Round Earth Points 1.0
Posted by: Mike Sae on 17 January 2002
Sources:
Is SACD your main source? Add 100 points
Do you use an off board DAC? Add 20 points
Is a tuner your *main* source? Deduct 30 points.
Is a turntable your *only* source? Subtract 30 points for missing out on all that exciting new technology.
Does it weigh more than 15 kilos? Add 5 points
50 kilos? Add 20
Are you unable to convert pounds to kilos? Add 15 points.
Is your turntable made in the UK? If yes subtract 20 points
Electronics:
Does your amp cost more than your source? Add 25 points
Does your amp generate >150 watts @ 8 ohm? Add 10 points
Add 30 for each tubed component, 40 of it’s a CDP.
Does your tube amp generate <10 watts? If yes, add 20
Does your preamp have a phase switch? If yes, add 30
Are any of your RCA jacks gold plated? Add 10 points
Add 10 for each fascia in brushed aluminium, champagne or chrome. Add an additional 10 for each casing in said finishes
Deduct 25 for each component in black.
Speakers:
Do your speakers cost more than your source? If yes, add 50. If no, subtract 50.
Are your speakers ported? If yes, add 15 points.
Are your speakers floorstanding? If yes, add 10 points for wanting bass. If no, deduct 10 points.
Are your speakers >93 db? If yes, add 25 points
What are the speaker cones made of? Add 35 for Kevlar, 15 for polypropylene, carbon fibre, or aluminum. Deduct 20 for paper or Bextrene.
Do you use a subwoofer? If yes, add 20 points. Add 50 points for each additional subwoofer.
Add 5 points for each 5 degrees of speaker toe-in
If speakers are poiting straight out, deduct 20 points.
Accessories:
Is your remote hewn from a solid billet of aluminum? If yes, add 10 points
Do your speaker cables cost more than your source? If yes, add 100 points
Do they employ network boxes? If yes, add an additional 50 points
Do your interconnects cost more than your source? If yes, add 100
Do they employ networks? Add an additional 50
Are they RCAs? Add an additional 100
Deduct 100 for using the stock interconnects.
Do you use a PLC? If yes, add 100 points
Add 15 points for each squidgy footer
Add 5 points for each cone.
Add 35 for each air bladder/ colostomy bag.
Add 25 if your rack contains marble
Subtract 20 points if your rack employs glass shelves.
If you recognized satirical quality of the previous question, deduct 30 points instead.
Add 10 points for each album you own by the following artists: Patricia Barber, Holly Cole, Keb Mo, Mike Oldfield, post-Police Sting, Diana Krall, The Eagles.
Subtract 15 points for each album you own by the following artists: XTC, King Crimson, Ken Boothe, Leftfield, Photek, Aphex Twin, Phish, Gang of Four.
[This message was edited by Mike Sae on FRIDAY 18 January 2002 at 18:01.]
[This message was edited by Mike Sae on FRIDAY 18 January 2002 at 22:09.]
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What am I supposed to do, sell my CDS & buy an ML or Krell?If I add my CDS, LP12, Denon tuner & Nak tape deck then they just edge out the speakers by about £100. I know, I know - not allowed.
Well, owning DBLs means you like bass no doubt. When Naim comes out with the 500 series CDP, perhaps your REP will balance out
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I'm assuming my Base stuff doesn't count here. I'm in major doo-doo if it does!
I was thinking of aftermarket soft footers directly under the components, so base and QS ref owners are safe.
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What on earth is a PLC?
Not even knowing what a PLC is must be worth some FEPs. Power Line Conditioner.
cheers,
mike
PS I'll be re-taking alot of my distorted pics soon by faffing with the zoom. Thanks for the tip, Martin.
Gang of Four - Hard might not be serious GOF, but there you go.
My contribution to REP v2.0: Surely owning SBL's should be a -500 penalty, along with Kans at -600? 
Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
0 REPs, but -200 if you don't count the Nordost
TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."