Wank product debunk time! $1500 HDMI cable! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 04:01:59 am
content: Uh oh! Another one of these. This one claims to have "diamonds" and a "dialectric bias system". 😂 I wonder what's inside the little black box other than a battery and LED. I wish Dave could do a teardown, but $1500 is outragous!EDIT: P.S. The answer should be C!

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 05:17:30 am
content: I really need to "invent" my own super wank cable. I'd even be happy to sell them at a huge discount -- $500 :-)

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 06:51:22 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on August 15, 2016, 05:17:30 amNonononononononononononono....Huge fail.The main feature of these cables is the outrageous price, you simply cannot sell a 'superwank' cable for cheap, it has to be ridiculously expensive because no-one would rip off an audiophile so it has to be real alien technology, or unicorn ejaculate or whatever other BS notion is in vogue this month.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 06:56:22 am
content: Quote from: CJay on August 15, 2016, 06:51:22 amI'll go halves with you then ;-) You can do Marketing.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 07:02:39 am
content: *videophool in this case

author: R005T3r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 08:53:41 am
content: If I have $1500 to trow away I would buy a new agilent oscilloscope or a tektronix one...

author: karoru
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 09:41:13 pm
content: Quote from: R005T3r on August 15, 2016, 08:53:41 amThis guy has like milion subscribers. It's not like he'll attract his target audience by buying a Keysight scope or bench meter;)You'll get million of views for a sngle video on youtube by smashing an iPhone with hammer or making ASMR videos about scratching the carpet with a spoon, not doing some fancy "electronics" stuff.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 09:50:02 pm
content: Quote from: R005T3r on August 15, 2016, 08:53:41 amIf you buy the new Agilent/Keysight scope, I have a calibrated, made out of pure super-conductors and carbon free, carbon composite materials, mains (kettle) lead for you, to go with it. For only $1500. It will drastically improve all features of the scope, and even mean it can go 20+ years, without needing calibrating.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 09:53:37 pm
content: Quote from: MK14 on August 15, 2016, 09:50:02 pmThat will only work if you also apply the high tech specially sourced hardwood feet to replace those stock rubber feet on the bottom of the scope. Otherwise the slightest electromagnetic vibration caused by the device under test will render the superior isolations of that mains cable completely useless. Coincidently these isolation feet only cost $1500.

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 15, 2016, 10:53:02 pm
content: Quote from: R005T3r on August 15, 2016, 08:53:41 amNot me. A trip to the Bahamas sounds about right.Jay

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 01:02:20 am
content: Quote from: rrinker on August 15, 2016, 09:53:37 pmI forgot to say, that you also need to clean those very feet, the mains cable and the screen with my special, voodoo magic, diamond impregnated, anti-anti-anti scratch, electricity-Collector, Base, Emits, massive TO-92, black plastic rays, which can travel Through Holes, in the Public Continuum Band (or PCB for short).Ready to use, cleaning cloths. They are individually wrapped, and only cost $1,500 a packet. Once opened, make sure you use them all up, as they dry out in less than an hour.So make sure you stock up on them.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 01:18:23 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on August 16, 2016, 01:02:20 amWhat?! The $1500 ones will last almost an hour?! The $2000 ones dry up like alcohol wipes!Wait a minute...

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 02:46:26 am
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on August 16, 2016, 01:18:23 amI have a special supply of these that not only do all of the above, but will last for3 hoursafter the packet has been opened! The secret is they are individually wrapped in a specially treated film - like a cheese slice.As a striking coincidence, I have a supply of these on sale at the moment ... for $1500!

author: karoru
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 05:56:38 am
content: You gotta cover them in 100% organic, kosher free-range transformer oil. It has a side effect of video quality increase while watching cooking shows. (*)(*) tested using surveys on 10 people selected randomly, 91.5% answered "yes it looks better", significance level alpha=5%(bogus statistics required)

author: R005T3r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 09:23:33 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on August 15, 2016, 09:50:02 pmYes, and does it also make the coffee?

author: R005T3r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 09:26:17 am
content: Quote from: Jwalling on August 15, 2016, 10:53:02 pmvacation? It would be more than 10 years I don't go in vacation, and the last time I did, it turned out to be a mess...

author: R005T3r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 09:32:28 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on August 15, 2016, 05:17:30 amWatch this and cry:http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/triple_t_2_e.html

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 09:57:43 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on August 15, 2016, 06:56:22 amWell, the one major component that has, to my knowledge, never been subjected to the audiophool treatment, is the air in the room.Surely we can come up with a magical spray or device that improves the sounds transmission quality of that system component.Maybe cans of compressed, purified air from the leading concert halls of the world?Bargain prices too, only AUS$199 for the Sydney Opera House perhaps.

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 10:04:13 am
content: QuoteHere you go:http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/08/world/fresh-air-britain-china-bottles/

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2016, 02:00:52 pm
content: Quote from: R005T3r on August 16, 2016, 09:23:33 amYes it does. Just unplug the mains lead, and plug it into the kettle of your choice.Wait for the kettle to boil.Then make the coffee in the usual way. While not forgetting to add the all important essence of snake oil (only $1,500), to it. Guaranteed to add ten years to your life**.**In the unlikely event that this product fails to work. We will give you a free bottle of UK fresh air. Worth $1,500. It cures everything.

author: R005T3r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2016, 11:21:35 am
content: How real snake oil is made:

author: b_force
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2016, 12:06:45 pm
content: What upsets the most, 1500 bucks and it's packed in a plastic and cardboard case?

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2016, 02:54:54 pm
content: Quote from: b_force on August 25, 2016, 12:06:45 pmMany years ago I worked next door to a packaging company, we used to buy rolls of bubble wrap from them and plain old cardboard boxes.One day, waiting in reception for my order, one of their reps walked in and tried to chat up the rather cute receptionist by showing her the packaging they had designed for a lingerie company, each *cardboard* box cost said company £7 to buy and held a pair of panties that were £650.It's truly amazing how little fabric you got in that £7 box.

author: Moriniman
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2016, 02:30:14 pm
content: QuotePerri-air.

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2016, 02:58:52 pm
content: The last HDMI cable I've bought was EUR 2.50 or so. And you won't believe it, it works.

author: boffin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 26, 2016, 03:02:13 pm
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on August 15, 2016, 04:01:59 amThe sad part is the channel owner paid $1500 in order to review it.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2016, 03:52:55 pm
content: Quote from: madires on August 26, 2016, 02:58:52 pmYou mad audiophool you....Last one I bought was £1, it's got what look like gold flashed connectors, fancy red and black plugs and cable sheath too. I noticed an immediate improvement on the image on my TV as it changed from some dreadful soap to the desktop of my Raspberry Pi so I cannot recommend that cable highly enough.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2016, 10:13:16 pm
content: Quote from: CJay on August 26, 2016, 03:52:55 pm*GASP* Speak for yourself! That's outrageous!http://www.sears.com/dvi-gear-dvi-gear-hdmi-2m-6-hdmi/p-SPM15893624907?sid=IDx20110310x00001i&gclid=CKqDtb2M4M4CFQtZhgodr00Crg&gclsrc=aw.ds