I haven't read the whole thread, only the first and last page. I have one question:
how did it go from "oh my god how can they charge $$$ for $15 worth of components" to "well, actually, it kinda is worth all the $$$ IMO and it does sound better than other $$$ cables"????
Edit: so I'm reading through the thread now. I just want to say: wow, it looks like bigshot is one of the few with a clue and some common sense and decency. Virtual Dynamics themselves concede that their cables are nothing more than what was posted in the OP and go on defending their prices on the basis that 'they can' (Example in post #69 by Acoustic Chef: "The Basic and Power 3 tell the story of how you can take the simplest wire and by simply applying even sandblasting metal to the surrounding wire you can turn the once $50 cable into a $5000+ cable."). Then he goes on saying that "we don’t make a cent off them anyway". How can you not make money off a cable you made for $15 and sold for $5000? This behaviour shocks me.
Originally Posted by markl
I have purchased every VD cable I've owned. I wait for their sales to buy cheap or I buy them used on audiogon.
Define 'cheap'.