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A $1,000 power cable?!

#162
johnpbass said:
I brought my good old orange power cord to a gig recently. It's the same one that I use for my hedge trimmer in my yard. Can I use that cord on a regular gigging basis without messing up my amp?
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It's probably only good for these amps.

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#170
X8X said:
There's one used listing also on this page:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J36XR2/ref=olp_product_details/

13,099$ instead of 14049.75$! What a steal!
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With reviews like this, sign me up.
This review is from: AudioQuest K2 Terminated Speaker Cable - UST 2.44 m Plugs 8' Pair (Old Version) (Electronics)
If there is one cable I would whole-heartedly trust to my Chimera-hunting needs, this would be the cable. No other cable has the tensile strength to properly and efficiently garrote a lycanthrope, asphyxiate an Esquilax or even gag a mermaid. Last week, using my trusty AudioQuest K2 (retrofitted with lead weights, bright orange latex paint and a generous coating of crushed glass stolen from the window of an abandoned church at midnight), I managed to snuff 3 golden unicorns in swift succession!

Pros: Quickly tears through scales, fur, bone, and adamantium with ease
Coils and uncoils from hip holster (optional) quickly and quietly
For a product fabricated from 1,000 Onyx Dragon fetuses, the price is unbelievably reasonable!

Cons: Shipping from the R'lyeh took far too long
Doesn't come in 10' lengths (which would be perfect for hydra, cerberii and other multi-headed creatures)
After every use, I can feel 6 ounces of my soul slipping from my core into the ether. But this may be due to the fact that I prefer to work without gloves. YMMV.

Overall, I would recommend that any hunter buy one, nay, two, of these immediately, and experience the difference that upgrading to the K2 will make in your next quest!
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#171
Pish-posh on these fancy power cables. Every bass guitarist audiophile knows that true tonal performance comes from having the very best corners on your speaker cabinets. I switched out the cheap plastic corners on one of my Aguilars for corners made out of sacred moon rock that was mined by the lunar mole-people. Not only do my cabinets stack easier, but the upper-mid range of my tone now slices through the mix like a laser knife that vibrates at a high-enough molecular rate to pierce the physical integrity of the high-gain of a Mesa Dual Rectifier guitar amp.
 
#172
Handyman said:
No kidding. I'm trying to imagine the look on the face of the local shop owner if I were to walk in and say I'd like to sell them my $2000 power cable.

I'm guessing the episode would involve hysterical laughing.
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Maybe they're planning on using the proceeds from selling said cable to actually hire a webmaster who will build them a website that doesn't look like a high school kid's Geocities page, circa 1998.
 
#174
LiquidMidnight said:
Pish-posh on these fancy power cables. Every bass guitarist audiophile knows that true tonal performance comes from having the very best corners on your speaker cabinets. I switched out the cheap plastic corners on one of my Aguilars for corners made out of sacred moon rock that was mined by the lunar mole-people. Not only do my cabinets stack easier, but the upper-mid range of my tone now slices through the mix like a laser knife that vibrates at a high-enough molecular rate to pierce the physical integrity of the high-gain of a Mesa Dual Rectifier guitar amp.
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Awesome! How much $ per corner?
 
#175
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#177
I have to see if I can dig up the link, but there was a company offering packets of pebbles that you were supposed to tape to your interconnects that magically improved the sound. Literally stones in a ziplock bag.

The same company also had little stands to keep the speaker wire off the floor. There was a guy on one of the HiFi forums who swore by that stuff.
 
#179
LanEvo said:
I have to see if I can dig up the link, but there was a company offering packets of pebbles that you were supposed to tape to your interconnects that magically improved the sound. Literally stones in a ziplock bag.

The same company also had little stands to keep the speaker wire off the floor. There was a guy on one of the HiFi forums who swore by that stuff.
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