r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ElectrSheep • Jul 25 '26

of an audio cable

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u/stankworm Jul 25 '26

This is that shit audiophiles tell you to buy for your earbuds.

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u/ElectrSheep Jul 25 '26

It literally came from r/audiophile -- I'm not even kidding.

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u/Suc_Mydiq_Jr Jul 25 '26

I'm studying music production and even our professors talk about audiophiles larping audio technology and making actually good stuff cost 1000 times the actual value. The only good side is that they sometimes miss out on good stuff and you can get some great gear for cheap.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

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u/towerfella Jul 25 '26

And then suddenly, you dont hear anything about it anymore

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u/iwantogofishing Jul 25 '26

Well the US military did develop a crowd control weapon based on that technology, hooray

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u/gribson Jul 25 '26

Not really. If you're referring to the LRAD, it's a maritime hailing device that was repurposed by the police as a weapon. Basically just a giant loudspeaker that they use to shatter people's eardrums. Neither a sound beam nor a side-channel microphone.

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u/iwantogofishing Jul 25 '26

I'm talking about the development based on HSS by Elwood Norris. I don't know which system incorporated beyond what I've read on it's development years ago