I was wrong: not all expensive speaker wire is simply jewelry to be put on display

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I wonder what the (pardon the heterosexism) WAF on this might be?

Long, thick, dark brown, wrinkle textured.. The whole ...matter seems purely Freudian to me so the only reason for concern could be the situation in which the WAF proves to be unexpectedly high. Could be a sign she misses something other than for example (transient) attack or (low end) extension..

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As for the cable itself - we had Audioquest Anaconda, Zoller's Black Mamba, Steren Python.. I think this one (I don't know the brand) should be called Monty Python..

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Forget WAF - what's the WTF factor on these?

 

Seems like a good idea for an audio brand name - WTF Audio.

I'm suprised noone's yet named a brand like that especially after the success of Schiit.

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@У кого кабель толще? / Stereo.ru

 

I used to know a Russian tube amps (really good ones) and CD analogue stages (a very clever triode gear - this was before Musical Fidelity introduced their X-10D and it worked better being a complete analogue stage not just a buffer) designer in the 90s. The guy used to bring quite weird cable stuff from his home country which BTW is Ukraine now - for example carbon cables used in MIG fighters or cables made of rare earth metals. I wouldn't be suprised by the weirdest stuff coming from this geographic area. Audiophiles there AFAIK happen to be (almost) as crazy as the Japanese. So if someone told me they discovered that some weird material cables swallowed by a python (I mean the cables in question) sound great and they actually feed the snakes with them, dry them out and sell them I'd probably be (almost) ready to believe it.

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Ps.

 

Stealth Audio's Serguei Timachev showing off his 'Dream' series of cables

'Stereo Times' reviewer described them as the thickest ones he's ever seen.

 

 

 

 

Stealth Audio Dream Royale.

 

 

 

 

Anyway I think their WAF is slightly higher than WAF of this thread's 'Monty Python' cables.

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Ps 2. If someone's interested - Dream Royale 3m pair price is $50,500. Each add meter $22,000.

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There is some serious alcoholism going on in that room.

No....these are just side walls diffusors.....

 

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I got a 46-30T.

 

I've got their hubs, too, on my "winter" wheelset.

Looks cool. Not as cool as the mysterious cables though. Sold my mountain bike 3 months ago. I've been doing my workout mostly at home in recent years. But I'm afraid some day I'm gonna miss it.

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You haven't said it sounds better than the crank it replaced....

It usually takes at least a couple of thousand of miles of burn in before a crank's sound evaluation starts making any sense.

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I would suggest double blind testing to verify these claims, but that seems like a bad idea when it comes to cycling.

Depends on your technique. BTW think about soundstaging evaluation potential of the guy. It's got to be just awesome.

 

 

BTW my favorite bike sound - Marzocchi fork's click. As smooth as its action. Or a good amp. Not the lightest forks on the market but as comfortable as an air cushion under the bike.

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Mystery solved.? DCCA Audio cables.?

 

 

Quote from their site.

 

' Cables can alter the sound of your audio system to an amazing extent.  A $10,000 stereo system (or home theater) can sound like a  $50,000 system when the correct cabling is utilized.

We custom tune our cables to give our customers their desired sound preferences.We call this Sound Tuning

After your power cord is broken in, if you are are not completely happy with the sound, adjustments will be made to further reach your desired sound. 

As you look at our fine products, DCCA is available to personalize a power cord that will serve your specific needs.  Our Sound Tuning Page will give you a good start in acquainting yourself with this exciting concept.'

 

I just realized I've always dreamt about custom tuned cables! 

There is not much information about their Sound Tuning though 

 

 

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14 minutes ago, mansr said:

I'd be more likely to trust them if their website displayed properly. The "sound tuning" page consists almost entirely of images, all which are 404 File not found.

Maybe they're too busy with sound tuning to take care of their website properly..

Unfortunately their products reviews are 404 File not found too.

As for trusting them ..I wouldn't probably go that far..

 

 

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9 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

As an Ukrainian myself I would love to give you one example of not so crazy audio design, originated in Ukraine.

Like I said - he used to design very good tube amps and CD analogue stages. 'His' carbon cables sounded better in some regards than Van Den Hul top models. Beside that he was a guy with a very nice personality. There are more people of Russian or Ukrainian origin who made great audio gear eg Shushurin (Lamm) or Khomenko (BAT) and I have lots of respect for all of them. I even used to think about them as of Russian - Ukrainian school of audio design.

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15 minutes ago, semente said:

 

I've never seen any measurements of his designs.

Do you mean "really good" in high fidelity terms? 

 

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I've heard them. Just like hundreds of other people. A certain British audio journalist (a serious one) was just floored by sound of his triode push-pull design (the only one he had a chance to hear) and found its price ridiculously low.

15 minutes ago, semente said:

of that it sounds "really good"  to some people? 

I don't think there exists a single one audio component that sounds good to ALL people!

Or maybe you know one.?

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2 hours ago, Jud said:

 I doubt Lukasz was proudly trying to claim a woefully lacking technical background.  I think he just meant his technical education arose from a somewhat different tradition with different topics emphasized than is typical these days.

I agree with this. He also expressed his respect for his Ukrainian audio mentors.

 

5 hours ago, crenca said:

Your not in the east are you AnotherSpin?  If you are, keep your head down and don't listen to that Russian army radio!

No, keep your head up and make those Russians go away. And I'm sorry we (EU) did so little to help you in this regard. (but I don't want to instigate political discussion here)

 

As for the whole electronic/electrical engineer/education matter - I couldn't care less. If some gear designed in a spare time by a lavatory attendent sounded better than the one designed by an engineer - I'd  buy it without any hesitation (wouldn't you.?). One listens to an audio component not to its designers diploma after all. 

4 hours ago, wgscott said:

If a similar approach was used for airplane design, would you be willing to fly on an airplane designed by sociologists and poets?

 

These are two different things. As far as I know flying is slightly more dangerous than listening to audio gear and more people lose their lives in plane crashes than in ..gear crashes.. (despite the fact that all planes are designed by professional specialists..). And I've heard really good audio gear designed by 'nonprofessionals'. BTW I've heard bad one too..

 

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19 minutes ago, mansr said:

What I object to is the suggestion that certain gear is good because the designer lacks formal education.

I agree with you in 100%. BTW IMO there's nothing wrong with designer's proclaiming his own, slightly different from most audio/electronic education path. In fact I like designers-individualists provided their gear is good.