You knew it was only a matter of time before
Goldmund jumped in on the Blu-ray bandwagon, and the result as just as ridiculous as you'd expect. The new Eidos Reference Blue -- yes, it's spelled with an "e" -- is a universal Blu-ray playback system that puts heavy (literally) emphasis on damping down all vibrations. Didn't you know that much like the needle on the old Edison cylinders you're still clinging to, those digital bits just hate to be shaken around? Well, the 180-pound Eidos Reference Blue will put a stop to that nonsense. High end decks from
mere mortal companies have nothing on this player that must have been woven by especially dexterous unicorn hooves -- it's so exclusive that the 50 produced units will only be offered to Goldmund subscribers; if you haven't heard of said club, you won't be getting one. We all know the first rule of Goldmund club, right?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JeffDM @ Aug 31st 2009 12:08AM
I guess it's good that they have their exclusive group of suckers.
Rob @ Aug 31st 2009 3:40AM
Anyone who says this is a waste of money just doesn't understand that if you make a Blu-ray player expensive enough, it will show you the REAL movie; where films like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or Transformers 2 no longer suck! It's only because of the micro-vibrations that all reasonably-priced players suffer from that those movies seem like ass to the rest of us.
Lakeonaut @ Aug 31st 2009 9:22AM
Yes, it's like a veil has been lifted from the front of your screen. Not only that, the actresses dresses are more transparent, teeth are whiter, farts are fartier, yada yada.
besi @ Aug 31st 2009 3:53AM
what about silvermund club?no pork either ?
cv @ Aug 31st 2009 9:51AM
RCA connectors instead of BNC? Shoddy specs.
TechnoTrickster @ Aug 31st 2009 10:27AM
I am pretty sure I saw this on an episode of Dr. Who....I think it was used to navigate the Tardis.
DiFiasco @ Aug 31st 2009 10:27AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (breath) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
SteveMak @ Aug 31st 2009 11:35AM
This looks like the perfect pairing for a set of $8,000 per ten-foot pair speaker wires.
Ian @ Aug 31st 2009 1:50PM
All the money paid for this thing and it still won't let you just hit play and watch the movie without sitting through 15 minutes of extra advertisements, trailers, menus and crap...
DrXym @ Aug 31st 2009 2:37PM
The sad part is that inside its gaudy and massive exterior, there probably lies a board which is derived from the same SoCs as most other players. Clearly some people have more money than sense.
Rob @ Aug 31st 2009 9:07PM
Indeed, indeed.
At least Lexicon went with the guts of an Oppo BDP-83 for their ridiculously over-priced player. The Lexicon is a stupidly high price, but at least you're actually getting a darn good player inside!
Who knows what's inside of this Goldmund, but it doesn't support DVD-Audio or SACD, so I'm guessing it's not the Oppo.
Charles @ Aug 31st 2009 4:32PM
Those with the gold make the rules?
calc.exe @ Sep 1st 2009 11:41AM
Goldmund - The Bose Wave radio wants its case back.