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Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).



 
 
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Old December 25th 17, 02:37 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Andrew[_2_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).

Boredom has set in already, so it's time to check out the online
sales, but for some reason I clicked on my HiFi choice bookmark
by mistake and noticed this product :-


http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/

"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."

err, what do powerline ethernet extenders do to the 'quality' of the
electriccery ?. PS It retails at £695 :-)

"seven lucky runners up will get an Evo3 Initium mains cable (worth
£75)." Oooh. A £75 kettle lead. Crikey.
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Old December 25th 17, 05:10 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
The Natural Philosopher[_2_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extensionblock).

On 25/12/17 15:37, Andrew wrote:
Boredom has set in already, so it's time to check out the online
sales, but for some reason I clicked on my HiFi choice bookmark
by mistake and noticed this product :-


http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/

"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."

err, what do powerline ethernet extenders do to the 'quality' of the
electriccery ?. PS It retails at £695 :-)

"seven lucky runners up will get an Evo3 Initium mains cable (worth
£75)."Â* Oooh. A £75 kettle lead. Crikey.


Go well with their Audis and their Apples, then...


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Old December 25th 17, 06:55 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Davey
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extensionblock).

On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 15:37:47 +0000
Andrew wrote:

Boredom has set in already, so it's time to check out the online
sales, but for some reason I clicked on my HiFi choice bookmark
by mistake and noticed this product :-


http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/

"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably
lack the quality of materials and high-end construction that are
required to protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a
significant reduction in quality."

err, what do powerline ethernet extenders do to the 'quality' of the
electriccery ?. PS It retails at £695 :-)

"seven lucky runners up will get an Evo3 Initium mains cable (worth
£75)." Oooh. A £75 kettle lead. Crikey.


Is this Russ Andrews' loss-leader brand?

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Old December 26th 17, 08:37 AM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Brian Gaff
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).

Is this Uncle Russ Andrews wearing his Santa Disguise?
Brian

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"Andrew" wrote in message
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Boredom has set in already, so it's time to check out the online
sales, but for some reason I clicked on my HiFi choice bookmark
by mistake and noticed this product :-


http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/

"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a good
job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack the
quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."

err, what do powerline ethernet extenders do to the 'quality' of the
electriccery ?. PS It retails at £695 :-)

"seven lucky runners up will get an Evo3 Initium mains cable (worth £75)."
Oooh. A £75 kettle lead. Crikey.



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Old December 26th 17, 11:09 AM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Dave Plowman (News)
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).

In article ,
Andrew wrote:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/


"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."


So you then replace all the wiring in the house, then street etc, with the
same 'high quality' stuff?

And how about the mains connector on the amp etc itself?

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Old December 26th 17, 11:27 AM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Chris Bartram
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extensionblock).

On 26/12/17 12:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew wrote:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/


"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."


So you then replace all the wiring in the house, then street etc, with the
same 'high quality' stuff?

And how about the mains connector on the amp etc itself?

It's laughable that the last few metres of cable would make any
discernible difference when the power comes from multiple different
sources, through all manner of connections and transformers, and have
all sorts of interference from all manner of noisy loads. It's beyond
belief, the disconnection of logic.
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Old December 26th 17, 11:35 AM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
charles[_2_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).

In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew wrote:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/


"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."


So you then replace all the wiring in the house, then street etc, with the
same 'high quality' stuff?


And how about the mains connector on the amp etc itself?


I gave up even opening one particular "HiFi" magazine following an article
which told me that a mains plug with gold plated pins inproved the stereo
separation.

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from KT24 in Surrey, England
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Old December 26th 17, 01:00 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Andrew[_2_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extensionblock).

On 26/12/2017 12:35, charles wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew wrote:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/


"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."


So you then replace all the wiring in the house, then street etc, with the
same 'high quality' stuff?


And how about the mains connector on the amp etc itself?


I gave up even opening one particular "HiFi" magazine following an article
which told me that a mains plug with gold plated pins inproved the stereo
separation.

Do Live and Neutral separately carry the left and right channels ?.
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Old December 26th 17, 02:38 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
Woody[_4_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extension block).

The one that gets me is the phrase

"integrity of the electricity"

What the h*ll does that mean?



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Old December 26th 17, 03:21 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio
The Natural Philosopher[_2_]
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Default Christmas Snake Oil anyone ?. (V expensive mains extensionblock).

On 26/12/17 12:27, Chris Bartram wrote:
On 26/12/17 12:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Andrew wrote:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/news/art...etition/25866/


"While the basic mains cables that come bundled with components do a
good job of getting it the power it needs to run, they invariably lack
the quality of materials and high-end construction that are required to
protect the integrity of the electricity, resulting in a significant
reduction in quality."


So you then replace all the wiring in the house, then street etc, with
the
same 'high quality' stuff?

And how about the mains connector on the amp etc itself?

It's laughable that the last few metres of cable would make any
discernible difference when the power comes from multiple different
sources, through all manner of connections and transformers, and have
all sorts of interference from all manner of noisy loads. It's beyond
belief, the disconnection of logic.


It isn't beyond belief. Quite the reverse. It's ALL belief.

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doesn't exist instituted by self legalising protection rackets that
don't protect, masquerading as public servants who don't serve the public.

 




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