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Old 11-28-2010, 12:56 PM   #1
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Default How awesome are $6800 speaker cables?

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Old 11-28-2010, 01:02 PM   #2
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http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-K2-...0963707&sr=8-8

Link to the amazon site.
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Old 11-28-2010, 01:10 PM   #3
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Not as awesome as $8995 ones:
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/mit_oracle_v21.htm

Conversely...
http://www.ethanwiner.com/audiophoolery.html
http://www.ethanwiner.com/myths.html
See also: P.T Barnum quotes.
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Old 11-28-2010, 02:30 PM   #4
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A cable needing "break-in time".............that makes no sense. It's a fricking wire.
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Old 11-28-2010, 06:12 PM   #5
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A cable needing "break-in time".............that makes no sense. It's a fricking wire.
Neither does 9-freakin' grand for wires....
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Old 11-28-2010, 01:26 PM   #6
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Default Audiophile Deathmatch: Monster Cables vs. a Coat Hanger

http://gizmodo.com/363154/audiophile...-a-coat-hanger
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Old 11-28-2010, 01:33 PM   #7
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Anyone else remember the $485 Silver Rock wooden stereo knob? (you needed two)

http://gizmodo.com/031918/the-500-wooden-knob
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Old 11-28-2010, 01:43 PM   #8
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Best buy has a $700 hdmi cable.
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Old 11-28-2010, 02:04 PM   #9
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AudioQue...&skuId=1267755
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