audiophool plugs and sockets

[Jaffna Dog]

Take a look at these:

at those prices (£20+ each) they should be marketing them to audiophools for their hi-fi installations!

[DerbyBorn]

Jaffna Dog wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Small batch production runs cost more. Metal Construction - machined parts

- bespoke moulded parts and seals. I don't see a problem.

[ARW]

And last for years and years.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

They are a specialist mains connector made for specific uses in relatively small quantities.

If you think you could make something as good for less money, go ahead.

[Jaffna Dog]

I wasn't criticising the product or it's pricing, I know that Lewden make u nique and high quality products, in fact I'd like to use them on some of th e DIY projects I do, but can't justify the price at present.

I was just thinking that there is a missed marketing opportunity here, hig h-end hi-fi buffs being the type of people who would pay £20 for an elect ric plug, also the unique retro-industrial styling could appeal to interior designers, for shops, eating & drinking establishments, etc.

[John Rumm]

If they were > £200 each then perhaps...

The price does not seem excessive for what they are.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A 'buff' suggests they are knowledgeable. No one who was would pay 20 quid for a mains plug.

They are not a new product you've suddenly discovered - they've been around for years. You'll see them in use where a strong weatherproof connector is needed - commonly to feed the condenser part of a small air conditioning unit.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Not to anyone with an education and knowledge of English...

------------------------------------------------------------ buff (n.) 1570s, buffe leather "leather made of buffalo hide," from Middle French buffle "buffalo" (15c., via Italian, from Latin bufalus; see buffalo (n.)).

The color term comes from the hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides). Association of "hide" and "skin" led c. 1600 to in the buff.

*Buff-colored uniforms of New York City volunteer firefighters since 1820s led to meaning "enthusiast" (1903).*

The Buffs are men and boys whose love of fires, fire-fighting and firemen is a predominant characteristic. [N.Y. "Sun," Feb. 4, 1903]

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Buffs are and always have been enthusiastic amateurs, not knowledgeable professionals.

So that's another bit of Plowperson ignorance displayed for all to see.

[RJH]

Have you not heard the phrase 'history buff', etc? Generally, somebody who has a good deal of knowledge (or at least information), fuelled by enthusiasm. Maybe it's a regional thing.

[Mike Barnes]

I'd trust a real dictionary over an etymology web site any day of the week.

New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary:

*buff* n. [...] Orig., an enthusiast for watching fires (so called from the buff uniforms of volunteer firemen in New York City). Now, an enthusiast or expert in any (specified) subject or activity. colloq. (orig. US). E20.

Note "expert".

[John Rumm]

[snip]

It says more about your lack of comprehension or reading skills. Nowhere did Dave claim a buff was a professional - simply that they are knowledgeable.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

That wouldn't be you, then.

Collins GEM Thesaurus buff addict, admirer, connoisseur, devotee, enthusiast, expert, fan

Collins GEM English Dictionary buff¹ adj. dull yellowish-brown. ?v. rub with soft material. ?in the buff Informal naked. buff² n. Informal expert on a given subject.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

And you quote a US site to back your claim.

You really are pathetic.