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$499 Ethernet Cable.. wtf?
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:26 am
by sweetjesus
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp
Denon's 1.5 meter (59 in.) ultra premium Denon Link cable was designed for the audio enthusiast. Made from high purity copper wire and high performance connection parts, the AK-DL1 will bring out all the nuances in digital audio reproduction from any of our Denon DVD players with the Denon Link feature. Attention to detail when building this cable was used by empoying high quality insulation, tin-bearing alloy shielding and woven jacketing to reduce vibration and to add durability. Additionally, signal directional markings are provided for optimum signal transfer. Rounded plug levers help prevent breakage.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:35 am
by hoffman2k
Copper?
Andreas and I went shopping once in one of those big electronic consumer stores.
They only sold gold plated ethernet cables. It wasn't 500$, but it was also some absurd amount for a very short cable.
No point in getting them. The ports on our computers are plastic and metal.. It just doesn't match
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:49 am
by sparklepuff
I guarantee you it would take me less than 2 days of use to snap the plastic release tab off the ends of that piece of shit.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:09 am
by nathannn
do the people that buy this high end shit not realize what most people use to make albums with? most people now just use an ok interface and a computer,
i wonder what makes people that fall for this audiophile crap think an album is going to sound more like itself on there gear than it did on the pawnshop junk
used in the studio.
who the here has ever seen any of this crap in a studio (let alone a home studio )
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:11 am
by nathannn
damn dip shits!
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:29 am
by Machinesworking
Best quote ever, and I'm really sad I can't remember where from, was a guy working at an audio store took the highest priced speaker cables he could and plugged them into the left speaker, then took two coat hangers, and plugged them into the right speaker. None of the customers could tell which channel had the coat hangers for speaker cable.
Electricity doesn't get 'dirtied' by cheap cable, ( it's not 'sound' going through the wire ) modern myth and a funny one IMO.
> in before shitstorm of people claiming their hefty investment in cables really 'opens up' their sound.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:40 am
by Pitch Black
What was that movie where the hi-fi salesman said...
"And best of all . . . you can't afford it!
FUCKIN' FINANCE IT!!!"
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:21 am
by Atomikat
Oh sh**t, I just came from the music store and got 3 Mogami cables... does that mean that I'm gonna sound as "crappy" as I did with the $10 bucks hosa's?...
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:22 am
by nathannn
Pitch Black wrote:What was that movie where the hi-fi salesman said...
"And best of all . . . you can't afford it!
FUCKIN' FINANCE IT!!!"
high fidelity?
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:12 am
by cleankut
nathannn wrote:
who the here has ever seen any of this crap in a studio (let alone a home studio )
I've seen power conditioners and inch thick audio cables at a mastering studio I used to work at and in that environment the difference is noticeable.
Check out
http://www.cawsey.com.au/products.html for more info
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:17 am
by Tone Deft
cleankut wrote:nathannn wrote:
who the here has ever seen any of this crap in a studio (let alone a home studio )
I've seen power conditioners and inch thick audio cables at a mastering studio I used to work at and in that environment the difference is noticeable.
Check out
http://www.cawsey.com.au/products.html for more info
it absolutely does not. digital is digital, a 1 is a 1, a 0 is a 0.
power conditioner - sure, to be safe and keep electrical noise to a minimum.
if you mean analog signals, then sure, but only because you're framing it in the context of a high end listening environment, which by definition is a place where you can hear at extreme levels. in 99.9999999999% of studios (home and pro) it doesn't matter.
sorry, I'm one of those guys who rants against this kind of misinformation.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:01 am
by kaffein
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:16 am
by nathannn
kaffein wrote:
i dont get it. i never get these artsy fartsy pic responses.
you want to be a mallet? you like judge judy? this is the people's court?
whopners on at 8 you have to watch whopner?
i dont get it!!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:50 am
by kaffein
nathannn wrote:kaffein wrote:
i dont get it. i never get these artsy fartsy pic responses.
you want to be a mallet? you like judge judy? this is the people's court?
whopners on at 8 you have to watch whopner?
i dont get it!!!!!!!
You don't get it because it was meant for people who do know about it.
Here is the info anyway...
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Price: $485.00
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:18 am
by Pitch Black