yes

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:14, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

You're only saying that because you think it might wind up Al.
Naughty Bobby.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:15, Reply)

For analogue connections it does make a difference
but again, once you're past a certain threshold you would really struggle to notice the difference.

If you made up your interconnects with bell wire, then it won't sound as good as a decent copper wire wit gold plugs. But anything costing more than about 15-20 quid is just a waste.

Obviously with digital connections if it works, then it works, and above that there is no difference.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:18, Reply)

Some of the cables I've seen in places like Richer Sounds have made me choke with rage.
Like having plastic inserts in the middle of the cable, with copper wire around it. Or silver coating. Both of which would only ever make the copper less conductive.

But the topper, the absolute cherry, was seeing one HDMI cable at 60 quid (which in itself is outrageous) and then a nearly identical cable next to it for £100. The difference? The £100 cable had "3D ready" stamped on the packaging.

3D fucking ready. Unlike every other HDMI cable, of course.

In fact, with the right plugs, you could send HD signals down fucking powerflex.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Don't Google BMI's Oceanic "Statement" power cable then.
Yes, power cable. It'll give you an infarction.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:23, Reply)

Is that the power cable which prevents interference
in the same way which a transistor does?
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:24, Reply)

you are so lucky monty isn't here to see that
how waterproof are your trousers anyway?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:24, Reply)

You wait, I'm going to explain the difference
between horsepower and torque in the next thread.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:27, Reply)

i love it when you torque dirty to me, baby

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:30, Reply)

I find this concept very hard to understand
Actually that's not true, torque is straightforward, power I can manage, it's really their interaction that confuses.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:32, Reply)

oh come on
mine was better!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:33, Reply)

no, genuinely interested.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:18, Reply)

Basically it all comes down to electricity.
Copper's the best conductor and so all cable that transmits electricity is made from de-oxidised copper. Power cord, speaker cable, USB cables, HDMI cables, EVERYTHING.

The only things that make any kind of difference is how well the plugs are made and how thick the cable is. This is purely for bandwidth.

You can get decent build quality for about 20 quid. Anything else is purely don to companies playing us for mugs.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:30, Reply)

cannot wait to regurgitate this to my gimpy seperates mate.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 12:32, Reply)

Like Al said above, check out their HDMI interconnects
if they're anything other than the standard ones that came with the telly, or whatever, then they're wasting money and receiving no benefit. The defining feature of digital is that it's on or it's off. It works, or it doesn't. There is zero benefit in spending money on HDMI cables.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 13:01, Reply)