T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 OK, I had to post this because I was shocked it even exists. We all know the debate about high dollar cables v "regular cables". Well I was directed to an article in some Hi-Fi audiophile online magazine where the author claimed that switching from Cat5 to these Cat7 improved the sound quality.... you read that right. So, naturally, the article made recommendations - including this: 26 feet - $5500 Now there are naive people, and there are people who have self-esteem issues and feel the need to show off absurd purchases, and there are those with more money than brains. But I think even those people have to stand back and look at this and think "Oh c'mon, now that is just stupid." When my parents had their theater room done in their house, they just signed a check, didnt ask any questions, and the company took total advantage of the situation (charged $5000 for DirectTV installation ?!? ) But even my father would look at this and say "thats stupid" .... I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 But you get free shipping. I don't see how that's not a solid deal. +devHead, The Evil Overlord, COKid and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysonacoffebreak Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You think that's bad? http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-52-49-Braided-Cable/dp/B00IL3TZSQ Audioquest HDMI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Well I bought CAT7 here in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogurth Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not many years ago, there was a blind audio test conducted at one of US universities to check out the performance of "high-end" audio cables vs regular. This was the winner: The mighty telephone line cable. T3X4S and MikeChipshop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysonacoffebreak Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 And since You like fancy cables, after You've done ordering those two (the CAT and HDMI) you MUST HAVE this for audio http://www.thecableco.com/Product/Siltech-Emperor-Double-Crown Only 45k for 2meters. If You need 3 meters, no need to worry, they got you covered: $56660 Edit: from my DAC to my speakers it's about 5 meters so I thought I'd see how much: Price: $109,800.00 T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted April 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2015 I use lightintg flex for all my audio cabling, sounds reasonable to me (I have a fairly high end set-up in terms of amps, speakers and my dac), since all a cable has to do is get the signal there, I don't see the benefit in all these silly priced cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I gotta get me some of these. At that price, they have to be good, right???? T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted April 22, 2015 MVC Share Posted April 22, 2015 Premium cable for premium idiots. x-scratch, T3X4S, sinetheo and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealDamien Subscriber¹ Posted April 22, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 22, 2015 only the best for my network......... can I get 200ft cable.. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 A sucker born every minute. The worst part about all of this is there are people who actually have convinced themselves there is a difference in performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealDamien Subscriber¹ Posted April 22, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 22, 2015 its the latency man.. the latency. fusi0n 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Siltech Triple Crown Only someone with a sever inferiority complex would buy a cable that comes in a display case Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimefighter Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You think that's bad? http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-52-49-Braided-Cable/dp/B00IL3TZSQ Audioquest HDMI. The best part are the reviews and Q&A. LOL Sadelwo, T3X4S and AndyMutz 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 $5000 for 3' of power cable - The "reviewer" said he did a 3-day burn in before "properly testing the Sigma Power Cables" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 The best part are the reviews and Q&A. LOL Like this - hilarious AndyMutz and xpablo 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulATMOS Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Well I bought CAT7 here in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Just so you know, if you took this picture, someones name is showing up on the bottom left where it says "Denise Tierney - LEWISVILLE". Ive seen this and that comment before, that reviewer is hilarious and all this high dollar cables are made for straight morons. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted April 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2015 This doesn't surprise me from this brand. Their entire line is ridiculous. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+devHead Subscriber² Posted April 22, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have found that unless you purchase your cables from Monoprice.com, you're probably overpaying. They even have an article on the futility of paying for "highend" cables for digital signals. It's a very interesting read. goretsky and T3X4S 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Wait, cables come in a display case!? T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted April 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2015 if it's digital audio, and it more then likely is if its going over Ethernet... cat 5 vs cat5e vs cat6 vs cat7 it literally will all sound the same.. because what audio file requires 1Gbps+ to run that would want a higher bandwidth that a cat6 or cat7 would get you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I still cant get over the "3-day burn in process" of a power cable. Need to heat up the little ferrite cores ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted April 22, 2015 Member Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'll take ten! T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr_dRock Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have found that unless you purchase your cables from Monoprice.com, you're probably overpaying. They even have an article on the futility of paying for "highend" cables for digital signals. It's a very interesting read. I love monoprice, but shipping to Canada for most stuff (i was looking for ceiling projector mounts and the quick connect cabling) is almost as expensive as buying an audioquest cable. It makes me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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