Crap amateur photography

Blue

Underworld

5pin

June 29, 1995

Join the Neat Army

Directions: 

1)    Print out JPG.

2)    Cut decal out with safety scissors.

3)    With stapler, affix decal securely to forehead. 

Take the REP test (V1.02)

In homage to the Joe Petrik's FEP scale, may I present the Round Earth Points scale:

Sources:

Is SACD your main source? Add 100 points

Do you use an off board DAC? Add 20 points

Is a tuner your *main* source? Deduct 30 points.

Is a turntable your *only* source? Subtract 30 points for missing out on all that exciting new technology.

Does your turntable weigh more than 15 kilos? Add 5 points

50 kilos? Add 20

Are you unable to convert pounds to kilos? Add 15 points.

Is your turntable made in the UK? If yes subtract 20 points

Electronics:

Does your amp cost more than your source? Add 25 points

Does your amp generate >150 watts @ 8 ohm? Add 10 points

Add 30 for each tubed component, 40 of it’s a CDP.

Does your tube amp generate <10 watts? If yes, add 20

Does your preamp have a phase switch? If yes, add 30

Are any of your RCA jacks gold plated? Add 10 points

Add 10 for each fascia in brushed aluminium, champagne or chrome. Add an additional 10 for each casing in said finishes

Deduct 25 for each component in black.

Speakers:

Do your speakers cost more than your source? If yes, add 50. If no, subtract 50.

Are your speakers ported? If yes, add 15 points.

Are your speakers floorstanding? If yes, add 10 points for wanting bass. If no, deduct 10 points.

Are your speakers >93 db? If yes, add 25 points

What are the speaker cones made of? Add 35 for Kevlar, 15 for polypropylene, carbon fibre, or aluminum. Deduct 20 for paper or Bextrene.

Do you use a subwoofer? If yes, add 20 points. Add 50 points for each additional subwoofer.

Add 5 points for each 5 degrees of speaker toe-in
If speakers are pointing straight out, deduct 20 points.

Accessories:

Is your remote hewn from a solid billet of aluminum? If yes, add 10 points

Do your speaker cables cost more than your source? If yes, add 100 points
Do they employ network boxes? If yes, add an additional 50 points

Do your interconnects cost more than your source? If yes, add 120
Do they employ networks? Add an additional 50
Are they RCAs? Add an additional 100

Deduct 100 for using the stock interconnects.

Do you use a power line conditioner? If yes, add 100 points

Add 15 points for each aftermarket squidgy footer

Add 5 points for each cone.

Add 35 for each air bladder/ colostomy bag supporting your components.

Add 25 if your rack contains marble

Subtract 20 points if your rack employs glass shelves.

If you recognized the satirical quality of the previous question, deduct 30 points instead.

Add 10 points for each album you own by the following artists: Patricia Barber, Holly Cole, Keb Mo, Mike Oldfield, post-Police Sting, Diana Krall, The Eagles.

Subtract 15 points for each album you own by the following artists: XTC, King Crimson, Ken Boothe, Leftfield, Photek, Aphex Twin, Phish, Gang of Four.

Lower number is better. If your REP is greater than 1000, you've probably had a great laugh at this site. I'm good for -495.  The current champion is Bob Edwards, who has -640.