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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:10 pm 
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I'll sell you 10 feet for $300.00.

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp#

Wow.

I guess there's a sucker born everyday.

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That's not a standard CAT-5 cable that you get from newegg for $10...

It's a special wire that's made specifically for audio-equipment. Such as, if you were to build an awesome state-of-the-art sound system, you don't use regular cabling. You need something that has great insulation and a pure current flow. Otherwise, you don't get the full potential your sound system can produce.

It looks like Denom sound systems use an RJ-45 end connector for their cables and hook-ups - the same that CAT-5/e cables use, the popular ones you hook up your computers and networks too.

Monster cables are another brand of cabling. Anyone who's ever worked for them knows they cost a "fuck-load" of money for, to the common person, an ordinary cable.


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http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedic ... B000I1X6PM



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First of all no, $499 is NOT too much to spend for a cable, let alone a intricately crafted and flawless piece of perfection...


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I consider myself an audiophile - I regularly spend over $1000 on cables to get the ultimate sound. I keep my music-listening room in a Faraday cage to prevent any interference that could alter my music-listening experience....


No really... people seriously do go crazy for this stuff. It costs a lot, but there is a difference.

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lol. Monster Cabling...
Half read this article...
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/sh ... stcount=28

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One last thing regarding your comment on replication and judging the ability of
componants to bring you nearest the original sound (my words, not yours). I'm so sorry, but I do not buy into 90% of the hype brought to us audiophiles by the commercial sector of our hobby and the home entertainment industry at large. My brother, an audio engineering whiz kid has proven to me what is real and what is not. Let me rehearse with you an example of how he does this.

We gathered up a 5 of our audio buddies. We took my "old" Martin Logan SL-3 (not a bad speaker for accurate noise making) and hooked them up with Monster 1000 speaker cables (decent cables according to the audio press). We also rigged up 14 gauge, oxygen free Belden stranded copper wire with a simple PVC jacket. Both were 2 meters long. They were connected to an ABX switch box allowing blind fold testing. Volume levels were set at 75 Db at 1000K Hz. A high quality recording of smooth, trio, easy listening jazz was played (Piano, drums, bass). None of us had heard this group or CD before, therefore eliminating biases. The music was played. Of the 5 blind folded, only 2 guessed correctly which was the monster cable. (I was not one of them). This was done 7 times in a row! Keeping us blind folded, my brother switched out the Belden wire (are you ready for this) with simple coat hanger wire! Unknown to me and our 12 audiophile buddies, prior to the ABX blind test, he took apart four coat hangers, reconnectd them and twisted them into a pair of speaker cables. Connections were soldered. He stashed them in a closet within the testing room so we were not privy to what he was up to. This made for a pair of 2 meter cables, the exact length of the other wires. The test was conducted. After 5 tests, none could determine which was the Monster 1000 cable or the coat hanger wire. Further, when music was played through the coat hanger wire, we were asked if what we heard sounded good to us. All agreed that what was heard sounded excellent, however, when A-B tests occured, it was impossible to determine which sounded best the majority of the time and which wire was in use. Needless to say, after the blind folds came off and we saw what my brother did, we learned he was right...most of what manufactures have to say about their products is pure hype. It seems the more they charge, the more hyped it is.

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Yea, I seen this from Gizmodo. They have exaggerated the price of the cable even though they use the same components.

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http://gizmodo.com/371536/300-audiophile-grade-power-cable-is-really-worth-15

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That's weird... PC Mag and Maximum PC always recommended it from what I've herd...

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Great find Bob!
I ordered 5 all ready, and it only costed me my whole college savings!!

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Looks Like those ones that I bought for 20 Bucks :shock:

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cornholio wrote:
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http://gizmodo.com/371536/300-audiophile-grade-power-cable-is-really-worth-15



Just fyi... those are power cables. Different subject.

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smackAhoe wrote:
Great find Bob!
I ordered 5 all ready, and it only costed me my whole college savings!!


Honestly, if you bought 5 of those...

College may not be your thing... ;)

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wait....why is this in techinical issues?

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because if your having technical issue's...i'll sell you these Cat-5 cables for a STEAL!

10 ft for $300.00

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hot damn, i'll pre-order 3!

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But they're not cat-5/e cables... they just have the RJ-45 connector at the ends of the cables.

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I know. They actually have copper running through the internals i'm sure.

But still. Once I make my money and close my business...

would it really matter?

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