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From: Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx>
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Subject: Re: $10,000 Ethernet cable promises BONKERS MP3 audio experience - Audiophile nonsense turned up to 11
Date: 13 Jun 2015 13:14:25 GMT
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:46:13 +0000, Rich wrote:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/09/
perfect_your_mp3_listening_pleasure_with_this_bonkers_ethernet_cable/
> 
> Quoting from the URL above:
> 
>    Got £6,899 (US$10,500) to spare and worried that a Cat-6 Ethernet
>    cable is keeping you from hearing the very best of your NAS-stored
>    collection of MP3s?
> 
>    Fear not, your moment has come, with this work of wonder from Audio
>    Quest.
> 
>    El Reg notes that the advertisement indicates the age of Audio
>    Quest's engineers. Since the super-Ethernet cable represents "a
>    lifetime's research", and the first twisted pair Ethernet standard,
>    10Base-T, was published in 1990, the relevant engineers are 25 years
>    old, max.
> 
>    "This really is a 'money no object' cable for the dedicated Hi-Fi
>    enthusiast that has extended into a world of digital audio sources,"
>    the puffery continues.

A complete waste of time with an ordinary power cable...so you need 
this...

 http://goo.gl/9pqqKu