How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb?


This occured to me as an addendum to the current "Wacko" thread:

How many audiophiles does it take to screw in a light bulb?

One to tell all the others that they should be using HIS light bulb, which blows away all the competition. Worth fifteen times the price he paid, the light caused him to deposit his jaw somewhere in the room where he first witnessed the light of this amazing bulb. He also requests if anyone should find his jaw that he would be grateful for its prompt return as he hasn't been able to eat any solid food ever since.

Three to argue about bulb's placement in the room for maximum light dispersion.

Six to insist that the bulb would render superior light if powered by the Phallic Serpent $2500 power cord.

Two to insist that light bulbs are old technology and introduce distortion into the spectrum of light.

Four to declare that a light bulb is no substitute for "real" light, and to greater appreciate the light the bulb provides one must also go out and absorb as much "real" light as possible.

Three to ask why there are so many used light bulbs on the market.

Two to suggest a power regenerator may stabilize the bulb's output and provide for greater enjoyment of the light eminating from it.

Twelve to argue the chain of hierarchy in delivery of the optimum output of light from the bulb.

One to design a custom stabilizing harness for the bulb, fabricated from polished steel and burled Bubinga wood to assure the bulb will be held in place and be immune to all vibrations.... in great style. Filled with lead shot, of course.

Four to suggest doing several A/B/A comparisons of different bulbs before deciding upon one.

Six to quote the recent bulb shootout in The Absolute Light that declared that Home Depot bulbs are every bit as good as NOS GE bulbs.

Three to decry that it's all snake oil, and point out that the rest of the bunch are all whackos and the world is coming to an end anyway.

OK, I'm sure some of you can come up with a few more....

Marco

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Holy luminance, I've created a monster! LMAO folks! Great to see so many sharing their sense of humor about themselves and their passion in one thread. Thanks for the grins! I hope this thread remains a great cornerstone of reference for all newbies to the hobby. If they're smart they'll take up knitting instead, once they've read the contributions here!

Marco

Great Stuff!

13 agree that Flourescent lighting can be every bit as natural as incandescent when designed properly.

21 say that a simple rubber band around the base gives them deeper shadows and more vivid colors.

34 insist that their personal bulb selection brings out the natural tone of wood, or beauty of female faces, or the textures on the walls & furniture.

55 are certain that having other light bulbs in the room (either on or off!) will produce interference and diminish the overall light quality.

7 think that it's much better using the light bulb during the day as there is less RFI and distortion from the high numbers of people using their light bulbs.

Keep having fun!
Who uses one bulb? That is *so* antiquated. 7.1 THX-certified wall sconces are the way to go.
Audiobugged,

What about Jimi Hendrix records spun at 45 RPM and played backwards? Groovy man! This is Jimi takin' to ya!

Happy Listening.
Pbowne, the NLBC (National Light Bulb Code) specifically prohibits any potentially flammable substance in contact with an incandescent bulb. Were You refering to wrapping a rubber band around a low wattage fluorescent bulb. I've heard about instances of bulbophiles being injured when those rubber bands popped from the heat. Even detached retinas could occur!
Home Alone Audiophile with a Blown Lightbulb... After reading the thread now forced to rub sticks together to produce a spark... Now thinking how many Audiophile does it take to start a Fire? Help!
Lightophiles subscribe to the Absolute Luz, a publication that reviews various light generators and compare them to the quality of light relative to that from the sun. People will also write in to the magazine offering opinions and most of them will have season's tickets to various performances of the sun. There will be various price points at $500, $2000, $10,000 and so on for light generators that provide great illumination dimensionality, freedom from glare and warmth. Sun bathing will be considered the poor man's do it yourself on the cheap solution.
Joeylawn36111, Great as Home Depot offers installation services. Just hope their sub-contractor isn't a audiophile?
Home Depot's bulbs are obviously inferior, which is known by any semi-competent audiophile - it would be like buying your speaker cable there - Oops.
In order to acquire good bulbs you have to go to a fat and sloppy dealer, who has complete contempt and disdain for you, and has a 5,000% mark-up for the priviledge of being ale to buy from him. Then you'll get good bulbs.
Why was GE light bulb downgraded to Class B in Stereophile? This is upsetting to me as I now must sell at a great loss and purchase new Class A bulb to continue to impress friends. What? GE not advertize enough? hhrruuummmpphhh!
CAUTION using contact enhancers, my NOS bulb blew up in my face, now I can't see any light, but I sure have the blackest backgrounds !!
1 to state he can now SEE the music coming out of his speakers with the new bulb.
10,000 to talk about it at Audio Asylum.
100,000 to read about it in the rag-mags.
Properly set up, a candle still blows light bulbs away. Just be careful not to blow the candle out during set up.
Hey people! This thread is fun but I'm certain there are any number of positive contributions audiophiles make to society. Please see the new thread I'm posting.
Also interesting that the "real serious" audiophiles have not contributed to this thread! A mirror is the most revealing of instruments - opps, forgot that audiophiles )(wacko) don't believe in instruments to reveal to them what their ears cannot. Talk about wacko!
Hey dudes too many of you even didn't reliaze that an audiophile CANNOT take an action to scre a light bulb.

Here's a light bulb that needs to be replaced:
An audiophile must get an adequate answer going over various audiophile related issues:

1. 24/7 on system that is unfortunately in the light bulb circuit path:(
2. There might be upto a several other audiophiles that are monitoring a burn-in of the new equipment mentioned in above para and certainly would be very unhappy if this equipment is turned off since to get it back to a normal operation in their opinion would take weeks of 24/7 standby!
3. The only solution to this problem is to run a separate line first and THEN only to screw a ligt bulb and this is only doable by licensed electrician.

In conclusion according to a mentioned above paragraphs the action of screwing a light bulb would be taken by ZERO audiophiles UNLESS the same mentioned in above para licensed electrition is an audiophile himself.
Every time I try to burn in a new light bulb it goes out after the 1,000 hr break-in period.
Now what? Any suggestions?
I'd consult 12 or more wacko audiophiles (myself included) about getting yer bulbs CRYOED !!
I hired an electrician to rewire my refridgerator so the bulb stays on 24/7. The cycling on off was not good for it, plus, dammit, when I go to the fridge I want the light ready to go. And I swear the food in it looks better now. Anyone who cannot see the difference is not a bulbophile!
Audiobugged & Cdc, keep yer eyes covered for safety !!
Otherwise, you'll have some pretty black backgrounds !!
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Two audiophiles and two computers are all it takes to screw in a Cyberlight bulb.
B.I.zeebub, what the devil are you doing here ?

One thing I always wondered about, what amp and preamp do you prefer?

One of my friends guessed BAT, because it goes like a BAT out of hell. Another said CAT because it runs like a scorched CAT.

My guess is Bose, after all were talking about Hell here.
I'm glad this thread came up because I'm looking for a new bulb cleaning machine and can't decide between the Nitty Gritty bulbocleaner or the VPI bulbolator. Has anyone compared the two? Thanks.