21 Oct
2005
21 Oct
'05
7:53 a.m.
Rumor has it that Michael Holley may have mentioned these words:
With all of this ragging on audio nut who spend obscene
amounts of money
on wire, I decided to at a look. I don't know why we call them crazy,
they don't have 1975 computer running in the basement.
See below.
The guy in the next office is in to high end audio.
(Although he claims
that he is in the lower end of the people in his audio club.) I asked if
he had a power cord so I could take some pictures. He had a spare PS Audio
xStream Statement Power Cable, the 2 meter version lists for $550.
$550 *spare* power cables? Where can I go to get *his* job... If I pissed
away a truck payment on a power cable, my wife would (rightfully so) kill
me. :-O
I took it home and hooked it up to my new custom case
computer which also
cost me about $550. It is a modern 3 GHz Pentium that looks like a 1975
SWTPC 6800.
http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_F/MP_F.htm#NewCover
So how much faster did your computer go, and/or how much better did it
sound with that new power cable?
What would $550 *actually get you*??? Perspiring minds wanna know!
[[ It also begs the question: What good is a 6 gauge power cord gonna get
ya when it's fed by 12 gauge mains? ]]
BTW, *very* nice job on the computer. ;-) When my 60-80 hour weeks slow
down again, I'm finally hoping for a "CoCo into an AT case" conversion.
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers
_??_ zmerch at 30below.com
(?||?) If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
_)(_ disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.