Denon ethernet cable for real?

zilym · 16th June 2008, 02:04 PM

Just bumped into this from a slashdot posting:

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-De.../dp/B000I1X6PM

Is this thing really just an ethernet cable for $500? What could possibly make this worth $500?

poynton · 16th June 2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zilym
What could possibly make this worth $500?

The size of some idiot's pocket !!!!!

Andy

slothlove · 16th June 2008, 02:51 PM

wow, the reviews on the amazon site are hilarious

amc184 · 16th June 2008, 10:37 PM

Hilarious. What I always wonder about with these products is what you actually get. Did they bother making a pointlessly 'high quality' cable with OFC, silver, teflon and all that, or do they just wrap a normal (and perfectly adequate) cable in a fancy nylon weave with sporty looking connectors?

Any volunteers to spend the $500.99 to cut one open and have a look?

Cal Weldon · 16th June 2008, 10:45 PM

Nope, wouldn't pay more than $475.00 for that one.

kevinkr · 18th June 2008, 04:23 PM

I thought many of the bogus reviews on this cable were beyond hilarious.. Spent some serious time reading them. More seriously though I can't imagine why Amazon would carry this cable, that anyone would even consider buying this boggles the mind..

I make my own cables and in my limited experience some of my cables interact in a more synergistic manner with some of my components than others. Still this smacks of snake oil....

analog_sa · 18th June 2008, 04:56 PM

Is this really Ethernet? The RJ45 is not a guarantee. Maybe a proprietory Denon connection. Just hope there is no spdif involved.

16th June 2008, 02:04 PM	#1
zilym diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Denon ethernet cable for real? Just bumped into this from a slashdot posting: http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-De.../dp/B000I1X6PM Is this thing really just an ethernet cable for $500? What could possibly make this worth $500?

16th June 2008, 10:45 PM	#5
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Nope, wouldn't pay more than $475.00 for that one. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

18th June 2008, 04:23 PM	#6
kevinkr diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Blog Entries: 6	I thought many of the bogus reviews on this cable were beyond hilarious.. Spent some serious time reading them. More seriously though I can't imagine why Amazon would carry this cable, that anyone would even consider buying this boggles the mind.. I make my own cables and in my limited experience some of my cables interact in a more synergistic manner with some of my components than others. Still this smacks of snake oil.... __________________ www.kta-hifi.net

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16th June 2008, 02:51 PM	#3
slothlove diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2008	wow, the reviews on the amazon site are hilarious

16th June 2008, 10:37 PM	#4
amc184 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Christchurch	Hilarious. What I always wonder about with these products is what you actually get. Did they bother making a pointlessly 'high quality' cable with OFC, silver, teflon and all that, or do they just wrap a normal (and perfectly adequate) cable in a fancy nylon weave with sporty looking connectors? Any volunteers to spend the $500.99 to cut one open and have a look?

18th June 2008, 04:56 PM	#7
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	Is this really Ethernet? The RJ45 is not a guarantee. Maybe a proprietory Denon connection. Just hope there is no spdif involved.

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