On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 08:13:20AM +0200, Johan Helsingius via cctalk wrote: > On 08/05/2024 05:53, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: > > [1] Apparently there's a slogan on the wall of the QUAD workshop > > 'Ohm's Law rules here. Oxygen-free cable is not required' > > That would have been back when Quad was run by Peter J. Walker > who was a no-nonsense engineer. Unfortunately the company is > owned by IAG Group (Shenzen, China) and has resorted to more > "audiophile" oriented marketing. > > As to real audiophile scams, there are companies making > "audiophile" ethernet switches and even special, very > expensive linear power supplies for ethernet switches > for those audiophiles who have switched to streaming > music. Oh, and audiophile USB cables...
I've seen "audio phile grade" Ethernet cables, promising "smoother sound delivery" and other, impossible to measure, nonsense. Basically bog-standard cat5 cable in fancy dress with eye-watering markup. A fool and his money are soon parted. Kind regards, Alex. -- "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison