$10,000 Ethernet cable promises BONKERS MP3 audio experience - Page 1
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author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 11:49:22 am
content: ...................oh dear!!!$10,000 Ethernet cable promises BONKERS MP3 audio experiencehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/09/perfect_your_mp3_listening_pleasure_with_this_bonkers_ethernet_cable/Ian.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 12:02:47 pm
content: Where's the $10,000 SATA cable for the HDD connection on the NAS, and the PureCrystal Molex power connectors to reduce the HDD jitter?

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 12:07:35 pm
content: How much could I request for some multimode fiber patch cables with SC or LC connectors?

author: andtfoot
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 12:31:11 pm
content: Quote from: madires on February 09, 2015, 12:07:35 pmMake sure the connectors are gold plated and you'll be laughing.

author: leppie
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 12:33:16 pm
content: They have some neat USB cables for 309 squidhttp://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/product/12300/audioquest-carbon-usb-cable-a-to-b-cable-5m/

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 02:29:37 pm
content: I very much like having a nice sound system, and I sort of get people falling for OTT wires and cables for analogue signals though I'm often found talking people out of them, but for digital I'm really coming to the conclusion they should just be left to it.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 03:03:44 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 09, 2015, 02:13:20 pmdo you live in a third world country or do you always exaggerate? Here the wiring between a house and the distribution transformer is less than a few hundred meters.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 03:10:19 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on February 09, 2015, 03:03:44 pmWhere does the distribution transformer get its power from?(It has to travel over hundreds of km of wire...)

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 03:44:57 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 09, 2015, 03:10:19 pmSure but here that is nocrappywiring IMHO

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 03:55:13 pm
content: Sure, but it's crappy compared to a $1000/m power cable (if we're using audiophool analogies here.) Gosh, they don't even use oxygen free copper; how will the electrons even make it to the amplifier without getting awfully confused and increasing the power-line jitter! And power-line jitter seriously affects the dynamic contrast and stereo imaging of the amplifier. You might as well not bother with gold plating your optical cable, if you're going to go that far. Don't forget to properly shield the cable and use the right impedance to avoid TL reflections!

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 05:11:00 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 09, 2015, 03:55:13 pmAh on that bike.(Dutch saying meaning "oh that,s what you mean")

author: PeterFW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 07:04:15 pm
content: About crappy wiring, that remindet me, amongst other things, of this:Quotehttp://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?16083-Fire-Alarm!The other one i can not dig up, the backstage photo from the trade show were the high end power cables were plugged into a wall outlet that was barely hanging on.Wired up with cable i would not use on a lightbulb because it looked that thin.

author: Zbig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2015, 08:32:28 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on February 09, 2015, 05:11:00 pmThat's weird. But not more than Polish "oh, those are this kind of shoes", meaning basically the same

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2015, 04:51:47 am
content: Quote from: PeterFW on February 09, 2015, 07:04:15 pmYou mean like these?http://img.canuckaudiomart.com/uploads/large/377745-crystal_cable_powercord_micro_1_metre.jpghttp://www.absolutesounds.com/images/products/CrystalPowerMicro.jpghttp://www.absolutesounds.com/product_result.php?productid=53The logo on that second site is... strangely appropriate.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2015, 06:51:21 am
content: I can picture some IT managers seeing this and requesting that all servers use them because it will speed up the network.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 10, 2015, 09:12:40 am
content: I'd be more worried about the AC waveform transition at the wall plate - from copper/aluminium house cabling to the super-deluxe Gold impregnated audiofool-grade mains cable.Impedance mismatches, reflections from the LNE (balanced) transmission line - brass pins - copper / gold cable would be better served with some small 5c capacitors to soak up the various reflections and ringing.Oh no - I've suggested a new audiofool gadget!@