$500 Audiophile SATA SSD Cable With Superstar Crystals Listed
$500 Audiophile SATA SSD Cable With Superstar Crystals Listed
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I seriously want this thing… just as a decorative piece. I like the creativity of it. : D
I worked in a bakery, and the “wood stoppers” with crystal sprinkles rival the beauty of what our professional cake decorators could make on a full-size 12″ Oreo cake.
This thing looks like something I would have built the first time I took Klonopin. -
Homeopathy for the computer nerd.
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I seriously want this thing… just as a decorative piece. I like the creativity of it. : D
I’m sure you can make your own for a lot less money. Seriously, you could just thread a regular SATA cable through a larger jacket, put two blobs of epoxy or silicone on the ends, and then coat them in whatever you want.
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Wait. What? Is it April 1st already? How did I miss March? I’m so confused….
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I’m sure you can make your own for a lot less money.
I’d be content with a standard off-the-shelf ~$8 twinaxial SATA3 cable.
Shielded differential cables are practically the norm these days with all modern high-speed interfaces. There is nothing to be gained from adding extra crap on top… especially if you leave half the cable unshielded by your extra quartz, braided steel hose and whatever else.
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Homeopathy for the computer nerd.
No, homeopathy for the “audiophile.”
Just like basically every other product aimed at the “audiophile.”
A computer nerd knows that this is <Mod Edit>. An “audiophile” buys into every snake oil device they can so they can seem more hard-core and be more pretentious.
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I’d be content with a standard off-the-shelf ~$8 twinaxial SATA3 cable.
Shielded differential cables are practically the norm these days with all modern high-speed interfaces. There is nothing to be gained from adding extra crap on top… especially if you leave half the cable unshielded by your extra quartz, braided steel hose and whatever else.
I was talking purely about aesthetics, as that’s what seemed to interest @AgentBirdnest .
SATA has a CRC mechanism for detecting bad SATA connections. If your PC isn’t logging SATA errors, then you don’t need to worry about the cables. If it is, then try reconnecting, rerouting, and then replacing the cables (i.e. with mass market ones) until the errors no longer occur. Check that the connectors aren’t dirty, as well. I always clean with compressed air, before connecting to any connector that might have a significant amount of dust on/in it. Worst case, the errors could be coming from the drive’s electronics or on the motherboard.
There’s never a reason to buy “audiophile” computer cables. Computers are designed to work without errors. As long as that’s true, more expensive digital cables aren’t adding any value. The only place component quality can normally affect your audio is in the analog domain.
The most important component is going to be where the DACs and amps are (i.e. sound cards or USB sound devices) and the transducers you’re using (i.e. headphones or speakers). Bluetooth or USB headphones and speakers have the DAC, amp, and transducers integrated into one unit, which there are both benefits and drawbacks to doing.
For audio components, the best value is typically in the “Pro” market. More expensive than cheap consumer stuff, but typically well-built and lasts forever. Don’t go down the rabbit hole of trying to find components that “color” the sound in one way or another. Well-engineered audio equipment is neutral, and then you can use EQ or other processors if you want. Where I could give a little ground, on this last point, is speakers. Building perfectly neutral speakers isn’t easy, but it’s gotten a lot easier than it used to be, especially if they’re powered speakers and ideally have a digital input, as that lets you do digital-domain crossovers and EQ.
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Owing to an interest in HiFi, I frequent another Future Publishing site, WhatHiFi. The amount of ridiculous “audiophile” products, that do nothing other than fleece the wealthy and gullible out of their money, beggars belief.
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I was talking purely about aesthetics, as that’s what seemed to interest @AgentBirdnest .
BTW, SATA has a CRC mechanism for detecting bad SATA connections. If your PC isn’t logging SATA errors, then you don’t need to worry about the cables. If it is, then try reconnecting, rerouting, and then replacing the cables (i.e. with mass market ones) until the errors no longer occur. Check that the connectors aren’t dirty, as well. I always clean with compressed air, before connecting to any connector that might have a significant amount of dust on/in it. Worst case, the errors could be coming from the drive’s electronics or on the motherboard.
There’s never a reason to buy “audiophile” computer cables. Computers are designed to work without errors. As long as that’s true, more expensive digital cables aren’t adding any value. The only place component quality can normally affect your audio is in the analog domain.
The most important component is going to be where the DACs and amps are (i.e. sound cards or USB sound devices) and the transducers you’re using (i.e. headphones or speakers). Bluetooth or USB headphones and speakers have the DAC, amp, and transducers integrated into one unit, which there are both benefits and drawbacks to doing.
For audio components, the best value is typically in the “Pro” market. More expensive than cheap consumer stuff, but typically well-built and lasts forever. Don’t go down the rabbit hole of trying to find components that “color” the sound in one way or another. Well-engineered audio equipment is neutral, and then you can use EQ or other processors if you want.
Yeah but you want to remove all the outside EMI.
With this in mind I have a limited stock of audiophile high tech space grade aluminium foil shielding sheets for just $999.99.
Installation is easy, just wrap anything electrical or animal (including yourself, pc and monitor) in them completely and make sure there are no gaps or leads going in or out.Sad thing is, I’m sure someone would buy one. Heck, I’ll even sell Tom’s Hardware one at half price for them to review, shipping included.
What do I call them you ask?
‘Audiophile Space Blankets’
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