Cable Asylum

A whole lotta wretched excess, all in one place

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Mike K

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You read these reviews, and you come away thinking that each cable is the greatest thing since ... what, a free night in a high class bordello? And nary a comparo test to be seen or heard. But lots of magic boxes attached to the cables - gotta have those magic boxes at these prices. Hell's bells, even accomodation prices keep these cables well out of reach of most everyone's ability to buy. And if your hearing is starting to deteriorate ...

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/best-interconnects-10000-and-up/

Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/best-interconnects (Open in New Window)

Follow Ups:

I'm appalled! My sub 10k cables did not make the list. RE: A whole lotta wretched excess, all in one place - Audioquest4life 03:57:37 10/13/23 (0)
I have some new Shunayta Sigma XLRs in 25 feet lengths, but they still don't qualify for this list. Wow, amazing. I also have some Mogami Platinum in the same lengths which are sub 1k, but they are probably considered standard zip wire for the review.
I'm ashamed for Absolute Sound - Jon L 20:54:52 10/12/23 (1)
If the staff over there had an ounce of sense, they are putting out these articles purely due to advertisement revenue when they themselves think the prices are highway robbery...
- Who has bought more new gear this year? You, me, or - oldmkvi 10:20:04 10/27/23 (0)
  Rich People?
  That's right!
I'm using these and I am more than happy with them... - welly 18:53:11 10/11/23 (0)
...

Mogami 2497 RCAs from Audiocables.eu - about AU$400 for three pairs

Mogami 3103 Speaker Cable - about AU$150 when I bought them from a local supplier
Cheers

Welly
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- Douglas Adams
RE: A whole lotta wretched excess, all in one place - voolston 14:26:31 10/11/23 (5)
"Any lingering sense of aggressiveness in the treble that existed with Odin 1 has been utterly effaced by Nordost's latest effort."
Considering the price Odin 1, whatever it was, sad to think there would have been any sense of aggressiveness at all!

voolston - audiophile by day, music lover by night!

Edits: 10/11/23
- RE: and just you wait... - acres verde 11:17:58 10/12/23 (3)
  ...til they release the Odin 3. Then all the previously unheard flaws of the 2 will come cascading down upon us making us all wonder how it was that we were so taken in by the obviously deficient Odin 2.
  - RE: and just you wait... - zacster 13:22:16 10/12/23 (2)
    I just bought the Chinese knock-offs and called it a day.
    - RE: and just you wait... - Mick Wolfe 15:58:10 10/14/23 (0)
      That was my solution as well ;)
    - RE: for a penny on the dollar... - acres verde 07:57:17 10/13/23 (0)
      ...it's hard to dispute that logic.
- I don't know... they all seem particularly aggressive... - musetap 15:46:39 10/11/23 (0)
  at those prices.
  
  "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure

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