Tom Andry
Speaker of the House
Gene, I hate to disagree but you kinda messed up there. The silver cable is an all right stand-in for rope but it is much better as a werewolf/vampire/undead deterrent. It has been also known to distract the wife long enough to make a hasty getaway during one of my more unfortunate answers to the dreaded “Does this make me look fat, honey,” questions. No, the best esoteric cable to use for rope is Translucent Audio's Jessica Alba Pole Dance Speaker Wire. Never heard of it? It’s very exclusive.gene said:Tom;
Also, I found a great use for exotic silver speaker cables that you failed to realize in your article. Last weekend I was moving a 51" RPTV and didn't have rope to tie it up to the UHaul. Instead, I took a pair of $2k silver speaker cables and used them as rope. While most audiophiles would die to have these cables in their setups, I found no use for them in my setup since they measured so poorly and had such mediocre terminations. I then pondered throwing them away until I realized what their true calling was; an alternative to rope! They got the job done, worked great and I will definitely be using them again during my move
The thing is, after Sin City was released, a new substance was discovered at the corners of the mouths of men watching Jessica Alba in that movie. Apparently, it was the only thing keeping their lower jaw from literally hitting the floor. This substance, when properly refined, is stronger than steel, more conductive than plastic, and can stretch 25,793,254,895,648.02 times it’s original length (though for HT applications, a max of 2,000 times is suggested). It is sold in 1” increments for the stunningly reasonable price of $27k per inch (no discount for buying bulk). It’s tacky to the touch so no interconnects are needed. You just shove some into your receiver and stretch it to your speakers. The downsides:
1) All component, speakers, and anything in-between must be securely attached to the ground (or remarkably heavy…which means its good, right?) or unfortunate results may occur.
2) Dust, bugs, and other household filth readily stick to and reduce the measurable response of the cables (not that anyone would get it near their $100k measuring doodad thingy).
3) You need special gloves to handle it.
4) Only comes in translucent white.
5) Ewww…gross.
2) Dust, bugs, and other household filth readily stick to and reduce the measurable response of the cables (not that anyone would get it near their $100k measuring doodad thingy).
3) You need special gloves to handle it.
4) Only comes in translucent white.
5) Ewww…gross.
Had you used this wire for rope, you could have stuck one end on a wagon, put the tv on the wagon, and stuck the other end to your bumper. It’s a rope, it’s a UHaul, it’s got birds and children stuck to it…it’s the ultimate tool!
OPRA (is that my son stuck to your speaker wire?)
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