Jonners,…Not £400:- for a gold spade,.but…
£410:- for Oyaide 004 rhodium female/male contacts .
But normal people are no idiots,.
They would not pay this money,unless it became a difference in soundquality.
A friend of mine who is a doctor (in other words no idiot ) said,…It is very simple, try in your own music-system.
If you hear the difference,.it’s a difference…"As simply as that ".
He runs with Shunyata powercables (see picture below).
But he is also no gullible audiophools. He buys nothing without having tested it for several weeks in his own music-system. Much like “Darke Bear” here on the forum does,…and many other.
Ps: Forget the turntable in the picture, it is never used.
On this image you have Oyaide M1 on the left.
It is Oyaide’s best contact,.it costs £413:-.
Oyaide F1 (IEC not in picture) £257:-.
So a total of £670:- for a complete pair
On the right,.Oyaide C-004 IEC rhodium (as you have seen before),.it costs £151:-. It is Oyaide’s second best IEC-connector.
As you can see,.the IEC-connectors are always a bit “cheaper” .
Here above are two cartons of Oyaide M1, F1…their best contacts,.brand new. Plus an additional Oyaide M1.
My new hifi-friend is totally “crazy”,…but fun,enjoyable and interesting,with a lot of knowledge and experience in this field.
/Peder🙂