Capitalist Bootlicker thread

[Braintree]

Actually, as long as I'm bootlicking, I want a Yamaha Disklavier.

https://www.google.com/search?q=yamaha+disklavier&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFmrLqnYXsAhVPip4KHb9MCAIQ_AUoAXoECBgQAw&biw=1920&bih=955

[IDEM]

33 minutes ago, cichlisuite said:

Did anyone of you ever got their hands on any Grado headphones? I'm curious what they sound like. Are they worth the ridiculous prices?

Grados are a bit polarizing, as they're generally very bright, so you'll certainly want to avoid them if you're treble-sensitive. They're also mostly on-ear, if I'm not mistaken, which is not for everyone either.

As high-end headphones go, I'd say they're actually quite affordable though. A couple of years ago, 2.500 bucks would buy you some of the best cans on the market. Nowadays, you can easily spend 4000,- for a TOTL model.

[chenGOD]

6 hours ago, cichlisuite said:

Did anyone of you ever got their hands on any Grado headphones? I'm curious what they sound like. Are they worth the ridiculous prices?

A friend has a pair at their family cottage. Fucking great if you are listening to jazz, classical, acoustic stuff, classic rock/yacht rock/adult contemporary/vapourwave. Not so good for teh IDMz. That's what my old shitty ears tell me anyways.

[Hugh Mughnus]

3 minutes ago, chenGOD said:

A friend has a pair at their family cottage. Fucking great if you are listening to jazz, classical, acoustic stuff, classic rock/yacht rock/adult contemporary/vapourwave. Not so good for teh IDMz. That's what my old shitty ears tell me anyways.

+1. Low end is basically non-existent. Very bright, hurt my ears actually the high end is too loud. 

Just now, Hugh Mughnus said:

+1. Low end is basically non-existent. Very bright, hurt my ears actually the high end is too loud. 

Treble monsters 

[IDEM]

8 hours ago, Hugh Mughnus said:

+1. Low end is basically non-existent. Very bright, hurt my ears actually the high end is too loud. 

Treble monsters 

Did you just quote your own post in the same post? WTF, that's some inception level shit, man. 

[Hugh Mughnus]

To be fair the ones I heard were lower end ones, probably 400-$500 (I don’t recall the model). I can’t imagine the high end ones would have major issues otherwise they wouldn’t command thousands of dollars as a sale price

[Silent Member]

I think Grados used to be quite cheap for what they were back in the day, and outperforming other headsets at their pricepoint. I had some that sounded pretty  damned good for a cheap pair of cans back in the day. Problem is, they just weren't very comfortable at all and leaky as hell, I could hear everything around me, and everyone around me could hear my music. 

I believe their headset design is pretty much the same as back then, and have gone considerably up in price (at least over here). 

Edited September 26, 2020 by Silent Member

[prdctvsm]

 

[IDEM]

[Silent Member]

Good news everyone, I was unable to secure a PS5 pre-order so now I'm just going to wait it out until they release a less gaudy slim version down the line.

[Limo]

9 minutes ago, IDEM said:

Had to look that up but ... holy crap a €300 tooth brush?

[IDEM]

Just now, rhmilo said:

Had to look that up but ... holy crap a €300 tooth brush?

Isn't that what this thread is all about?  (that's what my shit-eating grin will look like once I've acquired that sexy thing come Black Friday 2021 or whenever it becomes affordable for us mere peasants).

[Enthusiast]

1 hour ago, Silent Member said:

Good news everyone, I was unable to secure a PS5 pre-order so now I'm just going to wait it out until they release a less gaudy slim version down the line.

I ordered the one with the disc drive that will never be used  

[IDEM]

1 hour ago, Silent Member said:

Good news everyone, I was unable to secure a PS5 pre-order so now I'm just going to wait it out until they release a less gaudy slim version down the line.

I'm happy for you!

[Silent Member]

15 minutes ago, Enthusiast said:

I ordered the one with the disc drive that will never be used  

A very fine investment!

[markedone]

1 hour ago, rhmilo said:

Had to look that up but ... holy crap a €300 tooth brush?

 

[Enthusiast]

https://teenage.engineering/products/ob-4
 

€600 radio

[IDEM]

https://www.worldshop.eu/en/product/Vorwerk-Temial-Starter-Set-Automatic-Tea-Machine-White-Grey/1755804?p=oITGJ68VXkI

€600 tea maker

[kakapo]

15 hours ago, Enthusiast said:

https://teenage.engineering/products/ob-4
 

€600 radio

The best bit is the £400 bag for it.

[Silent Member]

Yeah, I like their approach to stuff but this one really seems like a half assed april fools item, especially at that price point. I mean good on them trying to have fun with radio, but jeez. They lost it.

[markedone]

11 minutes ago, Silent Member said:

Yeah, I like their approach to stuff but this one really seems like a half assed april fools item, especially at that price point. I mean good on them trying to have fun with radio, but jeez. They lost it.

imo the price/marketing make sense compared to, say, apple's speaker offerings, and the fact theyre upselling the design aspect of it, and the high-end audio.  then the 'radio/rewind' feature is just the oddball feature that te always likes to put in.

[Silent Member]

Fair enough, I guess it's my experience their synth stuff sounds crunchy and lofi, so maybe I'm not just trusting the hifi aspect. Their IKEA line of speakers was pretty reasonably priced I think, but I have no idea how good it sounds.

[prdctvsm]

★★★★★ (1) ·  $14.99* Scale replica Roswell I-Beam Fragment from crash site

[IDEM]

7 hours ago, prdctvsm said:

★★★★★ (1) ·  $14.99* Scale replica Roswell I-Beam Fragment from crash site

My grandma was in possession of a splinter from the very cross on which our lord Jesus Christ was crucified, but she wouldn't have sold it for all the money in the world.

$14.99 seems like quite the bargain tbqh.

[Limo]

24 minutes ago, IDEM said:

My grandma was in possession of a splinter from the very cross on which our lord Jesus Christ was crucified

Wait ... your grandma is the Roman empress Helena ?