Re: WTB: S-Video Cables

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From: Jason Kau
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:08

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Pat <pk@spamgohere.resnet.gatech.edu> wrote:
>>Paying these prices for cables is pretty silly in my opinion but
>>many people believe they can perceive a difference (but inevitably fail
>>double-blind tests).  If you're going to buy a pair of $24,000 speakers (I
>>listened to a pair this past weekend), you'd probably have no qualms
>>laying out at least a couple thounsand for your interconnects and speaker
>>cable.
>
> what speakers did you listen to?

http://www.avalonacoustics.com/eidolon.htm

I have also listened to several $70,000 speakers in the past (JMLab
Utopias, Infinity Reference Standard, Wilson WAMM).

I saw (but didn't listen to) these $20,000 speakers this past weekend:

http://www.meadowlarkaudio.com/Nightingale.htm

They're so heavy I couldn't even move them (though I didn't try that
hard).  

-- 
Jason Kau
Georgia Tech Research Institute
jason.kau@gtri.gatech.edu

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From: Jason Kau <jkau@vulture.cnd.gatech.edu>
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Subject: Re: WTB: S-Video Cables
Date: 12 Sep 2000 01:08:04 GMT
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