oil injected rca cables?

ChopperCharles · 26th February 2008, 01:38 AM

Has anyone else seen the "oil injected" RCA cables on eBay? Err... that's just a gimmick, right? That can't possibly do anything...

Charles.

HollowState · 26th February 2008, 02:11 AM

Well, I've read about multi-kilobuck vacuum cables and nitrogen filled cables too.
I always remember what P.T Barnum once said.

Victor

Trout · 26th February 2008, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HollowState
I always remember what P.T Barnum once said.

Victor

That would be the commonly misattributed comment "There's a sucker born every minute" ??

kuroguy · 26th February 2008, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HollowState

I always remember what P.T Barnum once said.

Victor

"We're gonna need another lion tamer."

smoking-amp · 26th February 2008, 04:23 AM

Snake Oil cables presumably?

I use di-lithium crystal cables myself. Don't need an amplifier then.

Waiting for cryo anti-matter cables next. Great for "Booooooom" boxes.

Or dark matter cables, can't see them. Got me on how to connect them up though. At least you can't trip over them. Gotta be a great sales scheme though, just sell empty boxes for $100.

Don

analog_sa · 26th February 2008, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChopperCharles
Err... that's just a gimmick, right? That can't possibly do anything...

Charles.

It will be really helpful if you provide more background info so that evil people don't assume you're just a regular cable troll.

So, where do you and your ears stand?

1. you hear a difference between solid core and multistrand cables but don't think oil damping is audible

2. you hear a difference between silver and copper but don't think oil damping is audible

3. you hear a difference between insulation materials but don't think oil damping is audible

4. you hear a difference between component stands and footers but don't think oil damping is audible

5. you hear a difference between your ipod and your neighbour's wave radio but don't think oil damping is audible

planet10 · 26th February 2008, 06:22 AM

If you could figure out how to keep it from leaking, the oil should have some effect on reducing microphonics, and different oil might have interesting dielectric properties. So one can't outright dismiss them.

I did get to try some oil filled interconnects someone brought to last years VI diyFEST. The only impression i got was that they were kind of ungainly to use. I much prefer my O'Netics "shoe-lace" interconnects (i have all the parts to diy something similar, but lack of time makes it easy to just pop for these -- they are also cheaper than my time to build a pair -- still i will eventually).

dave

poynton · 26th February 2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally posted by planet10
If you could figure out how to keep it from leaking,.........

Yep. cleaning up the mess afte the dog has chewed them ....again!

Tweeker · 26th February 2008, 08:29 AM

Foam has had oil beat for decades as far as low K dielectrics go.

Tube_Dude · 26th February 2008, 08:39 AM

How many hours of music between oil changes ? ...

26th February 2008, 01:38 AM	#1
ChopperCharles diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	oil injected rca cables? Has anyone else seen the "oil injected" RCA cables on eBay? Err... that's just a gimmick, right? That can't possibly do anything... Charles.

26th February 2008, 02:11 AM	#2
HollowState diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taxland, New Jersey	Well, I've read about multi-kilobuck vacuum cables and nitrogen filled cables too. I always remember what P.T Barnum once said. Victor __________________ "The supercomputer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." ~ Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University

26th February 2008, 04:23 AM	#5
smoking-amp diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hickory, NC	Snake Oil cables presumably? I use di-lithium crystal cables myself. Don't need an amplifier then. Waiting for cryo anti-matter cables next. Great for "Booooooom" boxes. Or dark matter cables, can't see them. Got me on how to connect them up though. At least you can't trip over them. Gotta be a great sales scheme though, just sell empty boxes for $100. Don __________________ Ohms Law V = I R

26th February 2008, 06:22 AM	#7
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	If you could figure out how to keep it from leaking, the oil should have some effect on reducing microphonics, and different oil might have interesting dielectric properties. So one can't outright dismiss them. I did get to try some oil filled interconnects someone brought to last years VI diyFEST. The only impression i got was that they were kind of ungainly to use. I much prefer my O'Netics "shoe-lace" interconnects (i have all the parts to diy something similar, but lack of time makes it easy to just pop for these -- they are also cheaper than my time to build a pair -- still i will eventually). dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

26th February 2008, 08:29 AM	#9
Tweeker diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio	Foam has had oil beat for decades as far as low K dielectrics go. __________________ Be sure your foil hat has a good low impedance ground.

26th February 2008, 08:39 AM	#10
Tube_Dude diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Aveiro-Portugal	How many hours of music between oil changes ? ... __________________ Jorge

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