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2018 SBAF Golden Schlong Audio Awards

Discussion in 'Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals' started by purr1n, Feb 23, 2019.

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  1. Soups

    Soups Sadomasochistic cat

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    Heavy Huevos
     
    Soups, Feb 24, 2019
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  2. sphinxvc

    sphinxvc Gear Master (retired)

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    It's true they sound different (dryer from what I remember), this is why I want @Hooncake to keep his job search strictly to the NY area, so we can compare his Neos to my betas directly. @Hooncake, you and the missus need to get your life priorities straight.

    @zerodeefex, how would you clone Oris horns?

    @purr1n, on the nomenclature I don't see what's wrong with 'Schlong Smacks'. A nice heading to a list. You could even quantify honaririness like '2.5 smacks: PAP'
     
    sphinxvc, Feb 24, 2019
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  3. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    I work at a spatial computing startup. We can get a pretty decent 3D scan and my team can clean it up. After that we can figure out the best way to recreate it.
     
    zerodeefex, Feb 24, 2019
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  4. sphinxvc

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    If you end up doing it and could manage two pairs, I'd be in. :)
     
    sphinxvc, Feb 24, 2019
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  5. Case

    Case Anxious Head (Formerly Wilson)

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    Yes, the Silver 'Taint
     
    Case, Feb 24, 2019
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    Like this a lot. Also just searched "taint" out of curiosity and saw that technically* it refers to that spot on a woman (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=taint) while "gooch" is the equivalent on a guy (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gooch).

    So other options could be "Golden Gooch" or "Silver Gooch"?

    *understanding that Urban Dictionary, while highly entertaining and useful when you have a teenager in the house, isn't something I'd likely reference in an academic paper...
     
    mscott58, Feb 24, 2019
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  7. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    On more serious business. I elevated the MiniDSP EARS to Golden Schlong. The price is ridiculous. The fact that one can get better results than Jude's $40,000 G.R.A.S. and RealDoll setup is even more. I initially dismissed this as not GS worthy because it was miscellaneous gear, but this is a game changer for under $300.
     
    purr1n, Feb 24, 2019
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  8. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    We need volunteers to make paper cutouts for the awards. I believe @Boops had some great ideas for this.
     
    purr1n, Feb 24, 2019
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  9. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    My intent would be to find someone who can 3D print it online like Shapeways.


    Under $200. It’s $199 dude.
     
    zerodeefex, Feb 24, 2019
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  10. insidious meme

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    Silver Sphincter?

    I still like "Purple Starfish" to be used somewhere.
     
    insidious meme, Feb 24, 2019
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    Can we create a Golden Turd award especially for the Topping D30?
     
    dmckean44, Feb 24, 2019
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  12. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    That's for summer.
     
    purr1n, Feb 24, 2019
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    We obviously need to add a second tier to the Golden Schlong: the Silver Dong. The award seals would look like this:

    gs-award_solid_gold@2x.png
    sd-award_solid_silver@2x.png

    Each has a corresponding certificate which gets delivered to winners for framing/display. We did this at CanJam NYC one year for @schiit and @KenBall. For example, from this year's crop:

    GS-certificate-2019-03-01.png

    And the silver:
    GS-certificate-2019-03-012.png

    I had originally proposed a companion trophy that would be given out in addition to the certificate. Imagine a 3D schlong assembled from "slices" of gold acrylic or sheet metal. Something like this:

    [​IMG]

    I also think it could be dope to make a wire sculpture of the schlong/dong that resembles the one in the seal, sitting on a simple base of some kind. Imagine this but in the shape of the schlong/dong:

    [​IMG]

    In the end, I gave up pursuing the trophy idea in favor of just the certificate because I was short on time, but it could be revived.
     
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    @Boops, those award seals are pure class!
     
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    Absolutely love how the silver dong is a bit shorter than the golden schlong - effin' brilliant! Well done @Boops
     
    mscott58, Mar 1, 2019
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  16. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

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    This looks VERY interesting for the front loaded horn club

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Buu_B_Fgs_d/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=e6t84wjf6b4z

    He's a bit of a serious hobbyist. His website has a bunch of measurements and simulations. He just started to sell his own horns as well as plans for horn loaded 8" drivers.
     
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