> And fleecing audiophiles is just good clean fun anyway
My dad ran a small manufacturing business in the 80s, one guy he did a lot of work for wanted a small batch run of spikes with a top thread made from titanium.
My dad did the quotes and asked what's its for, they were spikes for putting under speakers.
Of course my dad mentioned it would make more sense and be much cheaper to make from stainless steel, to which the guy just responded "I'm selling to idiots with more money than brains who want a talking point, that's why its titanium."
He also machined a bunch of titanium inserts for wooden volume knobs that supposedly clarified the sound or some rubbish like that.
My dad ran a small manufacturing business in the 80s, one guy he did a lot of work for wanted a small batch run of spikes with a top thread made from titanium.
My dad did the quotes and asked what's its for, they were spikes for putting under speakers.
Of course my dad mentioned it would make more sense and be much cheaper to make from stainless steel, to which the guy just responded "I'm selling to idiots with more money than brains who want a talking point, that's why its titanium."
He also machined a bunch of titanium inserts for wooden volume knobs that supposedly clarified the sound or some rubbish like that.