[sdiy] "Time Winding" in Audio Cables ???

[Cynthia Webster]

on 7/11/05 10:42 AM, J. Larry Hendry at jlarryh at iquest.net wrote:

> Given that they charge $1200 and up for a simple AC mains cable, I find this
> statement from their home page very "entertaining."
> 
> ---- start direct quote ----
> Harmonic Technology Company Overview
> Harmonic Technology was founded in 1998 in San Diego, California, on the
> principle that a high performance cable does not have to have to be
> unattainably high priced to be the finest sounding cable available. It is
> common knowledge in our business that the raw materials in every cable are
> very close in price, no matter what the quality. Only "snob appeal" and
> extremely high profit margins are responsible for the ever increasing prices
> of cable. We have bucked this trend and propose to base our profit margin on
> high sales volume resulting from offering a great product at an honest
> price. But our cables are not just cost effective; they are also the finest
> audio/video products of their kind.
> ---- end of direct quote ----
> 
> What I find most amusing is that the path from generator to high price AC
> mains cable (you know all that wire in the walls and crap us utility guys
> keep in the air) is ignored in the process.  Apparently, they would have
> people believe that changing the last .01% (at most) of the AC distribution
> system will make such a huge difference.
> 
> To keep this ON topic, I routinely buy my IEC mains cables for my synths
> surplus.
> Larry H

Near $3,000.00 for a ten foot extension cord?  LOL!  (Madness!)

At those prices one might consider having live musicians follow you around
playing live music everywhere you go instead.

Better yet, how about a Tesla inspired power cable with transformers at
either end that steps the output from the wall socket up to 600 volts,
for maximum efficiency down that arduously long 120" inch long run of cable,
and then drops it back down to regular household voltage before entering the
amplifier or synthesizer!

As far as speaker cables go...

One of the stereo hifi magazines regularly tests all of these fancy
expensive speaker cables, and consistently finds instead that a pair of
common battery jumper cables for starting a car to be the ultimate in
audio fidelity.

Oh yes, remember that site saying  "wooden knobs sound better!"  LOL!

Cynthia 

www.cyndustries.com



 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Jay
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> Never trust a company that tries to sell you "low noise" AC mains cables.
> 
> Especially this one:
> http://www.harmonictech.com/product_detail_power_cords.asp?keyword=19
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