#41

One amusing source of musical snake oil marketing is the Altmann website, previous manufacturers of “Tube-o-lator” goop which, when applied to semiconductor packages,

“the indicated components will have a tube-like sonic character, best described as warm, full, natural and emotional sound. You will recognize, that you can easily listen to higher volume levels than before, because annoying frequencies will be filtered out of the signal.”

but by far my favourite thing on their website (which I’m not linking, it’s easy enough to find) is:

The Altmann-Starcycle, world’s most bicycle

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#42

I’ve found this kind of thing across all different kinds of hobbies that are dominated by men. My pet theory is that it is a soft spot of the western male psyche, the fixation on binary interpretations of situations and and a kind of compulsive reductionism. Seems like you can sell anything to a man if you convince him some detail of it is fundamentally superior in some area of engineering.

A woman trying clothes: do I feel good? Does it look good?

A man trying clothes: is it Full Grain Leather? Is it Super 180’s wool?

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#43

I think of it as obsessive optimization rather than compulsive reductionism, though they’re probably two sides of the same thing–seeking out a scientifically or mathematically sound method by which to obtain the Optimal Experience; whether or not the methodology is sound matters less than the use of such methodology.

Hence: turbo encabulators.

#44

have you seen/clicked the stuff at the bottom of this page? there’s literally a page he wrote explaining harmonic motion, that ends with the line " Or, the way I remember it:" followed by gifs of naked breasts bouncing, even including women of questionable legal age… Don’t think that kind of message should be tolerated or disseminated here, with all due respect, I’m sure it wasn’t the focus of what you wanted to share!

#45

maybe i misunderstood, but the way i read your post, you decry the fixation of men on binary interpretation just before making a binary statement (a broad stereotypical dichotomy) ?
Also i’m not sure (genuinely) if it is “western men” or “people whose impulses are exploited by vendors of consumption goods, wherever they live”.

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#46

Well - no - I hadn’t looked at anything of his other than his audio measurement work.

The page you reference is truly awful, and I’m sorry a link I posted led to indirectly to it.

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#47

Is this true? Damn. Watched a Doctor Mix demo of the SoMax and thought it sounded pretty good. I won’t get one if that’s what’s going on to trick you into thinking it sounds better.