SPR08Y Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Sitting and talking (mostly rubbish) and possibly imbibing a little with my BIL Jeremy.... Anyways, we are thinking about the Audiophile HiFi Olympics. So who would win! The whole system would have to fit within within some criteria of course: Our initial thoughts: 1. All components/products from the one country of origin. 2. Digital or Vinyl front end, or both? Let the contestants decide, you can bet on the red or the black? 3. Integrated, seperates and active events? Dunno, thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 The winning system is the one you own and like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPR08Y Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Certainly! That wasn't the point of our idea though! More along the lines of, would Germany end up 1/100th of a second in front of the USA who touched out ..... for third, etc. etc. Would Australia make the final? High end end systems comprised of components all exclusively from USA, Germany, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Poland, China, England, Australia, etc. etc. Of course you'd have to decide who hosts! Mustn't forget the room! Brands who normally compete against each other would be forced (encouraged) to compete side by side. (Sure we are being a bit silly....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I think you need a few more sherbets, SPR08Y. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ray Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 You could have subwoofer race. See which sub is the fastest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezzad Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 IMO Like most other things; USA gold medal ( they make the best gear ) Japan silver medal ( marginally behind) Germany (bronze) the dark horses would be Canada and France. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromelang Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I'm petitioning for a snake oil category in this Olympics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 The Non-Upgrade Long Distance Event. Flyweight - Lightweight- Heavyweight correct Toe In Speaker sprint. 10000m Cable Relay identification race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Marc Posted May 26, 2019 Administrator Share Posted May 26, 2019 I had considered this very seriously in the past as an extension of the International Hi-Fi Show, to be held in Dubai, with 1 x single origin system from each country or region. Judges made up of HiFi Press from around the world. How each country would put forward its best system would be a can of worms though. Was a great idea in my mind for all of about 20 mins of mulling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 A fantasy audiophile Olympics could be interesting though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 OK, so what would Australia put forward? Halcro, Kyron Audio, Duntech? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Pim said: OK, so what would Australia put forward? Halcro, Kyron Audio, Duntech? Rowing Eights Fantasy Team Pick Mike Lenehan Philip Vafiadis Brad Serhan Hugh Dean Ralph Waters John Dunlavy Colin Whatmough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPR08Y Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I would imagine/think the 'trials' would be all about synergy! ...and super subjective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0bleINtP Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Didn't really want to touch the subjective/objective minefield. Flames are not my intent ... Did occur to me that the skills of the testers can be a competitive thing. ie. Similar to how wine tasting Judges actually have their skills measured to make sure that they are qualified to make that call. And they do compete - ie. ability to make good decisions about what they are tasting. just thinking out loud .. can be dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebbles Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 The Danes would give it a nudge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, allthumbs said: Rowing Eights Fantasy Team Pick Mike Lenehan Philip Vafiadis Brad Serhan Hugh Dean Ralph Waters John Dunlavy Colin Whatmough How do they stack up re Section 44? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: How do they stack up re Section 44? They row in tandem with a team of lawyers, Coxswain is Dr.R.Crawford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Marc said: Was a great idea in my mind for all of about 20 mins of mulling. ...and exactly what was it you were mulling? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Cafad said: A fantasy audiophile Olympics could be interesting though. Much more interesting than the actual Olympic games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 10 hours ago, audiofeline said: Much more interesting than the actual Olympic games. True, and no need to wait for four years in between. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klackto Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 26/5/2019 at 12:34 PM, Pim said: OK, so what would Australia put forward? Halcro, Kyron Audio, Duntech? Don't forget Neville Thiele and Richard Small ... they had a massive influence on loudspeaker design the world over. Mark Dohman should be on the team as well for turntable design. Also Max Townshend and Stewart Tyler. Probably all more notable for world wide recognition than most of the names put forward so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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