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Extreme Snake Oil

...I just bought a Krell preamp so I should get these , right....?!?...they look a bit used...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/327161459230?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110013%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DSimRXIDWebVICPCWithMultiCPCRecall%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D318267187331%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEHV6nuMPkDfosdr1%2B2supDk%3D%26itm%3D327161459230%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A12277595012%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIMRXI%26brand%3DKrell%26asc%3D20250821123744%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D11%26pid%3D101196%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D0%26meid%3De2570a1900804769b6b86985c7797acd%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A327161459230e2570a1900804769b6b86985c7797acd%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABELsZI1p3QBkHJe8cy2eL%252F9gTPvzhaNzOnYMcKCqjK37vjAqAXt1QIOrbaCz38e%252FHSwl6C5VjaUQMfXRPV%252BLD4cfoNRQMzvBL%252Fw85rvo9wpl4T4Ja2Ey9bpKhZLNm%252FUWvxpK5DPY%252BjxkIbvD71zoP3wHDvTtRhR0f%252BDlPIe8jFIq9NQYk9mJRc2JE1GCCm9ovFllhaxeL7VrdqiIlzAHbN36yvVDmvTVhubDX6%252Fgoin0jR9O3Ebv%252F1AMoQM8Htanyjs%252FnnEdg9c13hxViPGcPJzQwTe8yvT9L08ifMRh203xLXB1p%252BQN1QmdebpxWN1%252BCjD%252FiiEigDXCeyIH2OAlYAZ%252FsAP5nlQDxKLyM1CbCLsb3%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KSWNWQYN0TF2SQGVJZHX5W9T

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Ruediger said:
Others maybe have audiophile power cables.

But these here are cryo-treated. Extreme cold changes the metal in dramatic ways. Better sounding of course.

Disregard the measly plastic plugs and go straight to the Furutech option for only €160 more.

www.fairaudio.de

Heißes Eis(en)

Klanglich verspricht Schäffer mit dem bFly-Audio bPower CryoFly eine spürbare Steigerung gegenüber dem ohnehin gut beurteilten Basismodell
www.fairaudio.de www.fairaudio.de
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It's a steal! Get a couple for the kids!
 
Hapo said:
...I just bought a Krell preamp so I should get these , right....?!?...they look a bit used...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/327161459230?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110013%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DSimRXIDWebVICPCWithMultiCPCRecall%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D318267187331%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEHV6nuMPkDfosdr1%2B2supDk%3D%26itm%3D327161459230%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A12277595012%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIMRXI%26brand%3DKrell%26asc%3D20250821123744%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D11%26pid%3D101196%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D0%26meid%3De2570a1900804769b6b86985c7797acd%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A327161459230e2570a1900804769b6b86985c7797acd%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABELsZI1p3QBkHJe8cy2eL%252F9gTPvzhaNzOnYMcKCqjK37vjAqAXt1QIOrbaCz38e%252FHSwl6C5VjaUQMfXRPV%252BLD4cfoNRQMzvBL%252Fw85rvo9wpl4T4Ja2Ey9bpKhZLNm%252FUWvxpK5DPY%252BjxkIbvD71zoP3wHDvTtRhR0f%252BDlPIe8jFIq9NQYk9mJRc2JE1GCCm9ovFllhaxeL7VrdqiIlzAHbN36yvVDmvTVhubDX6%252Fgoin0jR9O3Ebv%252F1AMoQM8Htanyjs%252FnnEdg9c13hxViPGcPJzQwTe8yvT9L08ifMRh203xLXB1p%252BQN1QmdebpxWN1%252BCjD%252FiiEigDXCeyIH2OAlYAZ%252FsAP5nlQDxKLyM1CbCLsb3%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KSWNWQYN0TF2SQGVJZHX5W9T

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Are they compatible with my Resmed AirSense 11?
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Morbid_Florist said:
"As logic would dictate, when connections are made via a network switch, the quality of its inputs, outputs, oscillators (clocks), power supplies, and pathways affects the sound of everything downstream. It's clearly audible. Everything matters."

"the Nordost QNet7 feeding signal to the Varèse delivered a more open, transparent, weightier sound with superb color and a gorgeous midrange. Bass was also stronger, and, on Aretha's cover, dirtier (as in snarlier) by intention."

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:rolleyes:

www.stereophile.com
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I wonder how much thought and specification went into, e.g., the choice of the screws used to hold the thing together.
"Everything matters" -- one lives by the sword, one dies by the sword.
;)
 
They just make up things (to sell) out of thin air that suddenly also transport analog waveforms.

So why indeed not screws, plugs (beat me to it), cases, case finishes, colors... I hear raw anodized has the best timbre. Black cases are good for RnB and silver cases for all those jazz fans?
 
Ruediger said:
They just make up things (to sell) out of thin air that suddenly also transport analog waveforms.

So why indeed not screws, plugs (beat me to it), cases, case finishes, colors... I hear raw anodized has the best timbre. Black cases are good for RnB and silver cases for all those jazz fans?
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quite. but what about all the bits which are redone and made into symbols?

"When the Ethernet signal arrives at the QNet7, it is undone, so to speak, and redone," Bonotto explained. "The bits (information) are transformed, encapsulated, and made into symbols so they can travel down the line in a more efficient and noise-proof way. Rather than send the packets down the cable directly, they are forwarded to the PHY unit, whose role is to take those packets and 'line code' them. Essentially, this makes the data more immune to noise."

Am I going mad or none of this makes any sense
 
Morbid_Florist said:
"When the Ethernet signal arrives at the QNet7, it is undone, so to speak, and redone," Bonotto explained. "The bits (information) are transformed, encapsulated, and made into symbols so they can travel down the line in a more efficient and noise-proof way. Rather than send the packets down the cable directly, they are forwarded to the PHY unit, whose role is to take those packets and 'line code' them. Essentially, this makes the data more immune to noise."
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It's technically possible to do electric decoupling of the source from the target.

The words chosen don't make much sense, but give it the benefit of the doubt that it might do something like that.

It's not nothing but still might be completely unnecessary (and overprized by a high multiplier). If someone has a real problem with interference coming to his rack/installation via copper and no other way to solve it, he could convert to fibre and back to copper for a fraction of the cost.
 
Ruediger said:
It's technically possible to do electric decoupling of the source from the target.

The words chosen don't make much sense, but give it the benefit of the doubt that it might do something like that.

It's not nothing but still might be completely unnecessary (and overprized by a high multiplier). If someone has a real problem with interference coming to his rack/installation via copper and no other way to solve it, he could convert to fibre and back to copper for a fraction of the cost.
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makes sense now
 
Morbid_Florist said:
quite. but what about all the bits which are redone and made into symbols?

"When the Ethernet signal arrives at the QNet7, it is undone, so to speak, and redone," Bonotto explained. "The bits (information) are transformed, encapsulated, and made into symbols so they can travel down the line in a more efficient and noise-proof way. Rather than send the packets down the cable directly, they are forwarded to the PHY unit, whose role is to take those packets and 'line code' them. Essentially, this makes the data more immune to noise."

Am I going mad or none of this makes any sense
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If you are going mad (and I do not know your background - educational, not noise... btw ;) ) imagine me, who has been dealing with network transmissions in the past 40 years almost on a daily basis...
 
Ruediger said:
It's technically possible to do electric decoupling of the source from the target.

The words chosen don't make much sense, but give it the benefit of the doubt that it might do something like that.

It's not nothing but still might be completely unnecessary (and overprized by a high multiplier). If someone has a real problem with interference coming to his rack/installation via copper and no other way to solve it, he could convert to fibre and back to copper for a fraction of the cost.
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Does it sound like they are mime-encoding the bitstream, transferring it as such (in packets, at this point) and then exploding it reclocked...? usless, IMHO, but be it...
 
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Woo Audio WA33 Fully-balanced Headphone Amp/Preamplifier

Overview In 2009, we introduced two world-class fully balanced headphone amplifiers––the WES electrostatic amp and the WA22 dynamic amp. Both are preferred choices among the most discerning audiophiles. Here at Woo Audio, we constantly push the performance boundaries. The newly developed WA33 is...
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Hapo said:
audio46.com

Woo Audio WA33 Fully-balanced Headphone Amp/Preamplifier

Overview In 2009, we introduced two world-class fully balanced headphone amplifiers––the WES electrostatic amp and the WA22 dynamic amp. Both are preferred choices among the most discerning audiophiles. Here at Woo Audio, we constantly push the performance boundaries. The newly developed WA33 is...
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Wooo, that's cheap, man... See if Chord can come around with a HP amp, say, at 32K...?!?
 
w277 said:
It's time to decouple for a "sound improvement" of +16 on a scale of 20 with music friendly oak wood.
Imagine, there is only +4 sound improvement left after the "upgrade".

German language original: https://www.optimizeaudio.com/produkte/abkoppler-kabel/
Google translate: https://www-optimizeaudio-com.trans...l=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp
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Good find. A father and son business dedicated to a plethora of snakeoil medicine? But the wood blocks with leftovers from the wife's esoteric phase inside take a prize :)

They managed to afford some nice floorstanders. Can't be all wrong what they do.
 
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