I thought led bulbs were supposed to save money

[Sureitsoff?]

Not at this price they don't!

Oblo LED bulb

This dimmable LED bulb will bring a warm ambiance to any setting. The modern geometric light pattern sits in a traditional transparent blown glass sphere.

www.scp.co.uk

 

[ericmark]

There have been examples of over pricing for years, I can see items like rings, where you can get two rings at £1000 and £1 and yet at the distance one views them on some ones fingers they look the same.

The LED bulb starts at a few quid, but the big problem is they in the main they shine in a diffrent direction to the tungsten they replace, so we are forced to replace the whole lamp.

My living room has one ceiling rose which likely had a 100 or 150 watt tungsten bulb. To replace with a B22d LED bulb one simply can't get one big enough, so needed a chandelier with 8 bulbs to get enough light 6 watt each so 48 watt of LED.

Cost of chandelier, plug in ceiling rose, and bulbs is well over the cost of the bulb you link to, so if it saves fitting a chandelier it may still be cost effective.

 

[JohnD]

Not at this price they don't!

If you wish to spend money on overpriced things, there is no shortage of vendors who will help you.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Cost of chandelier, plug in ceiling rose, and bulbs is well over the cost of the bulb you link to, so if it saves fitting a chandelier it may still be cost effective.

Not if the fancy LED fails, then you replace the expensive part. With the chandelier, you just replace the failed, cheap LED.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

If you wish to spend money on overpriced things, there is no shortage of vendors who will help you.

Yes, but it uses oxygen free contacts

 

[JohnW2]

Yes, but it uses oxygen free contacts

Goodness - in that case maybe it's under-priced

 

[RandomGrinch]

Yes, but it uses oxygen free contacts

Is there also an audiophile version?

I always get a laugh from browsing Futureshop!

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/nordost-odin-2-uk-mains-power-cable

Edit: ...and then I get angry - it's got to be a parody site, doesn't it?

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/quantum-science-audio-power-jitter-gold-uk-plug

 

[JohnW2]

I always get a laugh from browsing Futureshop!

Ah, but that's only a mains cable, hencee only just over £21,000. Audiophiles are more likely to be interested in a speaker cable, like this one ..

Kind Regards, John

 

[bernardgreen]

Another sauce is https://www.russandrews.com/russ-andrews-mains-cables/

 

[conny]

MY question is this.
As someone who has hearing problems, would any/all of these cables help me to better hear to Mary Hopkins, singing, "Those were the Days"?

 

[morqthana]

MY question is this.
As someone who has hearing problems, would any/all of these cables help me to better hear to Mary Hopkins, singing, "Those were the Days"?

Yes.

And demand your GP issues a prescription for them. Don't take no for an answer.

 

[bernardgreen]

A sensible audiophile would ask for a dedicated supply oxygen free cable from the substation to get the best possible results from his or her audio systems.

 

[JohnD]

Surely he would have an isolated power supply?

 

[Sureitsoff?]

And dont forget the plug needs a fuse.

https://www.futureshop.co.uk/quantum-science-audio-red-black-high-end-uk-mains-fuse

what planet do these people live on when they think anyone would pay £70000 for a pair of speaker cables

 

[bernardgreen]

A pair of wooden knobs

Love these kind of stories

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/20/it-feels-like-an-extra-limb-musicians-on-the-bond-with-their-instruments Now, I am no musician it has to be said. But I've read and seen so many example of similar, if you must I'll try and dig some examples out But let's go for the as it stands...

www.diynot.com