Want to Own a $3549 USB cable? - Page 1
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author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 09:41:15 am
content: Now here is your chance:http://www.locus-design.com/index.php/cynosure-usb-cableBargain!

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 10:34:00 am
content: Quote from: AntiProtonBoy on November 30, 2011, 09:41:15 amAwwww, i just ordered 2 usb cables from ebay yesterday for 0.99 $ with free shipping so i will skip this timeIs it wrong to state only idiot will buy this cable? Most of the time im using the most low cost quality cable, but for some important equipment im using a high quality cable (like bandridge for example) which costs 10 $ or so.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 11:23:25 am
content: haha :-) reminds me of my Ex dad in law. He was a (the) speaker engineer for Peerless.At one point they invited a lot of the high end audio journalists to a speaker cable blind test. The test was conducted in (I think) B&O's "as silent as it gets" room. There was about 30ish journalists from Europe and US - and they tested quite a few class A amplifiers all kinds of cables and different kinds of music and speech during a whole day.The winner came out asplain 220v electricalcable by a quite big margin.A few journalists managed to "pick" a couple of high end cables. But not enough to be statistically significant.As my Ex. Dad in law said.. "As long as the cable has been made from reasonable materials and have equal length and enough core to support the voltage & current it is good enough. If you are below 18 years or of K9 spices you might be able to hear the difference. But the rest us can't. We might just hear A difference - but not identify if it is better or worse - but you can measure some of it and that is what some  pay for."Due to the winner - none of the journalists ever published the results..... But he still have the results documented ..... :-)

author: metalphreak
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timestamp: November 30, 2011, 11:35:24 am
content: Get a regular USB cable (maybe even a fancy belkin one so you get that gold plated bling!). Then just add a random RF choke/balun either end and cover incable sleeving of any pretty colour you like.

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 12:47:57 pm
content: These cables are part of the audiophoolery business.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 12:53:46 pm
content: Quote from: saturation on November 30, 2011, 12:47:57 pmExactly, the truth is most audiophoolers are not looking to hear something, instead they desperately need to be heard, thats why this kind of business never die.

author: wkb
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timestamp: November 30, 2011, 12:56:10 pm
content: Quote from: AntiProtonBoy on November 30, 2011, 09:41:15 amLovely! I do assume these come with their handpolished set of faster-than-lightspeed-electrons right?Wilko

author: slateraptor
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timestamp: November 30, 2011, 01:15:55 pm
content: I was LMFAO after the 99 problems video...but this is just too much!!

author: wkb
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timestamp: November 30, 2011, 01:17:38 pm
content: Quote from: slateraptor on November 30, 2011, 01:15:55 pmYeah.. and I did not even mention the fact that they come in the box that used to house Schroedingers cat..

author: PetrosA
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 01:31:44 pm
content: Quote from: wkb on November 30, 2011, 01:17:38 pmActually, that box (the Original) was sold to a private buyer for $12,000,000 US. The product packaging for these cables is manufactured to the same specs as the original Schroedinger's Cat Box by a team of naked female 18-19 year old virgins from around the world at a well-hidden factory in Barrow, Alaska and only during times when the Northern Lights are active. Evidently, the solar radiation plays a crucial role in the formation of a denser-than-lead, 3 nanometer thick coating on the inside of the boxes.

author: Short Circuit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 02:21:23 pm
content: Hilarious !And I wouldn't be surprised at all if they actually have screwed up completely on cable impedance using all those material layers and yada poehaa.And that's the only thing that really matters for quality USB cable. But noooooo, let thy ears be your judge! Right.....

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 02:31:35 pm
content: I once nearly got thrown out of PC World for telling the person in front of me buying a printer that he could get a USB cable elsewhere for £3 instead of the £15 the assistant was trying to charge

author: phil_jp1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 03:38:53 pm
content: I guess those $3549 USB cables helps audiophoolers a great deal to achieve an inner peace and compensate for other issuesBut it would've been nice to have a heatshrink with my company's logo!

author: Semantics
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 03:50:14 pm
content: I'm impressed by the testicular fortitude required to charge 4 digits for a USB cable.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 06:06:45 pm
content: Quote from: phil_jp1 on November 30, 2011, 03:38:53 pmGoogle sayshttp://www.lemarkgroup.com/custom_product/10/heat-shrink-cable-labels

author: phil_jp1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 06:13:57 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on November 30, 2011, 06:06:45 pmThat Google guy is seems to be pretty smartI might really order a heatshrink tubing with logo. Not that it would help me with marketing, but it's just cool ))It all depends on price. Need to do some research on that.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 06:59:29 pm
content: Quote from: kaz911 on November 30, 2011, 11:23:25 amShhhh! Shut up, you will make the prices go up and nobody will be able to buy a house in a 220V country!Anyway, decent quality cables are necessary if you want them to last more than 6 months under daily use.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 07:41:08 pm
content: I guess I better get some of that Mundorf solder at $475.00usd per KiloHere is part of a review: "From a slight listening test, this Mundorf M-Solder Supreme Silver/Gold has a very natural sound. It doesn’t have extra “cling” as WBT Silver Solder, but the tonal and detail are just “there”, “enough”, and “sweet” ".This is material for the Shonky product of the week.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 07:59:31 pm
content: Quote from: robrenz on November 30, 2011, 07:41:08 pmDefinitely; by the next monday I will probably need a good laugh.

author: phil_jp1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 08:08:32 pm
content: Quote from: robrenz on November 30, 2011, 07:41:08 pmIn The Amp Hour #63http://www.theamphour.com/2011/10/03/the-amp-hour-63-pick-and-place-palillogy/there was Black Body (Ambient Field Conditioner) from Less-Losshttp://www.lessloss.com/blackbody-p-200.htmlas a shonky product.But those guys don't just sit around!Firewall for filtering mains power from high frequency noise made without inductors and caps!http://www.lessloss.com/firewall-p-196.htmlTunnelbridge RCA and XLR Distortionless Interconnect System:http://www.lessloss.com/tunnelbridge-distortionless-interconnect-system-p-204.htmlAnchorwave High Performance Interconnects And Loudspeaker Cables:http://www.lessloss.com/anchorwave-interconnects-and-speaker-cables-p-205.htmlI really recommend you to check those things out. Especially read all the specs and pay attention to prices!P.S. I got to say, that their website design and pictures are pretty damn good!

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 08:26:41 pm
content: i call bs! where are the tubes?i actually own a set of audiophoolery caliber phono cables. unfortunately, i don't have the technicalcreativityskills & vocabulary to give them a proper review.they did come in a pretty box though!-sj

author: lowimpedance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 10:38:35 pm
content: Many more special layers!!, hmmm Ill bet one of them must be kryptonite for the remarkable shielding, no doubt eased on with a generous layer of lubricating horse shit.What a crook.

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 10:57:28 pm
content: I would like to see the build materials cost. Does the price they sell relates to the production cost? Are they just "thieves"?Alexander.

author: phil_jp1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2011, 11:02:28 pm
content: Quote from: firewalker on November 30, 2011, 10:57:28 pmI bet production cost of their cables is around $10(maybe a couple of bucks more). Just take high quality USB cable, add steel(or other material) mesh and use some heatshrink tubing with company logo.

author: orbiter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 12:05:39 am
content: QuoteI'm sure I've actually heard it all now

author: Short Circuit
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timestamp: December 01, 2011, 04:41:13 am
content: Quote from: robrenz on November 30, 2011, 07:41:08 pmSounds like the conclusion of a droptest to meMine does only 'plok' when dropped on stone, not very audiophile I guess.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 05:28:08 am
content: Quote from: Short Circuit on December 01, 2011, 04:41:13 amUnfortunately that test has a major flaw, instead of using a stone, you should use their lab's concrete floor that was specially made from a special mixture cement with dolphin and whale's cementwhich has an almost perfect characteristic in sound reproducing up to ultrasonic range on a drop test sound with undetectable distortion.Its no secret these species heavily rely on sound wave for communication in the water, and has evolved for million years into perfection, their R&D lab discovered a secret formula using these animal's "cement" in making a perfect material that able to reproduce a perfect sound even beyond human hearing range at ultrasonic.If you insist on buying this cement for building your own test drop floor, your must sign the NDA upon purchase and it will cost you $50K per kg and must be paid in advance.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 05:43:45 am
content: I gather that they are not taking orders for these cables at the moment following the tragic loss to the world of the owner.So I am sorry for anyone in the forum who was mortgaging their house so they could buy a pair of cables.I was hoping one of these USB cables could increase the resolution of my DS1052E scope from 8 bits to 16 bits, but my biggest worry is that the signal on the USB cable would be so clean, that the scope would turn into an analog scope instead.Richard.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 06:44:49 am
content: Do not, I repeat, do not use the cable on a DS1052E. A friend of a friend of a friend did that. The oscilloscope started to hover one inch above the bench, emitted a strange red glow and slowly started to spin. This is such a powerful cable.He was that ---><--- close in having to call an exorcist to get the oscilloscope down again.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 07:45:29 am
content: Quote from: phil_jp1 on November 30, 2011, 03:38:53 pmMan, for $3.5k+ I'm sure as shit I'd want at least some kind of injection moulding.

author: Mint.
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timestamp: December 01, 2011, 07:53:40 am
content: What a bloody joke!

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 08:47:06 am
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on December 01, 2011, 06:44:49 amBAHAHAHAHA!!!

author: ToBeFrank
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 04:01:11 pm
content: Haha, you can trial it of course, but since he charges a 20% restocking fee if you return it, he still makes $700!

author: _Sin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 04:10:25 pm
content: I am clearly in the wrong business.Why make new things, when you can sell the same old shit year after year, but with increasingly ludicrous pseudo-scientific claims about their manufacture, to the small set of people able and willing to pay 10000x the price...

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 05:06:10 pm
content: Quote from: phil_jp1 on November 30, 2011, 11:02:28 pmMy guess is that they used the cheapest USB cables they could find and which fail to meet spec. It's not like most likely application (from computer to DAC) requires a lot of bandwidth.

author: RCMR
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timestamp: December 01, 2011, 08:54:23 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on December 01, 2011, 05:43:45 amWhat did he die of -- remorse?

author: Chet T16
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timestamp: December 01, 2011, 10:37:18 pm
content: Quote from: RCMR on December 01, 2011, 08:54:23 pmHahaa

author: wkb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 10:47:34 pm
content: Quote from: robrenz on November 30, 2011, 07:41:08 pmMore like Shaggy..

author: mobbarley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 11:18:05 pm
content: Quote from: _Sin on December 01, 2011, 04:10:25 pmMe too - make some crap*, put a flash website up, sell 3-4 and get all your money back - anything else is a bonus.*the term crap not directed at the usb cables, although I would like to see how they perform on an eye / emi test compared to a standard cable - not that I am suggesting that this will make your digital audio sound better.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2011, 11:43:13 pm
content: Quote from: _Sin on December 01, 2011, 04:10:25 pmMe too. Just saw some guys on CNN launching an High Altitude Balloon with some beers on it. I mean, they were getting featured con CNN for adding canned beer to a device in existence since 1896!In conclusion, nice guys finish last (in the original, good sense).</endRant>

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 10:49:10 am
content: Today at work I was hooking up the flat bed scanner to the receptionist's PC. I really wished I could have used that $3549 USB cable! The scanned documents would have looked so much better!

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 12:32:13 pm
content: Quote from: AntiProtonBoy on December 02, 2011, 10:49:10 amDon't wish for that. The cable will reveal the hidden meaning behind the data on the paper.On an empty page it will show messages from beyond. On a picture, it will show how the people on it will die!

author: PetrosA
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 01:49:22 pm
content: Quote from: Balaur on December 02, 2011, 12:32:13 pmBut it will also allow you to scan US money into Photoshop - at double the resolution. The ultra high frequency response bypasses the built-in algorithms that detect currency and block Photoshop from being used as a counterfeiter's tool.

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 02:57:56 pm
content: Really?Alexander.Quote from: PetrosA on December 02, 2011, 01:49:22 pm

author: Time
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 03:47:11 pm
content: Sweet! I need a new jump rope.

author: Ferroto
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2011, 03:48:03 pm
content: We should have a subforum for wank devices like this.