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Post by ansat on Sept 26, 2014 12:49:20 GMT -5
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Post by monkumonku on Sept 26, 2014 12:59:44 GMT -5
There is a logical scientific explanation although it has nothing to do with the product itself. It has to do with the audience looking at the product. Some people have higher mental processing abilities as well as a certain degree of common sense (which I admit can't be quantified). Those possessing a certain amount of these latter two qualities (and it doesn't really take very much, only a minimal amount) will immediately discern the product has no real value and is for idiots. Those who fall below the line are the idiots I just referred to, who will purchase the product. |
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Post by klinemj on Sept 26, 2014 13:08:26 GMT -5
OMG..."There's a sucker born every minute" is the only logic I can come up with!
Did anyone see the thing about being able to recharge an iPhone in a microwave? Yet another example...wonder how many tried?
Mark
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Post by ansat on Sept 26, 2014 13:10:07 GMT -5
I am more concerned by the "Stereophile Recommended Component for 3 Years Running" statement. I don't spend any time on Stereophile, but I was under the impression that they are respected out there.
Tony
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Post by hemster on Sept 26, 2014 13:11:51 GMT -5
The Cable Cooker™ 3.5 greatly improves the sound quality of all forms of interconnects (including A-V and phono), speaker cabling, AND power cabling beyond any normal break-in cycle.
I get it. It does absolutely nothing in practice. But in theory it does all of the above and then some. In other words, it's a matter of mind over matter... Ok, never mind. So I'm going to buy myself a couple of the $1149 Anniversary edition, complete with the $156 Deluxe Upgrade. Yes Sireebob, I will...In theory. Please don't mind. In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." -- YogiBerra  P.S. I'm inventing a CD cooker that makes your CDs come alive. Seriously, the artists morph into your room and deliver a live performance. Please do not feed the artists. Tune in next week for a FLAC Cooker... with a delux option for MP3s.
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Post by hemster on Sept 26, 2014 13:13:10 GMT -5
Re: Stereophile endorsement: Let me guess, coincidentally they give Stereophile plenty of advertising dollars.
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Post by garbulky on Sept 26, 2014 13:14:23 GMT -5
THe high price is all due to the method.
Regular cable cookers simply bake their cables in the oven usually an entry level oven at that.
These cables have been frieed in olive oil and lightly braised with some garlic sauce and balsamic vinegar added for taste.
Other recommended cable cookers will slow roast their cables over a wood fire for no less than 12 hours.
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Post by DYohn on Sept 26, 2014 13:17:34 GMT -5
The best way to cook your cables is to plug them into your system, play the music you like the most at the volume you like to listen, and enjoy the smell of home cooking. |
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Post by Dark Ranger on Sept 26, 2014 13:23:45 GMT -5
I am more concerned by the "Stereophile Recommended Component for 3 Years Running" statement. I don't spend any time on Stereophile, but I was under the impression that they are respected out there. Tony That's one of the funniest things I've read this week. It's Stereophile, the same quality establishment that brought us the 2014 Recommended Components Fall Edition.  I think, ansat, you're just demonstrating that you have actual, you know, common sense and higher processing abilities (as monkumonku so eloquently stated). You have demonstrated, kind sir, that you are not an idiot.   Now, as far as Cable Cookers go, they would pair nicely with a pair of Miracle Whip Wraps:  |
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Post by ÈlTwo on Sept 26, 2014 13:33:09 GMT -5
I prefer my cables broiled, not fried or baked!
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Post by thepcguy on Sept 26, 2014 13:37:02 GMT -5
I like Audioquest approach: DBS-Enabled Cable ( The BS enabled). Same principle but cheaper: only $149.75 at Musicdirect.com  |
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Post by Bonzo on Sept 26, 2014 14:09:44 GMT -5
P.S. I'm inventing a CD cooker that makes your CDs come alive. Seriously, the artists morph into your room and deliver a live performance. I think you are on to something, except you need to do it with vinyl, not CD's. Heat up your vinyl just to the point where the outside .00001 surface becomes melted, where the record forms it's own natural lubricant, and then your needle will "slide" super smooth through the groves. It will be like nothing anyone has ever heard before!!! You could market it as the Schlickerizer!!! |
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Post by audiobill on Sept 26, 2014 14:12:00 GMT -5
On another site, there was a three page thread bickering over the proper direction to install AC fuses.
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Post by Bonzo on Sept 26, 2014 14:13:59 GMT -5
On another site, there was a three page thread bickering over the proper direction to install AC fuses. RIGHT side up, of course. |
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Post by deltadube on Sept 26, 2014 14:27:50 GMT -5
don't forget after you cook your cables to cryogenically freeze them for the very best in sound quality .. this is actually much more important than the cooking process!
cheers
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 26, 2014 14:30:23 GMT -5
Now, as far as Cable Cookers go, they would pair nicely with a pair of Miracle Whip Wraps: The Miracle Wraps are particularly important if you want to remove the cables directly from the 'Cooker' and plug them right in. Of course they sound best when they're 'fresh from the oven'. |
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Post by MaisterK on Sept 26, 2014 15:42:20 GMT -5
Stereophile is the leading high-end magazine. For many, many years. A little bit on the pretentious side of the world, it's true.
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Post by LCSeminole on Sept 26, 2014 16:51:20 GMT -5
I prefer my cables broiled, not fried or baked! If you've tried "blackened" you'll never go back to broiled again! |
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Post by lionear on Sept 26, 2014 17:15:45 GMT -5
I have a Duo-Tech cable cooker. I bought it to burn in my phono cables - I didn't want to wait for the 0.3mV signal from my cartridge to burn in the cable.
The Duo-Tech changes the sound of the cable - but, in my view, not for the better. Fortunately, the sound reverted to "normal" after a while. (However, I don't make any assurances of that.) If you send me your cable, I'll cook it and send it back to you. If you have a second set handy, you can compare the sound.
Nordost offers a cable cooking service and also sells their cable cooker (I guess for dealers to buy). Cable cooking is very important for Nordost cables - they sound bad if you don't have music going through the cables regularly.
Will you hear the difference? May be yes, may be no. There are some people who claim to hear the difference and you may or may not be one of them. If you hear it, then that's your reality. If you don't hear it, then that's your reality.
I wouldn't worry about whether there's a scientific explanation on cable direction, burn-in, etc.
Babies were inheriting traits from their parents (and people were taking advantage of that by breeding better crops, cows, etc.) long before the "Theory of Evolution" provided an explanation, and it took a few years more for the exact mechanism ("DNA") to be discovered. Apples have been falling to the ground for a very long time. Newton finally described the effect - "gravity" - mathematically but couldn't explain why the apple would be drawn to the Earth. All he could say was "an apple will experience a force...." It was finally solved in the "Theory of Relativity" - the apple fell to Earth because the mass of the Earth curved space-time. However, there was no explanation of "mass". It's only now that we have an explanation of mass, via the "Higgs field". And so on....
"Things" happen - and it takes a while for Science to find an explanation. But the lack of an explanation (or an incomplete one) does not invalidate the "thing".
If you're curious, go ahead and try out a cable cooking service and trust your ears. (You may wish to have one cooked set and another uncooked set to do a comparison.)
I'd try it out with a cheap cable though - in case you don't like the sound.
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Post by DYohn on Sept 26, 2014 17:22:35 GMT -5
Stereophile WAS the leading high-end magazine. For many, many years. More than a little bit on the pretentious side of the world, it's true. FTFY |
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