Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles • Hacker News Board

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by ryacko » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:16 PM UTC

Izmaki wrote: post #3

When I'm playing music on my stereo from my PC through USB, turning off the lights on my bathroom on the other side of the wall will momentarily kill my USB driver and as a result Spotify stops working. Electromagnetic interference is no joke.

Did you hit the Amazon counterfeit stock bingo or something?

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by giancarlostoro » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

ferongr wrote: post #7

At what point does it stop being a hobby and turn into mental illness?

Another case of first world problems I suppose?

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

remcob wrote: post #9

$100k in equipment, but I bet none of that went to an oscilloscope to actually quantify the problems they are imagining.

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Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by winrid » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

Izmaki wrote: post #3

When I'm playing music on my stereo from my PC through USB, turning off the lights on my bathroom on the other side of the wall will momentarily kill my USB driver and as a result Spotify stops working. Electromagnetic interference is no joke.

Ground loop through stereo?

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by pasta » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:19 PM UTC

Once a producer told me that they mastered at 16bit 44.1kHz and then pressed records and CDs from those masters.

Ofcourse the records sold better because they sound much better...

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by andrewvc » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:21 PM UTC

Even if you buy into this theory, how is this cheaper or better than using batteries to power your gear?

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by raverbashing » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:22 PM UTC

remcob wrote: post #9

$100k in equipment, but I bet none of that went to an oscilloscope to actually quantify the problems they are imagining.

Audiophiles in a nutshell

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by AndrewUnmuted » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:22 PM UTC

remcob wrote: post #9

$100k in equipment, but I bet none of that went to an oscilloscope to actually quantify the problems they are imagining.

I bet you some of those dollars went towards the acquisition of some Brilliant Pebbles [0]!

[0] http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by kazinator » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:23 PM UTC

I have a power amp whose transformer hums once in a while, for periods of a few seconds. Then it goes quiet just as abruptly as it started humming. Someone is unbalancing the power in the building, causing a DC offset.

Re: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

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Post by Waterluvian » Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 10:25 PM UTC

ferongr wrote: post #7

At what point does it stop being a hobby and turn into mental illness?

Consequences. If it's disposable income, your hobby can be blending $100 bills into mulch to grow a bonsai tree. If you are eating up your retirement at 40, it's a disease.

Of course I'm not an expert whatsoever. Just my loose sense.