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

[petaluma]

Las Vegas' connection to the Hoover Dam?

Gary actually it is at a small substation here in downtown Petaluma. Who says power companies have no sense of humor.... :-)

[wgscott]

After buying those silver speaker wires, that is.

 

I'm surprised no one has made fun of me for spending > $600 on a crank for an ancient bicycle.

[elcorso]

Beautiful Boa Constrictor cables but could not have them. I bought a Monggose and she is my pet now, for protection from my former wife.

 

 

 

 

Isn't she lovely?

 

 

Roch

 

 

@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.

[Ralf11]

http://boomertechtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boom-Swimmer-on-bike-033.jpg

 

this looks like that same color and you can combine hobbies

[Jim Sylva]

I read somewhere it's a modified flux capacitor designed for the Eiffel Tower. Or maybe I just dreamed it, not sure.

[Solid-State]

I just remembered I now have two sets of their hubs. I put their silver polish hubs in my Bianchi restoration.

 

 

 

 

 

beautiful old bike

[Lebouwsky]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]33770[/ATTACH]

 

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

 

I can recommand the jumpers of this product line.

[firedog]

I'm surprised no one has made fun of me for spending > $600 on a crank for an ancient bicycle.

 

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

[sphinxsix]

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.

[wgscott]

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

 

It definitely sounds better. The chain runs much smoother on the new chainrings vs. the worn out ones. Also, since the gearing is a bit lower and more user-friendly, there is less groaning from the engine.

[new_media]

It definitely sounds better. The chain runs much smoother on the new chainrings vs. the worn out ones. Also, since the gearing is a bit lower and more user-friendly, there is less groaning from the engine.

 

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

[sphinxsix]

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.

[sphinxsix]

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 

 

 

[Ralf11]

I see a Passion Master" power cord on their site, but not a "Porn Master" cable...

[Jud]

Hoping for a rather short "Porn Moustache" cable.

[mansr]

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.

[watercourse]

With those cables, you can really feel the bow chicka bow bow

[sphinxsix]

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..

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

On 3/10/2017 at 1:17 AM, sphinxsix said:

@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.

 

As an Ukrainian myself I would love to give you one example of not so crazy audio design, originated in Ukraine. Here is a quote from Lampizator's site: "One of key factors is that Lukasz Fikus, chief designer - is not electronic educated but electrical engineer. This is a huge difference. Everybody else in this industry is electronic. That means particular style, that is taught at electronic schools. Electrical is different. it is much  more primal and basic and it fits tube technology much better. You may disagree but our products speak for themselves - hi-fi from electrical perspective, not electronic. Everything that Lukasz learned other than his own experience and trial and error - was from his old masters from Ukraine who spent their whole life working with tubes and chokes."

[bobbmd]

@sphinxsix What happened to that white guy's teeth? Too much vodka? or did he just get released from a gulag? Maybe if those cables were silver he could have saved them and also protected him from werewolves and vampires.

[TubeLover]

5 hours ago, Jud said:

Hoping for a rather short "Porn Moustache" cable.

That's what they call their "jumpers" Jud!

 

JC

[semente]

10 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

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 

 

 

Maybe someone should look into how spending 1k in a cable can tune your perception... Nonsense is an endless pit. 

 

R 

[sphinxsix]

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.

[semente]

19 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

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.

 

I've never seen any measurements of his designs.

Do you mean "really good" in high fidelity terms of that it sounds "really good"  to some people? 

 

R 

[sphinxsix]

15 minutes ago, semente said:

 

I've never seen any measurements of his designs.

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

 

R 

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.?