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Old 02-09-2008, 12:52 AM   #401 (permalink)
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Off topic: Does this thread make it right for me to sell the VD cable I won?
Even though I have certain reservations created by this thread, I have 2 Power 3's and they do a good job providing power to my components.

No reason to sell yours (just keep it away from the neighborhood cats ).
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Old 02-09-2008, 01:03 AM   #402 (permalink)
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How much do you think that cable is worth?
I'm sure some people would be willing to pay $100'ish for it.

Yeah, but I don't use my PC for music any more so I have no use for it.
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Yeah, but I don't use my PC for music any more so I have no use for it.
Use it for your Little Dot?
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Its not a power cord, its a digital cord. Which I find essentially highway robbery, considering that is is physically impossible for an expensive digital cable can make any difference at all over any other piece of conductor (granted the conductor is shielded properly).
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I've been following this thread since day 1, and thought I'd finally give my 2 cents.

Yes, VD has been "avoiding" if you will some topics of discussion, Acoustic Chef has acted immaturely in certain posts, BUT, regardless, I still do support Virtual Dynamics as a high-end cable manufacturer.

The reason you ask?

About 3 weeks ago, I was skeptical of the improvements VD claimed of their power cord line. So, to find out for myself, I contacted Acoustic Chef and asked if I could loan one of their cables. Guess what? He didn't question my intentions or hesitate to loan me their highly regarded Nite 3.0 power cable. Three weeks later, and I'm hooked. I've heard the differences (or placebo, if you want to look at it that way). I'm shocked that Acoustic Chef posted some of the comments he did, but, I'd like to remind everyone that he was very professional and beyond generous to me during our one on one conversations, and this makes me believe that he has good intentions.

If anyone is interested in how the Nite sounds...

The greatest improvement is in the body/bass of the sound. Bass is more presence but also extremely tight, and for the first time the Nite is adding depth into my music. More specifically, cymbal crashes are not blended into the overall sound as much, they are defined into the right/left channel (which may or may not be favorable, depending on the user). Overall, the Nite blows my signal reference cable out of the water (that is not to say that the signal cable isn't a great price/performance cable).
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Off topic: Does this thread make it right for me to sell the VD cable I won?
I know you're a young guy but you're smart enough to know the answer to that question. If not:

-- You were given a cable that, despite what some here may lead you to believe, is a good piece of equipment and you will get good use out of eventually.

-- You were given a cable that, if really as bad as some would make you believe, you would sell to someone else so that they could have a bad piece of equipment, too?
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Its not a power cord, its a digital cord. Which I find essentially highway robbery, considering that is is physically impossible for an expensive digital cable can make any difference at all over any other piece of conductor (granted the conductor is shielded properly).
So sad that you actually believe that. Because I did too until I actually got a nice one (and you can read some of my old posts here which proves that I was ignorant to cables), and then a much better one from Virtual Dynamics which is one of the best pieces of equipment in my system. But if you want to stick to those ideals, it's really unfortunate because you will never know how truly amazing a headphone system (or any hi-fi system) can actually sound with high-end interconnects, power cords, and power conditioners. And if you came over to my house and listened to my system with a stock digital cable and then to my Master LE 2.0, your balls would be doing backflips. And if you couldn't hear the difference, you'd either be deaf or need a lot more experience learning about high-end audio and training your ears.
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Recommended reading for certain cable manufacturers.
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That's great reading and good advice. But something tells me that the response you might get would be, "Well we're a Canadian company."
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So sad that you actually believe that. Because I did too until I actually got a nice one (and you can read some of my old posts here which proves that I was ignorant to cables), and then a much better one from Virtual Dynamics which is one of the best pieces of equipment in my system. But if you want to stick to those ideals, it's really unfortunate because you will never know how truly amazing a headphone system (or any hi-fi system) can actually sound with high-end interconnects, power cords, and power conditioners. And if you came over to my house and listened to my system with a stock digital cable and then to my Master LE 2.0, your balls would be doing backflips. And if you couldn't hear the difference, you'd either be deaf or need a lot more experience learning about high-end audio and training your ears.
Do a Google on "SPDIF sucks" or look at this to see why your digital cable might make a difference. And note that if the interface was done properly, that it shouldn't make one bit of difference.
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