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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: I hate those people.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 12/20/2011

Thanks, Clark, I will go with regular commercial Romex.

There is no such a thing as “specialty AC cable” and the thing that they write about their cable is crap in my estimation.

“Our custom high-end Power AC In-wall cable is a 10 AWG (5.27 mm2), specified for use in supplying high-quality, noise rejecting, non-current limiting AC power while enhancing audio or video quality beyond standard commercially available cable. Its Optimized Field Matrix (OFM) construction allows it to inherently reject noise, allowing the ultimate in subtle details, while it's shear size supplies the high power demands of the largest of amplifiers and systems. This cable was designed to allow any system to perform to its highest potential with total resolution. Specifications are easily met at 30 amps with heavy duty 600 V, UL® and CSA, 105 C rated, 2 x 10 AWG (5.27 mm2) current carrying conductors, plus ground (3 conductors total). Outer diameter is approx. 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) overall but flexible and easy to install. This unique AC cable noticeably improves performance and resolution in any quality installation, and once installed as a dedicated run to the main panel avoids the need for extensive conditioning within the room. Please specify and install JPS Labs Power AC In-Wall cable into your critical audio or video room, recording studio or editing room for the finest possible results without the worry of ground loop hum and noise affecting audio and video quality. Do it once, right! “

Are their cable “noise rejecting”, “non-current limiting”, “Optimized Field Matrix”, really? That all is crap! They claim that “cable was designed to allow any system to perform to its highest potential with total resolution”. What the empty verbiage! No one design cables. Even POD selling these cables for $12.000 a meter use standard commercial Belden wires that anyone can buy for under a dollar per meter. No one “design” cable for targeted sonic results and the people who make this claim are idiots or presuming that their customers are idiots. I do not make any negative claim specifically against JPS Labs Power cable but absolutely insist that NO ONE in position to make statement that they have a wire, not even component wire but electrical wire (!!!) and to insist that it will provide the “ultimate subtle details in sound”.

The fellow you described was very happy but would be identically happy is hit dedicated line was made not by audiophile-approve wire but by wire from Home depot? Mind you: there is no talk about price here but just about a regular common sense. If somebody insists that they have wire that with identical gage has less non-current limiting, do not provide the impedance data per foot, claim the “noise rejection” beyond a regular twisting and insist that his cable improve “performance and resolution” then I think it is enough to discard the claim as it too much remind me the typical BS of audio sales whores.

Anyhow, I wools like to stay with good commercial solution that in my estimation shall be superior to the promises of audiophile underwriters.
The Cat

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