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Originally Posted by
Donnyhifi 
Another vote for Wireworld Starlight, not that expensive and a good quality cable.
I've just googled and that cable seems to sell in the US for $89.95.
For a USB cable that is an absolutely extortionate price.
At the Wireworld website there is the usual pseudo science which accompanies these cables.
It is very likely that these cables offer no advantages over regular USB cables that you can buy for a quarter of the price.
Even if the Wireworld starlight did deliver advantages I am extremely sceptical that the manufacturing costs are four times as much as a regular USB cable. Do you really believe that yourself?
I would ask people to remember that the perceived improvements in these cables are most likely auto-suggestion.
Remember that the human hearing is extremely susceptible to auto-suggestion.
What happens is that you plug in your bright red Wireworld cable then listen to music through your system. Because you can see the Wireworld and you know you are using it you believe that you can hear differences in the reproduction of the music.
Because the hearing is so susceptible to auto-suggestion it is true that you will indeed actually "hear" differences. But this is because the human hearing is selective, it can hone in on any given sound for example, the human hearing can accentuate some aspects of sound over others. The human hearing is truly a superb and wonderful thing, but in this instance its abilities are being made working against you.
Please do not waste your money on these cables until the manufacturers (or indeed anyone) demonstrate improvements with properly conducted double blind listening tests.
Please note my statements are as true of all the ludicrously expensive audio cables you see for sale.
In summary:
1. Do not buy unless the manufacturer can demonstrate their benefits with properly conducted blind listening tests.
2. Do not believe that because some audio reviewer says something is good, it means it is good. The audio reviewers are responding to auto-suggestion. The only valid audio reviews are those conducted blind.
3. Do not believe "gurus" in the audio industry. Remember that the biggest of the "gurus" (Ivor Tiefenbrun) have been exposed by double blind listening tests as unable to hear changes in audio setups according to their magical beliefs.
4. When you do buy cables buy good quality well made cables from regular retailers who are not promising magical pseudo science.
Edited by p a t r i c k - 1/6/13 at 2:35am
