Czilla9000
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As those of you who were here in late 2002 remember, Head-Fi was struck by a Virtual Dynamic's Interconnect/Power Cord craze. They were "the flavor of the month" between October 02 - December 02.
Then, for what ever reason, the craze wore off.
So I have few questions:
1. For those of you who bought Virtual Dynamic cables during the craze, are they still as incredible sounding as the time you first heard them? For the Nite/MasterSeries owners, do you still believe they are the best thing out there? Basically, has the ending of the craze changed your opinion about the cables?
2. What caused the downfall of the craze? Was it the exhaltation by Rick that his cables were blessed by God?
3. To those of you who have purchased VD cables in 2003/2/4, and did not witness the craze, what is your opinion of the cables?
4. Science Stuff: Virtual Dynamics claimed (and still does) to have a technology called "Dynamic Filtering". It is presumably this technology which is responsible for the gains in sonic performance by VD cables.
When Dr. Jude PhD so bravely and nobely dissected a VD cable (power cord), the shocker was a bunch of small blue pebbles found surrounding the dielectric and stuffing the VD cables.
As Jude found out, the small pebbles were ferrous-magnetic. He was able to pick them up with a magnet.
Presumably, these pebbles are/were pieces of iron (ferrite). Also, these small pebbles are what constitute "Dynamic Filtering" technology.
VD claims these pebbles work by dampening vibrations in the cables conductor and eliminate "Claucomb Friction".
The problem with this explanation is it does not make much scientific sense. Because of this, I prepose a different reason on why "Dynamic Filtering" works.
I think DF works through the fact the pebbles are magnetic. I am guessing the magnetic pebbles act as an EMI/RF shield and "Filter" out bad frequencies.
This also explains the difference in "fine"ness in the pebbles as you go up the VD line. For instance the MasterSeries incorporates "LiquidFine" Dynamic Filtering, while other VD cables have "UltraFine" DF.
The finer the pebbles the greater the coverage and the better the sound (?).
Thank you.
Then, for what ever reason, the craze wore off.
So I have few questions:
1. For those of you who bought Virtual Dynamic cables during the craze, are they still as incredible sounding as the time you first heard them? For the Nite/MasterSeries owners, do you still believe they are the best thing out there? Basically, has the ending of the craze changed your opinion about the cables?
2. What caused the downfall of the craze? Was it the exhaltation by Rick that his cables were blessed by God?
3. To those of you who have purchased VD cables in 2003/2/4, and did not witness the craze, what is your opinion of the cables?
4. Science Stuff: Virtual Dynamics claimed (and still does) to have a technology called "Dynamic Filtering". It is presumably this technology which is responsible for the gains in sonic performance by VD cables.
When Dr. Jude PhD so bravely and nobely dissected a VD cable (power cord), the shocker was a bunch of small blue pebbles found surrounding the dielectric and stuffing the VD cables.
As Jude found out, the small pebbles were ferrous-magnetic. He was able to pick them up with a magnet.
Presumably, these pebbles are/were pieces of iron (ferrite). Also, these small pebbles are what constitute "Dynamic Filtering" technology.
VD claims these pebbles work by dampening vibrations in the cables conductor and eliminate "Claucomb Friction".
The problem with this explanation is it does not make much scientific sense. Because of this, I prepose a different reason on why "Dynamic Filtering" works.
I think DF works through the fact the pebbles are magnetic. I am guessing the magnetic pebbles act as an EMI/RF shield and "Filter" out bad frequencies.
This also explains the difference in "fine"ness in the pebbles as you go up the VD line. For instance the MasterSeries incorporates "LiquidFine" Dynamic Filtering, while other VD cables have "UltraFine" DF.
The finer the pebbles the greater the coverage and the better the sound (?).
Thank you.