audiophool or cool?

[dai h.]

quick, someone call Eric Johnson immediately!

http://oyaide.com/neo/products/phono_plug.html

some of what the page says (not 100% on the technical terms) :

"CNC milled one-piece construction...made to JEITR standard(same as Switchcraft)...plug portion is brass...non-magnetic non-electrolytic nickel plating...tip to sleeve insulator made of Teflon...internal insulator made of Bakelite" blahblahblah

I'll probably stick with the regular stuff (Switchcraft, Neutrik, Canare), but those plugs sure look neat.

[steve]

They do look cool. How much do they cost?

steve

quick, someone call Eric Johnson immediately!

http://oyaide.com/neo/products/phono_plug.html

some of what the page says (not 100% on the technical terms) :

"CNC milled one-piece construction...made to JEITR standard(same as Switchcraft)...plug portion is brass...non-magnetic non-electrolytic nickel plating...tip to sleeve insulator made of Teflon...internal insulator made of Bakelite" blahblahblah

I'll probably stick with the regular stuff (Switchcraft, Neutrik, Canare), but those plugs sure look neat.

[dai h.]

according to this page:

http://oyaide.com/catalog/index.php

and the google exchange rate finding function,

stereo straight
P-385(STEREO)
672yen = 5.512416 dollars

mono straight
P-275/285（MONO) (P275 accepts up to 7.5mm/0.295" dia., P285 up to 8.5mm/0.334" dia.)
546yen = 4.478838 dollars

mono "L"
P-285L（MONO)
630yen = 5.16789 dollars

[steve]

Thanks, Dai.

Those prices are much better than I expected. Most of the time "audiophile" gear carries a pretty steep price. $400 beech wood knobs, anyone?


steve

according to this page:

http://oyaide.com/catalog/index.php

and the google exchange rate finding function,

stereo straight
P-385(STEREO)
672yen = 5.512416 dollars

mono straight
P-275/285（MONO) (P275 accepts up to 7.5mm/0.295" dia., P285 up to 8.5mm/0.334" dia.)
546yen = 4.478838 dollars

mono "L"
P-285L（MONO)
630yen = 5.16789 dollars

[David Schwab]

Those plugs look exactly like switch craft plugs, with turned aluminum shells. I bet that's all they are.

$400 beech wood knobs, anyone?

Oh, you've seen that also! Crazy nonsense! That and the $80 little nail polish size bottle of lacquer, that you are supposed to paint on all your audio gear to make it sound better!

So if the $400 knobs are supposed to sound better because they don't resonate... no knobs would be best of all, right?

One site was selling this black varnish the guy made, that he claimed when painted on your plastic cased IC's made them sound warm like tubes!

Lessons on how to separate fools from their money! Snake oil anyone?

[dai h.]

upon comparison:

http://oyaide.com/neo/images/P-series03.jpg

http://www.e-imi.jp/img_item/img-000016.jpg

http://www.schoolmusic.co.kr/shop/et...t/sc280-30.jpg

they do appear to be different (they are advertised as being "made in japan" and not mexico or whereever it is that Switchcraft makes their plugs now), but I can't imagine it being significantly better mechanically or sonically, so in that respect (again) I don't really see a great value, but maybe Eric Johnson will prove non-golden ear'ed plebian folk like me wrong!