This CAT-6 Ethernet cable cost up to $10,000 and made for Audiophile . Whut?

[ahhming]

 
 
meet audioquest diamond cat 6 ethernet cable  which cost $10,000 @ 12m. The cable is made from 100% silver .
This product is meant for those who are streaming from a server, PC or Media streamer to the router.
 

 

“This really is a 'money no object' cable for the dedicated Hi-Fi enthusiast that has extended into a world of digital audio sources,”

“ultra-performance RJ45 connector made from silver”,

“The beating heart of the AudioQuest Diamond are the Solid 100% Silver Perfect Surface conductors where raw silver is processed by drawing through at a much slower speed than normal to create an ultra-smooth surface area free of indents and grooves.”

The insulation generates an electrostatic field “which reduces energy storage and non-linear time delays to a minimum,”

 
 
Feature:
 

Solid 100% Silver Conductors

Perfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries which exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers.

 

Carbon-Based 3-Layer Noise-Dissipation System

Noise, in the form of RF energy, is the mortal enemy of good sound. Our environment is more contaminated with RF than ever before due to the huge proliferation of RF radiating devices like computers and mobile phones. Traditionally, RF energy is routed to ground through the use of a 'shield" consisting of either a braided metal or foil. This 'draining' of RF to ground causes a modulation of the ground plane, which in turn causes a form of signal modulation. 100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AudioQuest's Noise-Dissipation System. Metal and Carbon-Loaded synthetics prevent most RFI from reaching the equipment’s ground plane.

 

Directionality

All audio cables are directional. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For best results have the arrow pointing in the direction of the flow of music. For example, NAS to Router, Router to Network Player.

 

Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then later released as distortion. Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry while minimizing insulation-induced phase distortion.

 

Dielectric-Bias System

All insulation slows down the signal on the conductor inside. When insulation is unbiased, it slows down parts of the signal differently, a big problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest’s DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This minimizes both energy storage in the insulation and the multiple nonlinear time-delays that occur. Sound appears from a surprisingly black background with unexpected detail and dynamic contrast. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the occasional battery check.
 

source:
 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/09/perfect_your_mp3_listening_pleasure_with_this_bonkers_ethernet_cable/
 
http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/product/8041/audioquest-diamond-rj-e-ethernet-cable-12m

[Victorious Secret]

Audiophiles...LOL. The same people who got fooled by the "quality" of coat hangers being used as speaker wire.

 

People like that deserve to have their money taken from them from buying overpriced garbage like this. 

[Lays]

Sad thing is, people actually but this shit.

Head-fi's cable "classified" section is full of people selling $1,000+ audio cables, and power cables that they got ripped off on lol.

[pwn_intended]

I understand an expensive cable for an analog signal, but this is actually totally snake oil

[patrickjp93]

The entire cable is actually silver, a far better conductor than copper if you can keep it from being oxidized. Still, it's like that damn coffee HDMI cable. It's useful for mission-critical, time-critical server communication, though Infiniband and Intel's new competing standard are probably better for it. The idea is to have fewer flipped bits during transport, but even so it's just... ugh...

[Nowak]

Why would anyone want to buy this when other Cat6 cables cost $8 - $13?

[Misanthrope]

This should bee a government benchmark: If you have enough money to be this stupid, you're either doing something illegal or you have too much money and need to be taxed a lot more.

[ShearMe]

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[bcredeur97]

omg this is ridiculous lol

 

edit: cant wait to see: "OH SNAP I BROKE THE PLASTIC TAB"

[Richard Burton]

 

 

meet audioquest diamond cat 6 ethernet cable  which cost $10,000 @ 12m. The cable is made from 100% silver .

This product is meant for those who are streaming from a server, PC or Media streamer to the router.

 

 

 

 

Feature:

 

Solid 100% Silver Conductors

Perfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries which exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers.

 

Carbon-Based 3-Layer Noise-Dissipation System

Noise, in the form of RF energy, is the mortal enemy of good sound. Our environment is more contaminated with RF than ever before due to the huge proliferation of RF radiating devices like computers and mobile phones. Traditionally, RF energy is routed to ground through the use of a 'shield" consisting of either a braided metal or foil. This 'draining' of RF to ground causes a modulation of the ground plane, which in turn causes a form of signal modulation. 100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AudioQuest's Noise-Dissipation System. Metal and Carbon-Loaded synthetics prevent most RFI from reaching the equipment’s ground plane.

 

Directionality

All audio cables are directional. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For best results have the arrow pointing in the direction of the flow of music. For example, NAS to Router, Router to Network Player.

 

Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then later released as distortion. Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry while minimizing insulation-induced phase distortion.

 

Dielectric-Bias System

All insulation slows down the signal on the conductor inside. When insulation is unbiased, it slows down parts of the signal differently, a big problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest’s DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This minimizes both energy storage in the insulation and the multiple nonlinear time-delays that occur. Sound appears from a surprisingly black background with unexpected detail and dynamic contrast. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the occasional battery check.

 

source:

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/09/perfect_your_mp3_listening_pleasure_with_this_bonkers_ethernet_cable/

 

http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/product/8041/audioquest-diamond-rj-e-ethernet-cable-12m

It's all snakeoil...

[RazeG3SG1]

*Face palm* Why are there so many dumb audiophiles? I have met quite some smart ones though.

[Tygron]

Audio cables are directional? Um... Pretty sure they aren't... Also CAT6 isn't an audio cable... Wow. I mean this guy can waste his money. Just wish he'd buy me an NS7 III and three more screens for my PC... And 5 arm monitor stand... That's all I want. That's like... Not even half this guy's worthless cable.

Edit: thought this was about a cable someone had custom made. Sorry. Just went through a big rush here at work. Still though. Anyone who's gonna buy this... Buy me that stuff first please *puppy dog eyes*

[Zeruel]

omg this is ridiculous lol

 

edit: cant wait to see: "OH SNAP I BROKE THE PLASTIC TAB"

 

The only reason I ever pay more for an Ethernet cable.

[The Crazed Child]

placebo

[Takata]

This is not a "money no object" product. This is a "more money than sense" product.

 

Too bad the Pono player doesn't have an ethernet port.

[Trik'Stari]

Now that's just stupid.

[zacRupnow]

It looks pretty though. But seriously, even with more money than Mitt Romney why buy this... actually with that kind of money I'd get them for looking nice.

[Octagoncow]

What a fantastic product. I'll buy 12! I know that using this product will create a very noticeable difference for me.

[Syntaxvgm]

for the audiophile that doesn't know what packets are and thinks the internet is a series of tubes. 

[Bsmith]

Damn that price and 100% stuff is useless bullshit, but i got to admit these cables look very sleek in design, if they where 20-25 for 12m i would think about it, just because the looks of them.

[WereCat]

Thats like those expensive HDMI cables... total snake oil. Hopefully noone will buy it but we all know that someone will lol.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I don't think anyone has actually bought this.

[Kamina]

Hey, if you don't want it anymore you could just sell the silver when it rises. 

[ShadowCaptain]

its a really cool looking cable though

[KenJimmY]

lets wait and see those reviews for expensive stuff on amazon :lol: