Cardas Cold Forging

then you have a very funny way of finding facts.
rather than casting doubt on mr cardas's work, why not contact him and find out for yourself.
ok i dare you, say something else to get the last word!
b

Well to me, it looks like a great termination process, and I have ordered my Golden Reference speaker cables with this termination. To those who doubt its benefits, don't have it done...

It's not my job.

So if you had some OFC wire and some great terminations and there was a railroad track nearby and you carefully placed your wire and connector on the track and you lined up every thing with the correct geometry in anticipation of the next passing train would its intersection with the wire and terminal be called compression forging? If so thats what I did as a kid with a copper penny. Don't tell the Feds. Tom

You crimped a penny onto the end of your speaker wires ;~)

Yea thats what I did well before the appearance of 6-9's copper. I put my audio faith in government standard issue copper. Tom

What happened to all the trains??? The three near me have all been turned into bike paths. I was going to make a new pair of Lincoln Head SC's!

it is funny to me that all the talk is forging wire to spade, when just a centimeter later, that spade connects to binding post by a metal on metal contact, pressed together, sometimes ill fitting, sometimes not-- and, not only this, but that binding post was soldered to a wire by a guy, who, deadened by hours of inhaling lead fumes, is half thinking about lunch, half thinking about taking a dump. Do you ever look at some of the solder connections in your amp? Seriously. Or in your speakers? Not exactly NASA quality connections in there..

I have often pondered the same thoughts Ted.

Tedbaron & Tpreaves- You guys are on a slippery slope! The next step is to eliminate the $200 audiofile approved AC outlet because its attached w a screw to 100' or so of Home Depot el cheapo Romex. Before you know it, AudioAsylum will cancel your account and the teleportation guy won't take your phone calls when you need an upgrade ;~)

That teleportation stuff is for real. I called them last night and my stereo morphed into the Rolling Stones !!!!! Wait a sec, it might have been the purple microdot !!!!!

i have three purple microdots on each speaker, and i still can't hear a difference. must be doing something wrong.

Put them under your tongue silly!!!!

the $300 (or $400) cold forged connections are 8 (or 12) total in a system of 1000s.. now, Cardas makes a great product.. for that section of a system, speaker cable, IC, PK.. you know you've got the top of the line. And i do admit that his products have a great sound.. certainly. I just.. I know all his winding machines and testing equipment and employees are expensive.. but $400? I mean you've already shelled out hundreds or thousands for his cables.. I know he could justify the cost to himself somehow, but it seems a little nutty to me.

It worked!!!!!!

Are we talking red dots, or crimping?