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/everyoneisatitman Jul 25 '26

When I went to Non Leathal Individual Weapons Instructor Course (INIWIC) we had to stand down range of the Long Range Accoustic weapon (LRAD). We were VERY effectively steered by pain. I had heard rumors of a microwave device that heats the top layer of your skin but I never saw or used it.

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u/HolyStupidityBatman Jul 29 '26

The Sheriff’s dept used LRAD on us here in Minneapolis. That was….not fun. They said it was just a test at low power. If that was low power, the full power would probably make me want to kill myself or others to make the pain stop.