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Monster might have a hard time selling Cat5 cables for $60 a pop.

by SecretAgentMan 16y ago

tsuraan 16y ago
Probably not: http://www.usa.denon.com/productdetails/3429.asp http://www.usa.denon.com/productdetails/3429.asp
- robgough 16y ago
  I thought my link was bad enough. wow
- samdk 16y ago
  The Amazon reviews for that cable are wonderful: http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279119636&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B0... A small sampling: (there are many, many more) Transmission of music data at rates faster than the speed of light seemed convenient, until I realized I was hearing the music before I actually wanted to play it. Apparently Denon forgot how accustomed most of us are to unidirectional time and the general laws of physics. I can't recommend this cable enough. I bought a set of four for my home cinema setup, and I haven't regretted it at all. [...] When I sit down and listen to the transcendent music they produce, I can feel my pain just drift away. Sometimes I even play a CD, but that's not really necessary.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    I think you owe me an hour or so :) Still can't decide if the ad is for real, but I do recall somewhere in the late 80's an ad for speakers 'designed for CD music only'.
  - Confusion 16y ago
    The 'Tags Customers Associate with This Product' are also great: snake oil(775) ripoff(697) waste of money(671) throwing your money away(613) unconscionable(529) stupid(502) pure garbage(440) immoral(433) cheat(404)
  - Groxx 16y ago
    My personal favorites revolve around Tuscan Whole Milk[1] and Uranium Ore / Yellow Cake[2]. Especially the top-rated milk review, and how often the uranium ore shows up when you're searching for yellow cake mix :) [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/product-reviews/B00032G1S0 http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/product-r... [2]: http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/product-reviews/B000796XXM/ http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/product-reviews/B000796XXM...
    - wallflower 16y ago
      Tuscan whole milk has not been sold for years. Some of the reviews are proof exercising your creative muscles is a win.
- anigbrowl 16y ago
  Don't waste my time with that bargain basement junk. If you want professional results, you have to start as you mean to go on. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech7/powerflux.html http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech7/powerflux.html I highly recommend browsing this site to get an understanding of what quality really means. I have met several people who 'get it' and have installed quality products like this: they have all been very happy with the results. * * which appear to involve competitive shopping as a proxy for income
- bosch 16y ago
  I think you guys are just jealous you can't afford any!
robgough 16y ago
Maybe not. You'd think they would have struggled to overprice HDMI cables. Here in the UK it already costs £5-10 for a 1.5m cable in our high street stores. Obviously I wouldn't get one from there, but many people do. A typical example; http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/belkin-gigabit-ethernet-cable-1m-blue-00772919-pdt.html http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/belkin-gigabit-ethernet-cable-...

Monster might have a hard time selling Cat5 cables for $60 a pop.

tsuraan 16y ago

Probably not: http://www.usa.denon.com/productdetails/3429.asp http://www.usa.denon.com/productdetails/3429.asp

robgough 16y ago
I thought my link was bad enough. wow
samdk 16y ago
The Amazon reviews for that cable are wonderful: http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279119636&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B0... A small sampling: (there are many, many more) Transmission of music data at rates faster than the speed of light seemed convenient, until I realized I was hearing the music before I actually wanted to play it. Apparently Denon forgot how accustomed most of us are to unidirectional time and the general laws of physics. I can't recommend this cable enough. I bought a set of four for my home cinema setup, and I haven't regretted it at all. [...] When I sit down and listen to the transcendent music they produce, I can feel my pain just drift away. Sometimes I even play a CD, but that's not really necessary.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  I think you owe me an hour or so :) Still can't decide if the ad is for real, but I do recall somewhere in the late 80's an ad for speakers 'designed for CD music only'.
- Confusion 16y ago
  The 'Tags Customers Associate with This Product' are also great: snake oil(775) ripoff(697) waste of money(671) throwing your money away(613) unconscionable(529) stupid(502) pure garbage(440) immoral(433) cheat(404)
- Groxx 16y ago
  My personal favorites revolve around Tuscan Whole Milk[1] and Uranium Ore / Yellow Cake[2]. Especially the top-rated milk review, and how often the uranium ore shows up when you're searching for yellow cake mix :) [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/product-reviews/B00032G1S0 http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/product-r... [2]: http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/product-reviews/B000796XXM/ http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/product-reviews/B000796XXM...
  - wallflower 16y ago
    Tuscan whole milk has not been sold for years. Some of the reviews are proof exercising your creative muscles is a win.
anigbrowl 16y ago
Don't waste my time with that bargain basement junk. If you want professional results, you have to start as you mean to go on. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech7/powerflux.html http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech7/powerflux.html I highly recommend browsing this site to get an understanding of what quality really means. I have met several people who 'get it' and have installed quality products like this: they have all been very happy with the results. * * which appear to involve competitive shopping as a proxy for income
bosch 16y ago
I think you guys are just jealous you can't afford any!

robgough 16y ago

Maybe not. You'd think they would have struggled to overprice HDMI cables. Here in the UK it already costs £5-10 for a 1.5m cable in our high street stores. Obviously I wouldn't get one from there, but many people do. A typical example; http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/belkin-gigabit-ethernet-cable-1m-blue-00772919-pdt.html http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/belkin-gigabit-ethernet-cable-...