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WSJ: Japan's extreme audiophiles

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Posted on August 14, 2016 at 13:11:56
SamA
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 Coming soon in The Wall Street Journal print edition (now online if you have a password)

A Gift for Music Lovers Who Have It All: A Personal Utility Pole
Japan's extreme audiophiles install private power sources to generate 'pure' electricity; 'Queen is in this room'

 

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they 1 upped me, I just have a dedicate line, posted on August 14, 2016 at 13:16:19
bullethead
 I just had a dedicated line put in a few months ago.

these guys got the right idea, I couldn't see how I could go about getting a personal transformer however, too much red tape.

 

same here, posted on August 14, 2016 at 15:01:02
4everyoung
 But there's a nuclear reactor for sale just down the road from where I live. Better than your own power pole.

 

agreed, posted on August 14, 2016 at 15:04:52
bullethead
 I thought about saying something similar before, getting your own nuke plant...

happy listening :)

I got Biosphere on

 

paywall [nt], posted on August 14, 2016 at 15:47:52
J.Mac
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Could probably do better..., posted on August 14, 2016 at 17:00:26
musetap
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 This world economy of great discrepancies between who has and who wants and the
incredible service industry that has developed to tend to the whohas, human pedal generated
electricity in house would be the way to go.

No dependency on a grid, clean, pure electricity (marketed as artisan?), very greenish, supports
the microlocal economy and, if connected to the right gym, possibly a source of free current when
all is said and done.

Screw having a utility pole and being dependent on whichever bureaucracy supports/tends it.

Have your own in house crew of strong legged, healthy current builders.








Then audiophiles can discuss/argue about who REALLY has the best electricity.


"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

RE: WSJ: Japan's extreme audiophiles, posted on August 15, 2016 at 05:39:49
fantja
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 Very cool- SamA.

 

I have a Tesla disco ball (nt, posted on August 15, 2016 at 05:56:17
genungo
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RE: WSJ: Japan's extreme audiophiles, posted on August 15, 2016 at 06:08:04
BillH
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 It's just too bad about that WSJ paywall. I was a subscriber to the print edition when Murdoch reneged on his pledge to make the digital edition free to print subscribers. I dropped it and never looked back.

 

RE: WSJ: Japan's extreme audiophiles, posted on August 15, 2016 at 08:41:43
Sondek
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 Wouldn't a good power regenerator accomplish the same thing, and maybe even better, for a LOT LOT less money and hassle?

 

RE: WSJ: Japan's extreme audiophiles, posted on August 15, 2016 at 08:45:38
cdb
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 The entire article was open and free yesterday (Sunday), but locked down today, Monday.

 

You and this guy..., posted on August 15, 2016 at 08:47:40
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

Ptetty sure WSJ has revised that policy..., posted on August 15, 2016 at 08:47:56
Steve O
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 ...I subscribe to print edition and the e version is part of it. OTOH, I get no great deal on my subscription price as most expect these days. i.e. Not like Stereophile for <$10.00/yr as many around here claim they pay.

 

That Ain't Nothin'.........., posted on August 15, 2016 at 09:32:10
SpotcheckBilly12345
 .......I just bought the decommissioned Colorado Public Service Company's coal fired Cameo power plant along with the idle coal mine across the hiway and ran a dedicated power line for the seven mile distance to my home so I can feed my audio gear clean uninterrupted power.

Take that, you extreme Japanese audiophiles ;-)

 

Only partially. The regenerator is better.. but sadly, not perfect., posted on August 15, 2016 at 14:40:52
Smelly_Socks
 Most regenerators give a cleaner than wall output. But still only reduce the problems, not totally remove them.
A percentage.. So say the wall is 14% bad.. The regen is say 5%
Where if the wall was starting at 7% the regen output would be maybe 3%

 

I hope it's clean coal. Nt, posted on August 16, 2016 at 05:59:18
dancingseamonkey
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 Nt


"Trying is the first step towards failure."
Homer Simpson

 

Yeah, I'd hate having to dust my gear on a regular basis... (nt, posted on August 16, 2016 at 06:55:58
genungo
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RE: That Ain't Nothin'.........., posted on August 16, 2016 at 08:47:20
Land Shark
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 Baaaah! You think that's bad? I smuggled a deactivated Russian nuclear power plant into the country and now it's my personal audio power plant. OK, so the cats and the dog glow a bit at night and I think I'm growing an extra set of arms but you should hear the clean highs and deep chunky bass! :-)

Best regards, Ralph

 

Google is your friend....I just, posted on August 16, 2016 at 17:21:57
Ross
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 read the article.

 

What about Solar ?, posted on August 16, 2016 at 17:25:10
Ross
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 Enough panels, and a bank of batteries so you can create your own clean power, store it on site, then through a DC/AC converter and regulator to your equipment ?

Completely free of the power grid ! If you use Class A SE DHT amplifiers, you can probably calculate how long it would take to amortize the investment.

Seriously, why not solar ?

 

RE: That Ain't Nothin'.........., posted on August 16, 2016 at 17:47:51
Byrd69
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 I ran a 100' deep cable for 1557 miles and tapped into a some guy's source that's a deactivated Russian nuclear power plant that he somehow smuggled into the US!!!

oops...

It was actually 120' deep.




Your interest may vary but the results will be same. (Byrd 2020)

I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)

Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)

Why don't catfish have kittens? (Moe Howard 1937)

 

Solar only works well..., posted on August 16, 2016 at 20:23:11
slapshot
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 ...if you cryogenically treat the sun first! :)

 

RE: That Ain't Nothin'.........., posted on August 17, 2016 at 06:10:46
Land Shark
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 It's cool, this sucker puts out so much power I can power up most audio systems in the US. Gotta do something about all this radiation around here though.

Best regards, Ralph

 

RE: Yeah, I'd hate having to dust my gear on a regular basis... (nt, posted on August 17, 2016 at 09:23:15
Don Reid
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 Life is sweet when you belong to a forum with humor this good.
I dream of an America where a chicken can cross the road without having it's motives questioned.

 

I'm working on that ~nt, posted on August 17, 2016 at 15:57:03
Byrd69
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Your interest may vary but the results will be same. (Byrd 2020)

I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)

Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)

Why don't catfish have kittens? (Moe Howard 1937)

 

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