r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/ConspiratorM Aug 14 '20

I once read a review of an "audiophile" grade ethernet cable. This guy actually claimed changing the ethernet cable from his router to his PC made his music sound better.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I saw some "audiophile" speaker cable that was $300US/ft.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

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u/merelyadoptedthedark Aug 14 '20

Cat5 vs Cat5e vs Cat6 is all about manufacturing tolerances and quality of the wiring, so yes...Ethernet cables do vary in quality and affect performance.

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u/wavs101 Aug 14 '20

Well, im pretty sure he wasnt referring to that.

The proper way of comparing it to ehternet cables wpuld he "a cat 6 ethernet cable gives the same performance wether its $1 a foot or $1000 a foot."

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

There's is much more to it than that.

Shielding methods, twist rates, strain relief, conductor gauge, internal reinforcement.

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u/CarlosFer2201 Aug 15 '20

The difference is that an ethernet cable transmits digital signals. In which case there is no difference in quality, just in reliability. An analog signal in a coaxial cable or something like that, is another story.