Journalists resource Ars Technica understood that in an expensive audiophile-ethernet-cable

It's no secret that among us there is a sect of audiophiles who do not recognize is not that usual expensive equipment to play music - and even ordinary cables. It gives them not only gold-plated contacts and sverhsovershennoy insulation, and other characteristics are not available understanding of the fans.

Marketers using known views that the more expensive - so it is better not to miss an opportunity to sell cables for professional audio listening costing thousands of dollars. And if difficult tricks using cables that transmit audio, you can still accept, such attempts as applied to digital data transmission cause some issues.

More in 2008 habrosoobschestvo drew attention to a proposal from Denon. This company is engaged in, among other things, the release of audiophile accessories. They offered to the public ordinary ethernet-cable for extraordinary price. This premium patch cord length five feet sold for $ 500.




The cable from Denon

But there is a limit to perfection? No, not the limit. This year, appeared on the market an improved offer from AudioQuest, Advertise branded with the romantic name «Vodka». 12-meter ethernet-cable for audiophiles sold for $ 10,000. It can be used for listening to music in the best quality with home NAS-systems.

The advantages of the cable called an indication of the correct direction of connection (yes), the use of special protective shielding coating, high-quality latches for secure attachment to connectors.



The cable from AudioQuest

Naturally, IT-specialists such devices cause some issues . For example, how fancy insulation can help digital signal transmission? But audiophiles argue that the possible interferences in the ethernet-cable can come in very sound system and adversely affect the sound of music.

Journalists resource Ars Technica, having received such a cable in his complete disposal, не It fails to properly razderbanit it and see what is offered for the money.



Box and Cable



Nylon braid



The cable is removed from the braiding. Visible inscription "pairs individually insulated».



The pretty connector was identified Telegärtner MFP8 Cat 6A , cost 9 euros



Connection direction. Milota.



Each pair comes in a beautiful box of individual



Using masking tape on the cable at this price? Hmm. This is perhaps the most expensive scotch.







The connector is connected to the wires through the tracks on a special board



Connector disassembled



Outside polyethylene protection, and then woven insulation, then foil, then four separate pairs of insulation (not lied), each wrapped in a plastic



Triple insulation - this cable 7th category international standards



Next to each pair has several additional copper conductors



Before you - the main silver-plated copper wires that transmit the music of the highest quality in digital. The manufacturer claims that this silver-plated conductors are best suited for the transmission of music, such as "high-frequency signals are predominantly on the outer surface of the cable».



All remains in the group photo

Source: geektimes.ru/post/259288/