By: scot

scot — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:02:52 +0000

I'm an audio engineer and I've never seen Pear cables used in a high dollar studio. Many people use Canare. It doesn't cost $7000. Get someone like a Bruce Swedien, who's engineered and produced Sinatra and Michael Jackson to do the blind test and have someone who doesn't know anything about sound be the one who switches them back and forth. I'm not saying those cables are bad, but I think the company is just playing to the audiophile who wants to brag that they've spent so much money on cables.

By: Greybeard

Greybeard — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:51:56 +0000

I found the "Pear Cable" site via New Scientist. I'm guessing this is an elaborate hoax to embarrass extreme audio-nutters. Evidence (all copied from Pear Cables site):
1a. Foamed Teflon® is never used in Pear Cable products and should not be used in any high fidelity audio cables.
1b. Finest Materials
The ANJOU Speaker Cable utilizes the finest materials to maximize sonic performance and provide years of stable operation. Teflon, air, cotton, and fully annealed 99.999% pure oxygen free Copper are the 4 fundamental materials utilized in the cable. 32 individually insulated solid conductors resulting in a net 10 AWG cable are precisely manufactured to all have the exact same length per unit of finished cable. Solid Teflon, foamed Teflon, Teflon air tubes, air, and cotton combine to minimize dielectric absorption while still providing superb mechanical integrity. (Apart from all the wires being the same length - wow!)
2a. Don’t buy plated conductors!
Many audio cable companies plate or clad their conductors with a different metal than the one used in the core. Usually this is either silver or tin plating on copper. All metals have different resistivities. Because the skin effect will push high frequency information to the outside of the conductor, it will encounter the different metal on the outside of the conductor. In the case of the silver (which has a lower resistivity than copper), the high frequency signal sees a lower impedance than the low frequency information. This will cause a distortion in the relative amplitudes of the high and low frequencies of the audio signal.
2b. Connection
The ANJOU Speaker Cable utilizes connection methods consistent with the design principles utilized in the cable itself. To begin the process, conductors are terminated with a gold plated copper crimp, installed under extreme pressure promptly after the removal of insulation, resulting in a permanent and stable cold weld. Following crimp installation, WBT 0645, 0660 Cu, or 0680 Cu spade or banana connectors are installed. These connectors all ensure a solid mechanical connection at each contact point to prevent vibration or time from compromising the connection. Gold plating eliminates deterioration from corrosion.
I could go on, but why bother. This site is either hilariously funny or is imposing a tax on stupidity. Either way I'm happy.

By: Wellfed

Wellfed — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:14:18 +0000

The educated world doesn’t realize that James Randi is pulling their bobbers.

By: tom cantwell

tom cantwell — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:46:37 +0000

It’s embarrassing that no one has the guts to just say: “I can tell the difference” and take the challenge. The educated world knows the million dollars is real and that James Randi is genuine. The claims made for these cables are neither of those things.

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