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A $1,000 power cable?!
- Thread starter HeavyJazz
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Okay,, so the question is:
Do I pay $999 for a 6 foot long power cable which can transfer 115 VAC @ 60 Hz or pay $7 for a 6 foot long power cable which can transfer 115 VAC @ 60 Hz.
Hmmm... lets do the math...
Do I pay $999 for a 6 foot long power cable which can transfer 115 VAC @ 60 Hz or pay $7 for a 6 foot long power cable which can transfer 115 VAC @ 60 Hz.
Hmmm... lets do the math...
OK, I've joked around about these cables, but I've decided to give you the benefit of my actual experience with them. I used to install these cables at the Pentagon, where the value of patented matrix conductors and 7 gauge conductor geometry were well appreciated, so I was familiar with the product when I designed my home rehearsal room. I was concerned that ordinary power cables could create sparks when plugging in equipment, possibly igniting the atmospheric methane in my room (I eat a lot of Mexican food). So I installed some of the Shunyata power cables that I had left over from my military contracting job--gotta love those freebies you get when you work for Uncle Sam!--and I haven't had a single explosion yet! Taco Bell seems to taste even better now that I don't have to worry about sparks in my rehearsal room! Thank you, Shunyata Research! 
Lessee.... a $5 cable, housed in another $5 worth of "cool stuff that has no bearing on the performance of said cable", originally sold for $2000... well, heck! All you need to do is find 10 morons who have money to burn to buy then and you have $19,900 profit. Just... ten... morons. And I guarantee there are more than that in the bass world...
Wow... i coud buy it, have it shipped over and then plug it into a $5.00 international adaptor.. Bwaaaahhhahahahahaha!
I need that power cable. It will get cleaner more consistent power into my amp and bring back the tone that I'm losing by using my $10 on-sale at Guitar Center bass cable.
I plugged these things into my 50W Magnavox 2.1 surround receiver and they impregnated my daughter. And I don't even have a daughter.
Upon request they will supply you with the information needed...written in crayon on a piece of white construction paper with some glitter left on it.
Somebody explain to me what I've missed... A grand for a used power cord??
http://www.bassnw.com/usedamps.htm
This pretty typical in the audio world.
And you thought strings were expensive.
Over time, copper wire absorbs oxygen, so all copper wire (cords, wires in amps, voice coil wire in speakers, wire in pickups) should be replaced and old wire disgarded. Do not recycle it, as it will only contaminate new, oxygen free copper.
A high end cable should last a good 5 years, which is many times longer than a garden variety IEC cable will.
A high end cable should last a good 5 years, which is many times longer than a garden variety IEC cable will.
I see, so I guess the phone wires in my town laid in 1920 shouldn't be working??
I wish I lived next door so you could blind test my 10 year old cables against your pricier, new ones.
I wish I lived next door so you could blind test my 10 year old cables against your pricier, new ones.
Sad thing is there are people who think they can hear the difference....they cant do it in a blind study, but they swear they can hear it.
Did you make this up? Or get it from some audio cable web site? Either way, it's totally false.
Copper will build up a thin oxide layer, which prevents oxygen from further entry. I've seen copper wire from the early 1900's and the inside was just as pure as the day it was made.
Also totally false. When copper is produced--whether from virgin ore or from recycled copper, removing the oxygen is a simple matter of smelting or electrorefining. It's part of the process! There's no contamination, that's pure BS.
