Pacific Cable

lcrim · « **on:** 7 May 2003, 08:04 pm »

I was wondering just how bad can a $2 (brand new) interconnect sound. I was looking for a DVI cable for another use when I found this site http://pacificcable.com/
and their DVI cables were about 1/10th the prices I found elsewhere, so I started looking around at their other cables, their prices are mind blowing. Can this stuff be any good? Am I just being a snob by figuring that if it is that cheap it can't be any good?
Sure they add more for shipping than the actual shipping costs but still, a 6ft interconnect for $2
Help me to understand this.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #1 on:** 7 May 2003, 10:33 pm »

Holy cow! At those prices I'm gonna try em! Thanks for the heads up.

Pez · « **Reply #2 on:** 8 May 2003, 04:15 am »

You guys aren't serious are you? Of course they suck! But go ahead and buy them and find out for yourself.

Actually I might buy a pair. You never know, perhaps they stack up to my "Sony Golden Reference" cables (AKA the cables that come the the box when you buy the Sony CDP's)

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #3 on:** 8 May 2003, 04:35 am »

I was thinking of some CAT6, smartass!

They have CAT 6 cables @ $21 for 100 feet, which is astonishing if they are decent. I also thought I'd try out a 25 foot component video cable. At $26 if it sucks, I'll chalk it up to experience, but it'll save me a hundred bucks if it works decent. They're 75 ohm and gold plated, so what the hell.

Don't worry, JWong, I'll only buy RCA cables made by elves under the light of a silvery full moon.

Jay S · « **Reply #4 on:** 8 May 2003, 04:49 am »

Quote from: Rob Babcock

Don't worry, JWong, I'll only buy RCA cables made by elves under the light of a silvery full moon.

Elves have smaller fingers and do a great job at braiding cables together, though they do get tired and quality drops if the cables are stiff and heavy. Dwarfs are stronger but can lack manual dexterity. Halflings may be the best all-around compromise.

nathanm · « **Reply #5 on:** 8 May 2003, 05:56 am »

You mean 'dwarves'?

I have cables made from mithril and they are amazing. Many died to get it to me but wow, the etched treble is to die for.

Jay S · « **Reply #6 on:** 8 May 2003, 07:48 am »

I won't even start on the significant sonic benefits of the 10mm thick adamantium faceplates that were custom forged for each of my components in the pits of the Abyss!

PeteG · « **Reply #7 on:** 8 May 2003, 03:51 pm »

I've been using a 3m Pacific DVI single link cable for video, it's a dam good deal for the money.

But audio cables, could be a different story.
-Pete

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #8 on:** 9 May 2003, 03:14 am »

I was thinking of trying a componet-to-DVI cable; I know my picture won't improve, but used that to hook up my DVD player then I'd have an extra component input for a videogame.

Brandon B · « **Reply #9 on:** 9 May 2003, 02:18 pm »

I also bought my DVI cable from Pacific. It is made very nicely. THe guy on the phone was kind of used to hearing the "why is your stuff so cheap" question.

BB

lcrim · « **Reply #10 on:** 9 May 2003, 04:51 pm »

I bought the DVI cable to connect a new DVD player that outputs a higher resolution digital signal to my TV. The reason I bring this up is that I am fairly sure that all these products were manufactured somewhere other than here. There is nothing wrong with the quality of these pieces, just as there is nothing wrong with the quality of the Jolida tube amp or the Shanling CD player or the Outlaw ICBM but they are all manufactured elsewhere.
I can't help but think that we can't afford to compete in the manufacturing sector any longer and my hobby reflects this as well. Is this good or bad, I'm not sure that is even the question. It seems to be the way things are and we need to get in line with that.
I can now afford to buy products at reasonable prices that I couldn't afford when prices were determined by domestic competition only. The guy who saw these possibilities is a big winner but who are the losers?