JP
Do you ever sometimes feel less than intelligent? Perhaps you think you have a rudimentary grasp of science and technology but one day when you’re faced with something particularly complex, you feel a bit inadequate and question your own intelligence. Yeah, that’s where I am now after seeing the Furutech Powerflux Power Cord. It costs $1,800 and while the company provides ample reason for the high price tag, I can’t say I understand a bit of it.
For instance, the “conductors are 68-strand α (Alpha) OCC twisted around μ–conductor strands with a special-grade PE insulation or dielectric.” Um, okay! They go on to explain that the conductors are OCC wire that have been treated with the the company’s Alpha Cryogenic and Demagnetizing process.
There’s RoHS-compliant PVC, carbon powder, braid shields and more. There’s even an outer sheath of PVC that has a Nylon braid jacket. And the connectors are a part of the Piezo Ceramic series that feature carbon fiber and acetal copolymer with nonmagnetic stainless steel bands surrounding it. And I don’t think I can go on. It’s too much. Brain may explode.
[via OhGizmo!]
2 Responses to “Furutech Powerflux Power Cord is crazy expensive”
KoKo September 27, 2008
The reason you don’t understand all that crap is that it is all crap.
Manufacturers say a lot of similar crap about their “high-end” audio cables.
Still credulous about marketing material, aren’t we?
NeutralPhil September 27, 2008
Its like HDMI cables… The cheap generic $15 cable will transmit EXACTLY the same signal as the crazy $250 Monster brand cable… for heaven’s sake… I have a cheap $15 HDMI cable between my PS3 and my 46″ 1080p LCD and it works flawlessly.
Sure the Monster cable is arguably prettier (but you’ll hide it anyway), might keep signal strength better over long distances (ya my living room is, like, bigger than yours), is more durable (thank god! if i get acid rains or sand storms in my living room my cables will be ok!), but the PICTURE will look exactly the same as the non-invincible cable. Pointless.
Neutral