[Deiz]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif About a year ago, a thread here established that Virtual Dynamics made their power cords with Home Depot wiring inside a garden hose filled with sandblasting medium. They put some Techflex on the outside of the hose, too. Total cost was under $20. If you want to put fancy ring clamps on the cord, McMaster-Carr should have them at reasonable prices. You can have it cryoed at a commercial facility for $3-$5 if you wanted. Virtual Dynamics maintained that it was impossible to detect differences with test equipment, so, ipso facto, no test equipment was needed to design the cords. There could not have been any cost for R&D because testing is not possible. According to them, of course. I asked them repeatedly to tell us about their R&D, test equipment, etc. and was ignored. So, a few hours of labor, $20 in parts and a $16,000 price tag.

You forgot the garden hose.

 

[HumanMedia]

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Originally Posted by MatsudaMan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anywhere I can find step by step instructions?

DIY Power Cord

 

[Spasticteapot]

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Originally Posted by 883dave /img/forum/go_quote.gif Long before you tweak your system, buy power cords or interconnects, up-grade components.... TREAT THE ROOM This is not something to "consider" it is a must to a good listening room

Alternately, just move the speakers about - you'd be surprised what you can do.

Or, if you're a loony, you can tri-amp the speakers, chuck the crossover, and get a DCX2496. It's what I'm doing.