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Most Important, Unloved Cable...

Ethernet. I used to say the power cord was the most unloved, but important cable. Now, I update that assessment to the Ethernet cable. Review work forthcoming. 

I can't wait to invite my newer friend who is an engineer who was involved with the construction of Fermilab, the National Accelerator Lab, to hear this! Previously he was an overt mocker; no longer. He decided to try comparing cables and had his mind changed. That's not uncommon, as many of you former skeptics know. :)

I had my biggest doubts about the Ethernet cable. But, I was wrong - SO wrong! I'm so happy I made the decision years ago that I would try things rather than simply flip a coin mentally and decide without experience. It has made all the difference in quality of systems and my enjoyment of them. Reminder; I settled the matter of efficacy of cables years before becoming a reviewer and with my own money, so my enthusiasm for them does not spring from reviewing. Reviewing has allowed me to more fully explore their potential.  

I find fascinating the cognitive dissonance that exists between the skeptical mind in regard to cables and the real world results which can be obtained with them. I'm still shaking my head at this result... profoundly unexpected results way beyond expectation. Anyone who would need an ABX for this should exit the hobby and take up gun shooting, because your hearing would be for crap.  
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jinjuku
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Here's another video where I debunk WireWorlds Q/A. 

Directly address their Triboelectric B.S. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWvJwQOPiY

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dynaquest4
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Great video.  Clearly jinjuku knows about what he speaks. Let's see if geoff or clearthink (opps....sorry we are ignoring him) can present counter evidence of similar clarity and quality.
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Apparently someone objected to Chord’s use of hyperbole. Well, La Dee Dah! Judge Judy calls that puffing. Completely legal. I once had coffee at a diner in NYC that boasted World’s Best Coffee. Does that justify a lawsuit? Only in a naysayer’s cute little daydream. 🍦 If we had lawsuits for every time some naysayer objected to what he perceived as hyperbole or too expensive or preposterous the courts would be backed up from here to next Tuesday. That’s what is known over here as a nothing burger. 🍔

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jinjuku
Here’s another video where I debunk WireWorlds Q/A.

Directly address their Triboelectric B.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWvJwQOPiY

I hate to judge before all the facts are in but jinjuku’s argument is the same ridiculous argument that naysayers have been using for years attempting to explain why power cords cannot influence the sound, and why there can be no audible difference among power cords, since the last four feet of cable can’t correct the problems in the miles of cable from the power company to the transformer or from the transformer to the wall outlet. We get the same sort of naysayer argument for CDs too - I.e., that nothing can change the sound on the CD because the data is physical and error correction fixes any errors that occur while the laser reads the data. So, it appears jinjuku just tossed up another nothing burger. 🍔

One assumes jinjuku would attempt to debunk wire directionality by claiming that data transfer is not corrupted or changed when the cables are reversed so therefore wire directionality doesn't exist. 😄
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@dynaquest4,
@jinjuku,

In your experience, do you think laptop / computer is a best source to determine sound fidelity and quality of a Ethernet cable in direct comparison with a dedicated audio server like Lumin, Aurender or Antipodes?

I would like to hear from folks using a dedicated audio server. It would be interesting to hear their feedback on $5 off the shelf Ethernet cable vs $100-$300 Ethernet cable.

Many of us using PC as a source of streaming. Let’s also talk about the next chain in the link - the USB cable to the DAC. Are you going to say next that a generic $5 USB cable is just as good as $300 USB cable?


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