clvrmnky wrote:
On 27/04/2005 9:32 PM, Mike Coslo wrote:

I.Care wrote:


NASA is funding a new type of wire that can transmit power 10 times
better than normal wire.

http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,67350,00.html



hmm. We'd better define better! And with that hard to define effect
"mobility", I wouldn't bet the house on it.

It looks like the major advantage is the light weight.

Of course that may be somewhat negated by the other promise of
carbon - the carbon ribbon that will allow us to build a space elevator!


Will this make a difference in Audio?


The audio geeks will be able to make up stuff for years about this......


Indeed. There's enough snake-oil being sold to audiophiles as it is.

Unless and until stereo mags and listeners actually do proper
double-blind tests, I think we can assume that this wire (if it ever
goes into general production) will be yet another way to liberate
hundreds of dollars a foot from gullible consumers.

What?!? Put all those manufacturers of accessories out of business?

What would we do without the cleaner for your CD's that makes them
sound better. A real product.

Or inch thick speaker cables between microscopic IC/Transistor/tube
wiring, and going to tiny speaker coils.

Interconnects cables made of both silver and copper wire to enhance
both low and high frequencies.

"Oxygen free" copper cables.

"directional" cables - hey, do these have a rectifier in them?


The list goes on and on...


The goofiest claims of some antenna manufacturers and affectionados are
quite tame by comparison.


- Mike KB3EIA -