9 May
2024
9 May
'24
1:24 p.m.
On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 08:13:20AM +0200, Johan Helsingius via cctalk wrote:
On 08/05/2024 05:53, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
I've seen "audio phile grade" Ethernet cables, promising "smoother
sound delivery" and other, impossible to measure, nonsense. Basically
bog-standard cat5 cable in fancy dress with eye-watering markup.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
[1] Apparently there's a slogan on the wall
of the QUAD workshop
'Ohm's Law rules here. Oxygen-free cable is not required'
That would have been back when Quad was run by Peter J. Walker
who was a no-nonsense engineer. Unfortunately the company is
owned by IAG Group (Shenzen, China) and has resorted to more
"audiophile" oriented marketing.
As to real audiophile scams, there are companies making
"audiophile" ethernet switches and even special, very
expensive linear power supplies for ethernet switches
for those audiophiles who have switched to streaming
music. Oh, and audiophile USB cables...