Ping Doc B Super secret and controversial product product.

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Reply #15 on: April 02, 2022, 07:11:06 PM

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Reply #16 on: April 02, 2022, 07:41:05 PM
What is it with big feet and the state of Washington?

How big are those pictured shoes Doc? I'd estimate 2.68 feet (~size 32) or thereabouts?

No, I just get one foot in each shoe like most folks.

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Reply #18 on: April 02, 2022, 08:44:45 PM
No, I just get one foot in each shoe like most folks.

Those are handsome shoes Doc. I'm sure it's no small feat to perfect a mod like that.



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Reply #19 on: April 03, 2022, 06:48:14 AM
I just checked - average shoe size for someone my height is around 9.5-10.5. I wear a 9.5E to 10E in most shoe types. So no small feat. But not particularly oversized feat either.

Peebs - that explains the single shoes that are for sale on ebay all the time. "Beach find".

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Reply #20 on: April 03, 2022, 08:35:17 AM
LOL .... "all the time' .....



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Reply #21 on: April 04, 2022, 06:44:00 AM
I love tube rolling but sole rolling is the next thing to do, to hear those nuanced subtle changes in sounds stage.



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Reply #22 on: April 04, 2022, 07:59:01 AM
I love tube rolling but sole rolling is the next thing to do, to hear those nuanced subtle changes in sounds stage.

https://www.heddels.com/2020/03/vibram-numbers-classic-rubber-soles/

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Reply #23 on: May 22, 2022, 03:15:43 AM
Sorry I'm late to the party here. Will there be a Maxwell Smart edition? I'm surprised no one picked up on that.

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Reply #24 on: May 22, 2022, 10:08:18 AM
Yeah Robert, It makes no sense to offer a listening shoe with a bunch of phone components in one sole, I think you can see how this would throw off the sound stage dramatically.

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Reply #25 on: May 22, 2022, 11:45:32 AM
Will finishes be limited to Shoe Polish only?



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Reply #26 on: May 22, 2022, 01:05:39 PM
One must always be weary of reflective finishes in the listening area. This gives the user the choice of finish that would produce a nice balanced sound stage. Remember this product is supposed to elevate the stage, not shift it laterally. Someone who is really in tune with there environment may be able to make an x,y and z axis change in one try but I would start with the z axis first then listen until they are comfortable then experiment with the x and y to fine tune . Empirical data should be applied as this this is such a ground breaking approach that no data has been published and Doc B is being quite tight lipped about it. I feel he should have waited before he announced this product until he has more data. Just my .02c

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Reply #27 on: May 22, 2022, 01:09:52 PM
And to pipe up some more we have had no word from PJ or PB regarding this matter which makes me feel that they do not take this product seriously.

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Reply #28 on: May 22, 2022, 01:28:12 PM
No, we do, but Doc B. made some very strong business moves that pushed back the need for it by about another year.

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Reply #29 on: May 23, 2022, 05:43:17 AM
Wait, wait, wait, that's what I / we all have been doing for a long time. I
m inclined to look for investors and bring this concept to market.

Lee R.