Knobs for Audiophiles!

[biostud]

Review

Not of nob, but the Silver Rock Transformer Potentiometer. Price: $2,900 - $5,300 (depending on version)

Conclusion:

Kudos to Audio Consulting for having the courage (and good sense) to follow the road less traveled in developing the Silver Rock Transformer Potentiometer (SRTP). In the old days high-end was synonymous with the concept of a artisan company with a new idea taking risks the big boys would not, and in the process nudging the state-of-the-art forward. Audio consulting fits that mold extremely well. By offering an alternative to the resistive type of volume control, a whole new perspective on sound quality has now become possible.

As I mentioned to Serge Schmidlin early on in this project, to my mind the SRTP inaugurates a whole new audio category for volume control. Here is a passive device (no power cord), which requires no active buffer stage. It is also one of those rare components that combine the sonic trinity of clarity, purity, and dynamic conviction in one box. If you own a compatible system, an audition is absolutely mandatory. Trust in the Rock - a five-star product in my book!

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle

Originally posted by: Jzero
One of these days I'm going to start selling that "Silence Emitter" that I've been working on for so long.

Most audiophiles believe that they can still perceive some sort of imperfections in their million dollar systems, and they can never pinpoint what it is. The truth is, they are nuts.

But I am going to tell them that it's because the silence in their room is not silent enough, and this is akin to painting on canvas that is not perfectly white. The dirty canvas will taint the entire painting, and in the same way, the dirty silence in the room will taint all of what one hears.

The JzeroCo silence emitter, priced to move at a BARGAIN $2999 for the deluxe model, will be a metal or wooden box with a power switch and a light. The light lets you know it's working. Since it's a SILENCE EMITTER, it doesn't make any noise, it just emits perfect and complete silence, so you would otherwise never know if it's on or not.

Reserve yours today!

Don't forget to sell them the optional power cord.

BWUAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
:laugh:

 

[ZeroEffect]

I know i'm late replying to this thread, but not all audiophiles are down with this kind
of stuff. Take a look at a thread on diyAudio... you could say we're audio nuts, but
know where to draw the line (most of the time!)

Thread about this knob on diyAudio

 

[ribbon13]

For those going on about a silence emitter, its called a complimentary ambient sound wave generator and a lot of psychiatrists put the outside their office so the conversation inside the room is muffled even more.

Here's a quick link if your interested.
http://www.quiet.org/noisebuster.htm


And vibration dampening is important on the actual speakers too. Thats why MDF is the best choice for making speaker cabinents. At $20 a 4x8' 3/4in sheet, it's hardly snake oil.

 

[Colt45]

The definition of audiophile is "fucking idiot with too much cash"

 

[ribbon13]

What would that make a necropyropedophiliac?

 

[fyleow]

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