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Best Speaker Cables?

T4phage

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Originally Posted by A Y
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Generally, audio cables are not snake oil, but the explanations offered for some cables' (unproven) sonic superiority is pure snake oil.....


I think there is a corrolation between the amount paid for cable 'snake oil' is inversely related to the length of one's trouser snake.
 

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Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
I think the loaner Shuntaya must have suffered some degradation. Did you elevate it to reduce EMF interference?

It might have been.. I got stoned after 2 hours of listening.

But then again..... (another bullshit audio myth), the loaner would have been EVEN BETTER cause it had been 'broken in'...
 

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Originally Posted by T4phage
It might have been.. I got stoned after 2 hours of listening.

But then again..... (another bullshit audio myth), the loaner would have been EVEN BETTER cause it had been 'broken in'...


Was your friend an expert in photon technology?
 

T4phage

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Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
Was your friend an expert in photon technology?

Not really, although she worked on some of the computer programs for CERN, and she does wickerwork as a hobby.
 

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Originally Posted by Artisan Fan
Teflon has been proven in capacitor applications.

What does this have to do with cables? Most audiophile capacitor upgrades are misguided.

Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
Was your friend an expert in photon technology?

Quality photons add value.

--Andre
 

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What is photon technology and how does it improve audio cable quality? It sounds so sci-fi and advanced, like the cables will shoot laser beams!
 

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Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
What is photon technology and how does it improve audio cable quality? It sounds so sci-fi and advanced, like the cables will shoot laser beams!

I hope they're not like the ill-tempered Sea Bass in my radio cabinet - that's the best I could do.
 

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Originally Posted by T4phage
Lol........................
but NO.
A friend of mine who knows how to braid, made a speaker cable very very similar to one of Shuntayas high end. Then a group of us ABXed it against a loaner Shuntaya.

HEARD NO DIFFERENCE.


Uh, it's Shunyata and they are more known for their AC cords and conditioners.
 

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Originally Posted by Artisan Fan
Uh, it's Shunyata and they are more known for their AC cords and conditioners.

A special AC cord? Like to plug into the wall? I didn't realize a special cord was needed. Does it purify the power?
 

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Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
A special AC cord? Like to plug into the wall? I didn't realize a special cord was needed. Does it purify the power?
Seriously, now I have heard everything.
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
Seriously, now I have heard everything.

Dude, power cords are just the tip of the iceberg. Welcome to our wacky world.

--Andre
 

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Originally Posted by A Y
Dude, power cords are just the tip of the iceberg. Welcome to our wacky world.

--Andre


Is there a way to jack directly into the power station in order to get pure MAX POWER?

BTW, does transforming the audio data into a photon and sending it through fiber optics improve the signal?
 

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