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Denon AKDL1 Dedicated Link Cable by Denon

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars We're not worthy!, July 14, 2008
You guys can laugh if you want but after submitting my order for this I was visited by Denon Agents who screened me for ownership eligibility. They first searched my house for any signs of Monster cables. I tried to convince them that all my connections were digital as in binary and I didn't feel it was needed that I pay Monster's outrageous prices. I explained that I felt that Denon's pricing must be fair since they really cater to the very selective. I mean, looking at their receiver lineup they have like 95 variations on the same model of receiver which are differentiated by such subtleties as the distance between volume gradations. See, this is a cable for the truly discriminating. In the end, I just couldn't pass muster and the Denon Agents left with a look of both pity and contempt. Oh well, I guess there's always Monoprice.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This thing is amazing!, July 12, 2008
By Ian Thomas Murphy (Chehalis, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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I couldn't fit the dang thing in my computer. After about two hours of mulling it over I finally was able to figure out that this thing could be rotated 180 degrees and fit into the slot like a dream. I tried some cruddy $10 dollar Ethernet cord from Radio Shack, and even the 'click' upon inserting it into the slot sounded better.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Inferior plugs, July 11, 2008
Bargain hunter beware! Although the AudioQuest class 5 optical cable - TosLink plugs 1.5m (4.92') is $80 more than the AKDL1, it's the best $80 you'll ever spend. The problem with the AKDL1 is its poorly designed plugs: in extensive testing, I found them uncomfortable and difficult to clean. Yes, the plug levers are rounded, which helps, but my advice would be to invest in a separate, high-quality lever such as the Lincoln Industrial 1133 16 Ounce 2 Way Loading Lever Action Grease Gun with 18-Inch Whip for those occasions when the plug proves difficult to extract.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars These cables cured my AIDS., July 11, 2008
What can I say? I blew $500 on this cable thinking I might as well enjoy the highest quality data transmission during my last miserable AIDS-infested days on the planet. Well upon installing the cable I noticed a spring in my step and a lessening of the sores. 2 weeks, that's right 2 weeks later, my doctors told me that I had been cured of AIDS!!! Can't wait to go back to Haiti now!!!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Schrödinger's Catbox, July 9, 2008
By Christopher Vigliotti (Brunswick, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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At last! The quandary regarding the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics being applied to everyday objects is resolved. On behalf of the human race, I say "thank you, Denon".

To achieve said results, simply both purchase and not purchase the cable. It should also be noted that reading this review it will influence the outcome.
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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Seriously LMAO!, July 8, 2008
By John M. Kelly "jkellyca" (Sonoma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Note that 32% of the people who view this item buy the $1.75 cable - saving themselves $498.25! You can buy a pretty good receiver for that kind of smack.

I'd note that "there is a sucker born every minute" but clearly Denon knows this. IMO their target customer would buy a Ferrari to use the door latch as a bottle opener.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!, July 8, 2008
OMG!!! I added this onto my BABY REGISTRY and got 4 of them!!! It's simply amazing what these cables are capable of. They make the Internet Protocol transition much more smooth. I get lightening speeds with them into place. I put them in betweem my ADSL modem, a 8 port hub, a hardwired router, and a wireless router. My latency issues have vanished up in smoke!!!! I'm seriously thinking about buying four more!!!! $500 is a bargin, really!!!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars They blew up my cable modem..., July 7, 2008
While I am clearly too inept to see the difference these cables provide using scientific measuring devices, the aesthetic/entertainment value for my $500 was definitely up to my expectations. The blue tips on cool looking black coated cables definitely made it a must have for me, as they match the custom $5000 paint job on my handmade Nintendo Wii. If I were disappointed with the product I am sure I could easily use them to hang plants or utilize them in the kitchen somehow.

I definitely FEEL like the data flows better on these...but was a little disappointed that they didn't come with lighted blue tips. If you must have everything, then these ARE a must have for you!!!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't worry about the length, July 7, 2008
By S. Gitter "S.G." (Florida) - See all my reviews
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I LOVE this cable. My data flows wonderfully through it. I was a bit worried about the length when first ordering. Afterall, 1.5 Meters doesn't serve many people's multimedia needs. Yet when I plugged it in I found that the cable ripped open the space time continuum resulting in a worm hole - the other end of which was another .5 meters away. BOO YAH!!!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Expectation met, July 7, 2008
By ifeelfein (Andover, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
The heat shrink on the package shrank away from my hand as the temperature proved too much for such mortal coils. My anticipation would match my expectations, no this would not be a repeat of the first major league baseball game I saw and the field was so so small. No reality would match my vision, I was sure. When I first laid eyes on this cable no... cable sounds too rough I think ethernet interconnect sounds closer to my feelings. To experience the initial rush of my fingers on this flexing tool of aural pleasures I knew I have come home. This was not a thing to take blithely but to savor every moment every caress. As I fondled this Denon demon that would have me do things I reserve for the most intimate times, the high purity copper wire would surely eliminate adverse effects, which may come on later in the evening. With the cable nearing my nether regions I was nearing a point of no return the rounded plug levers guaranteed it from breaking as I was breaking a sweat in anticipation of connection. Insertion would need to be stabilized from the occurrence of jitter and ripple, which I was now feeling. The tin-bearing copper alloying immediately began to fill that digital void I had been feeling, it shielding me from outside vibrations and drops. The heat emanating from the flouropolymer insulation material was intense yet it stayed flexible which was necessary for the rapid movement the cable was screaming for.. No need for directions marks here as a super fluid motion compassed my moral rectitude. As I lay in a quivering mass it occurs to me that this is what I would like of Denon. To take this cable and ... uh oh the boss is coming.
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