On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:02 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Oct 19, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Or the $13,000 indistinguishable-from-coat-hanger wire cables, green
markers for youe cd's and $450 wooden knobs... 8-)
See here for an amusing list of bogus audiophile items:
<http://web.archive.org/web/20080110131210/www.ilikejam.org/blog/audio/audiophile.html
>
We're lucky, aside from 'F.A.Porsche' designed hard drives (REALLY,
LaCie?) this kind of nonsense hasn't taken root in the Mac world,
aside from $2k tube-based amps for iPods.
And real-world explanation of HDMI cables:
<http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/hdmi-cable-speed>
And a real-world source for same: <http://monoprice.com>; $3 for a 6-
ft HDMI cable...Monoprice rocks for all sorts of AV and computer
cables and other gear. I got my HDTV wall mount from them for $20 that
Costco wanted $75 for, and local AV shops wanted $100+ for.
--
Monoprice not rated quite as high as others, but very good price.
http://hdmi-cables-review.toptenreviews.com/
Gary
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