ahttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.anduin.net/objects/49e75e35-f45a-43a8-916b-1dafba42742aSat, 23 May 2026 23:53:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:53:39 GMT]]>They’re also in Interbay here in Seattle. Or at least last I interacted with them they were.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626582366574742https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626582366574742Sat, 23 May 2026 23:53:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:49:01 GMT]]>If you want to spend more than necessary, but at least not fund woowoo nonsense, Blue Jean Cables at least is totally honest about what they sell. They’re decent people too. They understand things like SWR and PSRR. They can read eye diagrams.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626564141430264https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626564141430264Sat, 23 May 2026 23:49:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:46:26 GMT]]>@ltning @petrillic

i've directional indicators on ethernet cables packaged with some high end networking gear.

i was tempted to plug them in the wrong way for fun, but I didn't want to get fired if it actually mattered for some reason

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626554007598533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626554007598533Sat, 23 May 2026 23:46:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:44:26 GMT]]>@gloriouscow @petrillic I turned evil many moons ago. I went into a store and bought really expensive speakers, and then told the guy I'd be using cat5e to wire them up. He blew several fuses and ended up screaming in my face I could not walk out with those speakers and subject them to such abuse. So he handed me a pair of cables that cost like 500€ and told me to never come back.

The cables have arrows on them "sound travels this way".]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.anduin.net/objects/cc14ebea-ffec-478e-b2ec-6050aba3d14fhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.anduin.net/objects/cc14ebea-ffec-478e-b2ec-6050aba3d14fSat, 23 May 2026 23:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:36:49 GMT]]>@petrillic this is targeted at the consultants who design things for billionaires and get finders fees for recommending this “the very best”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dpp/statuses/116626516173540276https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dpp/statuses/116626516173540276Sat, 23 May 2026 23:36:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:27:54 GMT]]>Also, how had nobody done a tube amp with water cooled tubes?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626481142248329https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626481142248329Sat, 23 May 2026 23:27:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:25:10 GMT]]>@Unixbigot like, just install bus bar and call it a day.
Just don’t lick the bus bar.

Or do. I’m not your doctor.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626470391425746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626470391425746Sat, 23 May 2026 23:25:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:24:28 GMT]]>Or at least use Litz wire to reduce skin and proximity effect. What even are you doing?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626467645266550https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626467645266550Sat, 23 May 2026 23:24:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:21:22 GMT]]>@gloriouscow they’re like little teflon standoff posts on a super low leakage circuit.

Except useless.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626455448582010https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626455448582010Sat, 23 May 2026 23:21:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:20:44 GMT]]>@Unixbigot this is exactly my point. It’s just… I can’t wrap my head around it. The power cable bullshit is the most absurd of all of it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626452954070047https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626452954070047Sat, 23 May 2026 23:20:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:17:49 GMT]]>@petrillic i think my favorite audiophile accessory are cable stands

whoever came up with this was a genius because if you convince someone these are necessary they have to buy a ton of them.

you see having your cable touch the floor is bad. so you have to put little stands under all your cables.

they can be extremely elaborate.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626441454455235https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626441454455235Sat, 23 May 2026 23:17:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:15:05 GMT]]>@gloriouscow buy them because they’re pretty. Because they feel nice to use.

That’s enough.

It’s the bullshit that’s exhausting.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626430730762700https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626430730762700Sat, 23 May 2026 23:15:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:11:19 GMT]]>@petrillic I remember seeing really expensive wooden knobs to replace all the knobs on your stereo because the plastic knobs would vibrate too much

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626415911499457https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116626415911499457Sat, 23 May 2026 23:11:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing says “audiophile” like a $15,000 power strip. on Sat, 23 May 2026 23:10:42 GMT]]>@gloriouscow there is literally a $800 cutting board in here to reduce vibration of your turntable.

And yes it’s basically just a maple cutting board.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626413459630466https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116626413459630466Sat, 23 May 2026 23:10:42 GMT