You know you're poor when........

[tourmaline]

Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict

Did nobody see the $19,000 speaker wires?

I did see the 18.000 euro IC though.

[Kees]

You know you're rich when you realise you don't need anything like this.

[Patrick82]

Originally Posted by tourmaline

In my case, removing the shielding yielded more low level detail! The shielding made the cable sound very dark and muddy! Now it is crisp and clear. i have a bit more noise, but that's ok.

Yes I forgot about that. Aftermarket cables have the shield too close to the cable which removes more low-level detail than the shielding gains. When the shield is too close it sounds muddy. When the shield removes EMI it sounds warm with more low-level detail. But there is still less low-level detail because the too close shield affects the cable more.

Separating the ERS Paper shield by 1+ cm gave no weaknesses. When I tried half cm around my headphone cable it made it worse. But when I added another layer around it I got more clarity. It seems like when EMI hits the shield there's a constant 1cm field around it that interferes with the signal.

When I separated the shield of my headphone cable with toilet paper rolls and cotton thread I got more dynamics, low-level detail, clarity and extended frequencies. It got better in every way. I got a 3dB boost in volume too. It gave the same improvements as mass damping with books.

[Towert7]

Originally Posted by Kees

You know you're rich when you realise you don't need anything like this.

ah hahaha!!!!!!
So ture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tourmaline]

Originally Posted by Towert7

ah hahaha!!!!!!
So ture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or, he means he allready got those..... or better.....

[Kees]

Originally Posted by tourmaline

Or, he means he allready got those..... or better.....

It's true either way.
But no, I don't have nor need anything like it and that feels pretty relaxed.

[krc2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._promot_widget

Law of diminishing returns....

No music - lame
Headphones - wicked!
Amp - quite a bit better!
New cables - small details got better!
Special Power cable - very small details got better
Expensive Special power cable - very small details got a very small bit better
VERY Expensive Special power cable - very small details got a very small bit better I THINK (and hope)

I mean come on. An also, its totally true that its about the feeling you get from the MUSIC first!

Anyways check out those speaker cables, expensive? Not for the amazing sound change I'll get!!!111!!!!11!1!

[tourmaline]

Originally Posted by krc2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._promot_widget

Law of diminishing returns....

No music - lame
Headphones - wicked!
Amp - quite a bit better!
New cables - small details got better!
Special Power cable - very small details got better
Expensive Special power cable - very small details got a very small bit better
VERY Expensive Special power cable - very small details got a very small bit better I THINK (and hope)

I mean come on. An also, its totally true that its about the feeling you get from the MUSIC first!

Anyways check out those speaker cables, expensive? Not for the amazing sound change I'll get!!!111!!!!11!1!

My expensive IC or powercables are more musical, giving more musical sense then cheap cables, in return they sound lifeless and harsh!