For Those Who Like To Debunk Highend Power Cords

[JAUQO III-X]

Dedicated Audio - Shunyata King Cobra CX Power Cord

[Febs]

Snake oil that is actually named after a snake! Awesome.

[tdub0199]

wow, what a rip off... sure you may tell a difference but a $3,500.00+.... No Way!

[WJGreer]

...and then you walk into the club and plug that thing in to a 40 year old power outlet, sharing it with three power strips, the club's dusty PA, and a neon Coors Light sign.

[DBCrocky]

That cord should transform the power strips into power conditioners, the dusty PA into a Crown/JBL system with a 48 channel board, and the Coors Light sign into a full-on LED Matrix light wall.

[BAMonBASS]

$3500 is just for the 4' cord! If you want the 10' it will cost you $5252! I could probably make this or have it made for far less! This is an absolute joke!

[ugly_bassplayer]

I can't tell if Jauqo is being sarcastic?

[deepdown]

Originally Posted by WJGreer

...and then you walk into the club and plug that thing in to a 40 year old power outlet, sharing it with three power strips, the club's dusty PA, and a neon Coors Light sign.

That is exactly how I feel. SNAKE OIL

[Mark Reccord]

Cost of the cable is directly proportional to the amount of snake oil used in its construction.

I've auditioned several power cables in this price range (including the King Cobra) and found they didn't give the sound of the systems I demoed them with anything I couldn't get with a standard IEC. As a designer of much of the equipment used to demo these cables I was pretty intimately familiar with how it sounded.

For example:
Crystal Cable Ultra: ~$5k/2m
Nordost Supreme Reference: >$10k/2m

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

I can't tell if Jauqo is being sarcastic?

No not at all.


There are guys that like to debunk these claims that these power cord companies are stating. This is just another one for them to dismantle.

[ugly_bassplayer]

Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

No not at all.


There are guys that like to debunk these claims that these power cord companies are stating. This is just another one for them to dismantle.

Do you believe the claims they say the power cord can do?

[ahc]

From their advertising they state:
"There are a side-splitting 780 conductors within the King Cobra CX" and further down under the construction they say "600 individual conductors". This product is so incredible the manufacturer doesn't even know what's in it. At least at Coca-Cola three people each know parts of the formula.

And I didn't see any disclaimer to the effect that "No snakes were harmed in the development or manufacture of the King Cobra CX" so perhaps thar be reptilian hydrocarbons matey.

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

Do you believe the claims they say the power cord can do?

If you're talking about the King Cobra power cord I have no experience at all.

[NWB]

Let's apply just a slight bit of logic here.

You have a generating plant (i.e. eletric source), hundreds to thousands of miles of high-transmission lines, a couple of substations, tens of miles of lower-voltage lines, tens of feet of interior wiring within the building, and finally the last four to ten feet between the socket and amp.

And your going to try to tell me that those last four or ten feet passing through some magic cable is going to juice my tone?

I wait with baited breath see some ad copy really expaining how that's even possible...

[rocketduck3000]

Originally Posted by NWB

I wait with baited breath see some ad copy really expaining how that's even possible...

It's simple, really. Millions of nano-snakes, each one the size of an electron, vigilantly escort the electrical current across the length of the cable, protecting it from RF interference, voltage drift, and barrow-wights. To repair the damage to your tone caused by miles of sub-optimal electrical infrastructure leading to your outlet, each snake is trained to carefully massage the electrons in premium rainforest oil, restoring the fundamental while enhancing your thump and growl.

[NWB]

Originally Posted by rocketduck3000

It's simple, really. Millions of nano-snakes, each one the size of an electron, vigilantly escort the electrical current across the length of the cable, protecting it from RF interference, voltage drift, and barrow-wights. To repair the damage to your tone caused by miles of sub-optimal electrical infrastructure leading to your outlet, each snake is trained to carefully massage the electrons in premium rainforest oil, restoring the fundamental while enhancing your thump and growl.

LOL!!

Awesome!

[Pilgrim]

Originally Posted by NWB

Let's apply just a slight bit of logic here.

You have a generating plant (i.e. eletric source), hundreds to thousands of miles of high-transmission lines, a couple of substations, tens of miles of lower-voltage lines, tens of feet of interior wiring within the building, and finally the last four to ten feet between the socket and amp.

And your going to try to tell me that those last four or ten feet passing through some magic cable is going to juice my tone?

I wait with baited breath see some ad copy really expaining how that's even possible...

But, you see, facts and logic are not part of the buying decision.

You have to WANT to BELIEVE!

Hallelujah!!!!!

...And if your breath really is "baited", you should spit out the bait and use mouthwash.

OTOH, if your breath is "bated", then you may continue waiting in anticipation.....

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/with+bated+breath

[Waffles and Scotch]

$5252.00 for a 10ft power cord?? Huh. Maybe I should get one of these instead of that Quantum 6 I always wanted...

[wideload]

I'll just wait for the Indonesian knock-off for only $2250...

[NWB]

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

...And if your breath really is "baited", you should spit out the bait and use mouthwash.

OTOH, if your breath is "bated", then you may continue waiting in anticipation.....

Nope, it's the former.

Ever since my seven-year old son put that trout bait in my breakfast crunchies, I can't get rid of the bait breath for anything.

Maybe I just need some $2,000 mouthwash...