[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Monday Morning Howler

[ralphpnj]

It's Monday and that means a brand new piece of audiophile voodoo for
you to enjoy:

http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/first-listen-audioquest-diamond-usb-cable/?utm_campaign=Hi-Fi%2B+Weekly+Emails&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-365

Note: please read while sitting down and make sure that is nothing on
hand to hurl at your monitor. In any event it does make for a most
amusing read and don't forget to check out the comments section, perhaps
even funnier than the main article.



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[philippe_44]

Post by ralphpnj
It's Monday and that means a brand new piece of audiophile voodoo for
http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/first-listen-audioquest-diamond-usb-cable/?utm_campaign=Hi-Fi%2B+Weekly+Emails&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-365
Note: please read while sitting down and make sure that is nothing on
hand to hurl at your monitor. In any event it does make for a most
amusing read and don't forget to check out the comments section, perhaps
even funnier than the main article.

$700 for a USB cable ... I guess I'm going to start a new business :)
Seriously, it is amazing to see that people can write such non-sense.
Well, at least it is not as bad as not "miracle medecine" that can
really hurt



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[jfo]

I've been a music lover and occasional musician for about 50 years. I've
also considered audio gear/technology an important hobby for the same
length of time.(notice I avoid the term audiophile!) I bought my first
decent stereo system at Toronto HiFi in 1971, while my fiancee was
getting fitted for her wedding dress a few shops down Yonge St. My
hearing isn't wasn't it was after so many loud concerts along with
normal high end loss, but I'm still interested in getting the best sound
I can in the range I can hear.
I'm constantly amazed at how many of the same issues, arguments and pure
nonsense about cables are the same as they were 50 years ago! Now we can
add USB cables to the cash machine. I won't tell you how much I spent on
impressive looking cables back then, before I did some serious testing
and came to my senses. Fortunately, they were easy to sell on Audiogon.
Despite the incredible gains in technology and testing capability over
the years, parts of the audio world move with glacial speed it seems. I
doubt it will ever change.


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[Archimago]

"In fact, in trying to think about the impact the Diamond USB cable was
having on the music, the best analogy I could come up with was that
regular USB cables give you something akin to a high-quality photograph
of a sculptural object, whereas the Diamond USB cable enables
you—figuratively speaking—to hold the sculptural object in
your hands, to examine its contours, and to explore at length its
variegated textures and surfaces."

Nice :-).

So maybe if we transmit some video data through this off a hard drive,
we can get beautiful, almost-3D images to "hold" as well? I can see how
these cables could be a big hit in the "pono" industry!



Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective'
audiophile blog.
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[ralphpnj]

Post by Archimago
"In fact, in trying to think about the impact the Diamond USB cable was
having on the music, the best analogy I could come up with was that
regular USB cables give you something akin to a high-quality photograph
of a sculptural object, whereas the Diamond USB cable enables
you—figuratively speaking—to hold the sculptural object in your hands,
to examine its contours, and to explore at length its variegated
textures and surfaces."
Nice :-).
So maybe if we transmit some video data through this off a hard drive,
we can get beautiful, almost-3D images to "hold" as well? I can see how
these cables could be a big hit in the "pono" industry!

That flowery prose above that you quoted is the real reason the writer
is an high end audio equipment reviewer and not his "golden ears". A
silver tongued devil for some silver cables.



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[bpa]

Post by philippe_44
$700 for a USB cable ... I guess I'm going to start a new business :)
Seriously, it is amazing to see that people can write such non-sense.
Well, at least it is not as bad as some "miracle medecine" that can
really hurt

The USB cable is no use unless you also buy the audio quality Ethernet
cables
http://www.audiostream.com/content/audioquest-vodka-ethernet-cable-and-diamond-ethernet-cable
at $1,195 for 1.5m


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