also those power cables dont have surge protection on, so your running all your super fucking mint equipment on an unprotected circuit. Unless of course you wanted to plug them into a surge protector, in which case, what is the fucking point?

it is clearly for toss peices who think shit, gotta buy that it uber costly.

Reminds me of the GSIC chip.

Poppycock! How can you even hope to argue with Derivative Industries?! Our engineers are raised on farms in inner japan and learn the craft of aerospace engineering in the peaceful solitude of the japanese foothills. They adhere to a strict learning regiment and subsist on a diet of fresh water fish and tofu to improve their motor neuron uptake by as much as 300% over and above regular human beings. What charletons you all are! How can you hope to argue with these minds from NASA - They have built spaceships! What have you done?!

Derivative Industries advises: Leave this shiznit to the experts son - we do this fo a living aight?

Irony aside though and on a more serious note, there cannot be any justification for charging 1500 quid for an RCA phono cable can there? Every resource I have checked on this is based on pseudo science (and often worryingly - no scientific basis whatsoever).

Having been led to believe that these valhalla cables will not only offer less than 3 to 10 times the capacitance of conventional wires, do your dishes for you and give you the best sex of your life - I cant help but feel this whole debacle is like a china cones mark 2.

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 also those power cables dont have surge protection on, so your running all your super fucking mint equipment on an unprotected circuit. Unless of course you wanted to plug them into a surge protector, in which case, what is the fucking point? it is clearly for toss peices who think shit, gotta buy that it uber costly.

I swear to god this is true and just in case you dont believe it heres the link:

http://www.amusicdirect.com/product...p?sku=ANORDTHOR

- Nordost are one step ahead of you on this one as they manufacture a, quote 'ISOtek power distribution system' called 'THOR' (they really love these nordic references).

The Nordost THOR costs $3200.

Fucking 3200 bucks for a power supply!!

So heres more pseudo science quoted from the above link for your own reading amusement:

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The Nordost Thor is an upgradeable solution to A/C mains power distribution. By systematically improving the quality of the input and output power cords the performance of the unit increases dramatically. Upgrade through the range of Nordost power cables (utilizing Nordost Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Valhalla), using your best cable on the input end of the Thor will offer the most significant performance enhancements. Thor also features bushings on the base of the unit which will accept a 6mm threaded insert. Nordost Pulsar Points or Quasar Points with 6mm threaded inserts can be attached to the unit to control any unwanted resonances. The Thor offers an unparalleled solution to advanced power distribution. “In turning to accessories, we have a wealth of choices to nominate for a Golden Ear. I chose the Nordost Thor, perhaps because it is one of the “new wave” components that reduce both the noise and grunge level of any audio system…let’s just call it a grunge eater!” - Harry Pearson, The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award, February 2006

Can you believe that? They even have a Golden Ear award. What pretentious twaddle!

Again I question, how many speakers, even the highest end ones are made with the intention they will be used with sucha piece of shit?

Zero I doubt.

Umm... interesting read, which further proves one point:

If you got money, someone will always be glad to take it. and if you're an idiot who believes in this shit YOU DESERVE TO BE RIPPED OFF. Chances are though, the idiots (if any do exist) that do buy it are most likely not going to notice such a little expense as $2000/meter cable. You'd be surprised at what some of the more affluent people don't balk at.

Another interesting experiment I saw once. People were given a wine list with a list of wines, ranging from $50/bottle to $6000/bottle and told that we will give you a complimentary glass of each wine, even the most expensive one, if you agree to complete a survey.

the people were then given different varieties of wines. The most expensive bottle on the list (if bought outside of the restaurant) was about $80. Yes. $80.

The people who were tasting had to state their experience with wine tasting. You then had few morons who claimed to be wine "experts".

The bottle of wine for $7 was presented as the most expensive, the $6000/bottle. The bottle for $80 (a true vintage of sorts) was preented as the "cheapest one".

Just about every single one of the idiots who were told that they were tasting expensive wine - BELIEVED IT and even substantiated their beliefs by further claims of wine's greatness and other yuppy terms.

Which basically went to prove a point that PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS AND POWER OF SUGGESTION sometimes is all that is needed to make someone believe they were getting "top of the line".

There are countless other tales that can be told, but all end with a simple message: "the fool and his money are shortly parted" and... "caveat emptor"... I think the word EMPTOR is more than latin in this case. more like "WALLET EMPTOR".

I'm really curious to hear one of these cables. I mean its a fricking cable so it wont generate any sound. But I'd like to do an A/B comparison with a regular cheapo RCA phono cable just to see what the fuss is about.

Lolz this is marketed to old men with too much money.
For 3.000$ they can hire the fucking orchestra to perform in their living room.
Or maybe they can get a proper Rca to xlr impedance converter (100$) and turn -10 to +4 and flip the phasing and get rid of the RFI of wich the 3000$ cable suffers.

Hook the xlr to the amp turn it up, and Bam.. there... so much for the fucking 3000$ cable
And they can use the remaining 2900 on some viagra.
No serious studio in the world spends 3000 on a fucking rca cable.

No serious studio can afford a $3000 cable..

Will it add to the bottom line? Nope.

this is too cute. how can an audio cable increase resonance?

isnt a lot of the stuff their gloating the work of the producer/original recorder? yes

audio cables cant make shit that wasnt there before appear out of thin air for your listening pleasure.

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Gadzooks man. You mean to tell me that you listen to recordings of Puccini's Madame Butterfly on stereo RCA cable?! How can you hope to replicate the front seat of the auditorium using such mish mash wire?! Dont you know nordost cables make sound travel so fast it goes into the fuuuuuutuuure?