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heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,194
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
No affil

This guy is on crack if he thinks he can get almost $500 for these. They are as described but not wroth $500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Cobra-Sound-Cable-for-Speakers-12-ft-Very-Rare-NR_W0QQitemZ290028901546QQihZ019QQcategoryZ14966QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2006
    I've never seen those before... cool, but outrageous price
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2006
    They are as described but not worth $500.

    You may be right, but some one may not know it and give him that much.

    I wouldn't...and I have some...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    edited September 2006
    How do they sound, Anthony?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited September 2006
    Plano is 5 minutes down the road. I'm going to get my euphonic on!
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited September 2006
    Didn't someone psot a review by someone last year saying these were the best audofile speaker cables ever made? The originally sold for $$thousands?
    Carl

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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited September 2006
    I recall around $400/pair originally. Great cables if your gear can take the high resistance & capacitance they possess. Truly high end stuff that alot of the DIY/tube crowd is copying using transformer winding wire in a similar design.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    How do they sound, Anthony?

    Just like the descriptions. Very transparent and detailed. The soundstage is stunning. Really nice cables...

    I haven't really noticed the lack of bass, and I like the lower registers. I was thinking about trying to a/b them with some heavy guage ofc copper, but haven't gotten around to it.

    I remember talking to Al about them. IIRC, he recalled Matt saying they were an almost perfect transmission line, but the thing with the discharge killed them. When I later talked to Ken, he assured me they would only affect unstable sand amps, i.e. older first generation designs.

    I have two 20' runs. I think I'm going to halve them and terminate 'em (what a pain in the **** that's going to be).
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited September 2006
    I believe Russ or Mark or Jesse posted a link to a discussion about these cables a while back. These are something I've looked to own, but I can never find some that are reasonably priced, plus they hardly ever come up FS. They are supposed to be remarkable cables but $425 starting bid for used cables, is a bit insane, IMO

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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