Voltron Posted October 6, 2015 Report Posted October 6, 2015 It's not as if Audeze hasn't made piles of cash or somehow needs capital to make this new product a reality. It is absurd and further lowers my opinion of those guys. 3
n_maher Posted October 6, 2015 Report Posted October 6, 2015 I'm with Al on this. There is not aspect of crowd funding here, just a "new" way to drive initial sales and make the customer feel special.What I do find truly shocking is the level of interest generated given the price. 10 people in a day plunked down ~$3k/ea for an amp that basically no one has ever heard.And full at the name.
Pars Posted October 7, 2015 Report Posted October 7, 2015 Who is Bascom King? Never heard of him... apparently has/had something to do with Infinity?
grawk Posted October 7, 2015 Report Posted October 7, 2015 Note: I wasn't defending audeze, because, well, ugh. I just don't think crowd funding is the problem. Because it is an effective way of generating buzz, and the cheap capital thing. As to whether they need cheap capital or not, in general I don't care. And again, I'm certainly not buying their products.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 7, 2015 Report Posted October 7, 2015 Because it is an effective way of generating buzz, and the cheap capital thing. ...and for determining whether or not a market exists.
Grahame Posted October 14, 2015 Report Posted October 14, 2015 The best part of that was not one of those guys was clean shaven. Even the guy without a beard had serious 5 o'clock shadow. Because ... Suspended “we’ve concluded that it is in violation of our rule requiring working prototypes of physical products that are offered as rewards.”http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/13/laser_razor_snuffed_out_by_kickstarter/As Per the El Reg Comments, you can still throw your money away at them, on indiegogo
Dusty Chalk Posted October 21, 2015 Report Posted October 21, 2015 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wickedplayingcards/wicked-tarot-playing-cardsPamelina H. makes Tarot cards. Why do I care? Well, I love "cool" symbolism, and the Tarot is cool (case in point, the 10 of Swords).Also, there's a small chance I will win this guitar:
mikeymad Posted November 10, 2015 Report Posted November 10, 2015 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k 1
Grahame Posted May 3, 2016 Report Posted May 3, 2016 Meanwhile ... Hybrid Tube Amp for the Raspberry Pi Bring that "Sweet Tube Sound" to the Raspberry Pi! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1815752970/hybrid-tube-amp-for-the-raspberry-pi/description
mikeymad Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/m24-powered-speakers-from-peachtree-audio-bluetooth-usb#/ Little speaker that maybe can - I like the options for the price. 1
CarlSeibert Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 Hmmm my friend Howard sold a boatload of thier original DAC amps.
blessingx Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Posted September 23, 2016 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ozmarecords/voyager-golden-record-40th-anniversary-edition 1
Hopstretch Posted October 29, 2016 Report Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Facebook surfaced this for me, which is the first time it's ever suggested anything remotely relevant ... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/meater-the-only-wire-free-smart-meat-thermometer-food-technology#/ I'm not even going to bother with innuendoes, as they literally make themselves! Edited October 29, 2016 by Hopstretch 1
Wmcmanus Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) These look to be nicely made and the price isn't too bad at all. Never can have enough headphone stands. Not a big fan of mixing woods, unless you're doing something special when you do so (i.e., something more than merely sandwiching ash between black walnut). So it's either the black walnut or painted elm... decisions... https://www.massdrop.com/buy/woodlab-royal-glam-headphone-stand Edited March 10, 2017 by Wmcmanus
Dusty Chalk Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Wmcmanus said: These look to be nicely made and the price isn't too bad at all. Never can have enough headphone stands. Not a big fan of mixing woods, unless you're doing something special when you do so (i.e., something more than merely sandwiching ash between black walnut). So it's either the black walnut or painted elm... decisions... https://www.massdrop.com/buy/woodlab-royal-glam-headphone-stand They look solid, but I bet my cat can still knock them over. Favourite comment: "Can these hold bananas?"
Wmcmanus Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Dusty Chalk said: They look solid, but I bet my cat can still knock them over. Favourite comment: "Can these hold bananas?" Actually, as I read the comments, there is a lot of concern that these stands are not thick enough (at 7.5cm instead of a more desired 10cm, which apparently they are willing to offer in a future drop due to all of the feedback). The concern is that earpads may be damaged from uneven pressure. Most headphones are about 9mm wide, so it seems. Someone posted several pics with a pair of Denon D7000 on the stand, where the outer parts of the earpads are not making contact with the stand. Dang site won't let me grab a pic to post it here. Will wait for the 10cm version. Oh, and the other issue is that being solid wood they are quite heavy and shipped from Canada, so the shipping is 50% of the price of the silly things. 1
Wmcmanus Posted March 11, 2017 Report Posted March 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said: So..."yes, they can hold bananas"? It doesn't seem so. Not so good at holding normal sized headphones either. Sure are purdy though.
Dusty Chalk Posted March 11, 2017 Report Posted March 11, 2017 I'm pretty sure you can set them on top. Bananas average less than 7.5 cm in width. But yeah, they'll bruise like that, so FAIL at banana hanging.
Hopstretch Posted May 31, 2017 Report Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) Hmm, fresh beer and sous vide ... https://www.picobrew.com/store/products/Pico Edited May 31, 2017 by Hopstretch 2
Grahame Posted May 20, 2018 Report Posted May 20, 2018 Meanwhile ...https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/20/after-tens-of-thousands-of-pre-orders-high-end-3d-headphones-startup-ossic-disappears/
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